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You won't find ultraluxury hotels in the Interior, but the region does have bed-and-breakfasts, rustic-chic lodges, and national chains, as well as homespun local spots. B&Bs are usually owned by locals eager to provide travel tips or an unforgettable story. If your goal is to experience the Alaskan outdoors close up, there is no shortage of campgrounds here.
Usually reserved by locals and adventurers with extensive backcountry experience, these Alaska State Parks cabins have woodstoves, bunks, and tools for cutting wood; you have to supply everything else—food, bedding, water, cooking utensils, and, at some, firewood. This is basic Alaskan shelter, but it can't be beat for leaving the real world behind.
The Bureau of Land Management runs 12 public-use cabins in the White Mountains National Recreation Area and one road-accessible cabin on the Elliot Highway, with 300 miles of interconnecting trails. Designed primarily for winter use by dog mushers, snowmachiners (snowmobilers), and cross-country skiers, cabins provide shelter for summer backpackers, although summer access is limited by mountainous and boggy terrain. The cabins have bunk beds, wood stoves, tables, and chairs.
