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.
Your practical guide to bear and moose safety in Anchorage 2026 — how to handle encounters, where incidents occur most, and what the safety myths get wrong.
Dog sledding near Anchorage in 2026 — mushing tour operators, glacier sled dog rides, the Iditarod ceremonial start, and kennel visits with Alaskan huskies.
Portage Glacier is one of Alaska's most accessible natural wonders — just 50 miles from Anchorage. Here's everything you need to plan the perfect day trip, from the boat tour to the best trails in the valley.
Anchorage's ghost tours, haunted landmarks, earthquake history, and dark tourism sites in 2026 — from the Historic Hotel to Earthquake Park.
Primrose Trail near Seward: an 8-mile Kenai Peninsula hike starting at Mile 17 Seward Hwy — 1,800 ft gain, wildflowers, and Kenai Lake views. 2026 guide.
Potter Marsh is Anchorage's best free birding boardwalk — trumpeter swans, Arctic terns, shorebirds, and bald eagles right off the New Seward Highway.
The Lost Lake Trail near Seward is one of the Kenai Peninsula's best alpine day hikes — 14 miles of tundra, glacial lake views, and epic Kenai scenery.
Your complete guide to geocaching in Anchorage, Alaska. Discover hidden caches at parks, trails, and outdoor spaces throughout the city in 2026.
Alaska offers world-class whale watching from multiple accessible points near Anchorage — beluga whales along Turnagain Arm, humpbacks in Kenai Fjords, orca pods in Prince William Sound. Here's where to go and how to plan.
Anchorage's best disc golf courses, beginner tips, where to buy discs, and how to take advantage of Alaska's legendary summer daylight.