Tofty, Alaska

Tofty is an unincorporated community in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is now abandoned, but was once a gold mining town known for its high production.

Location

Tofty is located at approximately coor dms|65|6|31|N|150|31|55|W|city. It is about 15 miles west of Manley Hot Springs (25 miles by road), and approx. 91 miles West Northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska (175 miles by road). Tofty is located beyond the end of the Elliot Highway (Alaska Highway 2) and at the end of Tofty Road.

Tofty Road

Tofty Road leaves the Elliot Highway to the North about 1/2 mile East of Manley Hot Springs. There is no maintenance and there are no more road signs past mile 1.5 and is marked "impassable" by several geological maps. It is a one-lane dirt road littered with brush and large rocks. In several places, culverts have been clogged by silt and debris and several creeks have diverted around them and over the road.