South of Anchorage
Indian, Girdwood, Hope, Portage, Whittier, Moose Pass, Seward
Beluga Point 10-minutes south of town, park at the lookout and scan the rock cliffs behind you for the white pelts of Dahl Sheep.
Bird Creek Bird Creek is an excellent silver and good pink salmon fishery an hours drive south of downtown. As you head south out of Anchorage into "The Real Alaska," Bird Creek is the first major salmon river you will come to. In many ways it has all the same charms of fishing Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage like the amazing mud, combat fishing, a small fishable area, and dangerous traffic patterns. What Bird Creek does have over Ship Creek though is a natural setting and a sense of fishing Alaska.
Bird to Gird Pathway Mountains, glaciers, beluga whales, and ocean views are a few of the spectacular sights you can take in on the Firdwood to Indian Pathway. Known to locals as the 'Bird to Gird' this multi-use trail was recently enlarged to include an extra six miles to Indian. The now thirteen-mile pathway follows the Turnagain Arm next to the nationally designated Scenic Seward Highway.
Crow Creek Mine Crow Creek Mine in Girdwood is now a National Historic Site. The first claims at Crow Creek were staked in 1897. Mining operations started thereafter, and the original buildings of 1898, which make up the camp, still stand today. This will be your opportunity to try your hand at gold-panning!
Glacier Hiking The Alyeska Glacier is nestled in Glacier Bowl of the Chugach Mountains. Overlooking breathtaking views of the Turnagain Arm and towering alpine peaks, you will be marveled when you are peering into crevasses during the Alaskan Midnight Sun
Glacier Dog Mushing This Alaskan adventure is hard to top! Enjoy a spetacular helicopter ride into the majestic Chugach Mountains, land on a snow-covered glacier surrounded by towering peaks and drive a sled dog team YOURSELF.
Flightseeing Flying is a way of life in Alaska and a trip to Alaska would not be complete without a flightseeing excursion. The pilots at Alpine Air are friendly, informative and encourage questions during each tour. Alpine Air offers several flightseeing experiences and arctic adventures to North America's most heavily glaciated mountain ranges in the Chugach Mountains.
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) is Alaskas only drive-through wildlife viewing exhibit. The AWCC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Alaskas wildlife through public education. AWCC takes in injured and orphaned animals year-round and provides spacious enclosures and quality animal care. Animals that cannot be released into the wild are given a permanent home at the center.
Glacier Jet River Excursions Join us on Alaska's newest and most thrilling Adventures, jet boat safaris on Alaska's wild and remote Twentymile and Knik Rivers. See why Glacier Jet Alaska is Alaskas number one ranked adventure company. Glacier jet Alaska leads the way to adventure in Alaskas wild, the rest just follow.
Portage Area Salmon Fishing Whether you are fishing from a small motorboat on Six Mile Creek or Twenty Mile River or from the banks of Resurrection Creek, you will be having an exciting day of fishing in scenic rural Alaska. Pink Salmon - July 15 - August 15. Silver Salmon - August 1 - September 30
Begich Boggs Visitor Center Portage Glacier is one of Alaskas most visited attractions. Access is via the 5.4 mile Whittier/Portage Glacier Access road. Follow the signs to Portage Lake and the Begich-Boggs Visitor Center. The center houses, among other things, a simulated ice cave you can walk through to reach the Glacier Exhibit room with its displays demonstrating the formation of crevasses, as well as glacial motion and the range of glaciers today.
Portage Glacier Cruise Cruise the tranquil Portage Lake, about an hour south of Anchorage, to Portage Glacier. It is truly worth the drive! The cruise takes only one hour, but it could be the most impressive 60 minutes of your life. Watch for huge chunks of ice to break away and crash in to the lake as the mv Ptarmigan weaves through iceberg-dotted waters. This is the best glacier cruise in Alaska for the money.
Whitewater Rafting On Six Mile Six Mile Creek has three canyons with narrow routes, thrilling rapids, beautiful pools and rock canyons dressed in lush vegetation, and its been considered for National Wild and Scenic River designation.
Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel is the longest highway tunnel in North America (2.5 miles). Fifty miles southeast of Anchorage near Portage Glacier, the tunnel connects the port city of Whittier on Prince William Sound to the Seward Highway and Southcentral Alaska.
Prince William Sound Explorer Glacier Cruise Spend an afternoon cruising through glacier-carved fjords and experience the untamed wilderness and calm waters of Prince William Sound. View the tidewater glaciers of Harriman Fjord. Discover the waterfalls and inlets of Esther Passage. This six-hour cruise into Prince William Sound travels approximately 80 miles round-trip. Enjoy a delicious Alaskan king crab cake lunch on board as you view the abundant marine wildlife and learn about the natural history of the area.
Sea Kayaking Explore the beautiful coastal environment of Passage Canal and Prince William Sound via sea kayak. This ancient mode of travel is perhaps the most intimate way to experience the wonders of Alaska.
Exit Glacier and the Harding Icefield Exit Glacier, the only area of Kenai Fjords National Park accessible by car, is one of thirty-five glaciers that flow off the vast Harding Icefield. The Icefield is the largest in North America, and it remains as a 300 square mile vestige of the last ice age. In this park intrepid hikers can not only trek to Exit Glacier; they can also venture up a strenuous trail to the Harding Icefield.
Ididaride The Seavey family offers exciting summer dog sled rides at Grandfather Dan's homestead in Seward, and at Mitch's kennel in Sterling. Both tours give guests a behind-the-scenes tour of an Iditarod racing kennel and 100% of proceeds go to supporting our racing efforts.
Halibut Fishing From Seward Halibut can be found throughout most of the marine waters of Alaska as far north as Nome, along the Aleutian Chain, and throughout the waters of the southeastern Alaska panhandle. Halibut are usually on or near the bottom over mud, sand, or gravel banks. Most are caught at depths of 90 to 900 feet, but halibut have been recorded at depths up to 3,600 feet. Your experienced deep sea guides will take you to the BIG ones!
Kenai Fjords National Park Wildlife & Glacier Cruise Enjoy a magnificent day of cruising the spectacular fjords of Resurrection Bay and Kenai Fjords National Park. Visit the very face of an active tidewater glacier where you'll spend time watching glaciers calve giant splinters of blue ice into the ocean.