Outdoor Adventures
Anchorage is your gateway to Alaska’s great outdoors. Find the best hiking trails, fishing spots, wildlife viewing areas, glacier tours, and backcountry adventures. See our full guide to things to do in Anchorage for how outdoor time fits into a broader trip.
Just 90 miles from Anchorage, Hope is Alaska's best-kept secret — a 160-person gold rush town with historic buildings, gold panning & trailheads.
Lake Hood and Lake Spenard form the world's largest floatplane base, right in Anchorage. Up to 800 floatplane operations per day in summer.
Downtown Anchorage's open-air weekend market runs Saturdays and Sundays all summer — shop for local food, Alaska Native crafts, and catch live music.
Earthquake Park marks where Turnagain Heights collapsed in Alaska’s 1964 earthquake. Here’s the full story and guide to visiting the site today.
Clam Gulch on the Kenai Peninsula is Alaska's best razor clamming beach — 150 miles from Anchorage, easy to dig, and worth every minute of the drive.
Golden chanterelles in the spruce forest, blueberries across the tundra hillsides, fireweed shoots in spring — Alaska's wild foraging season is short, concentrated, and extraordinary, with most of the best spots within an hour of Anchorage.
One of the most popular hikes near Anchorage, Bird Ridge Trail climbs above Turnagain Arm with panoramic Alaska Range views. Here’s what to expect.
Ship Creek runs through downtown Anchorage and fills with king and silver salmon each summer — one of the most unusual urban fisheries in North America.
Discover Alaska adventures: helicopter flightseeing over glaciers, summer dog sledding, and scenic mountain drives. Plan your perfect Alaska experience.
The Kenai River holds the world record for king salmon — a 97-pound fish pulled from these waters in 1985 that still stands today. The Russian River confluence fills shoulder-to-shoulder with...