outdoor adventures

Anchorage has one of the most extensive urban trail networks in the United States — and the mountain biking is world-class. Here's how to ride it, whatever season you visit.

Anchorage offers kayaking for every skill level — calm city lakes, guided PWS sea kayaking, and backcountry lake trips just 30 miles from downtown.

Plan your Alaska brown bear viewing trip in 2026: Katmai's Brooks Falls, Hallo Bay, Pack Creek, and trails near Anchorage. Timing, safety, and photography.

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 best cabin rentals near Anchorage 2026: Alaska State Park cabins, Hatcher Pass lodges, Girdwood retreats, and glamping options.

Guided ATV and side-by-side tours near Anchorage cover Hatcher Pass alpine tundra, Knik Glacier flats, and forest trails — here's what's available in 2026.

Walk on Alaska's largest accessible glacier, 2.5 hours from Anchorage. Our 2026 Matanuska Glacier tour guide covers operators, gear, costs, and best months.

Anchorage puts one of Alaska's best ski mountains just 40 miles out the door — here's everything you need to plan a great winter sports trip in the 2025–26 season.

Alaska's dipnetting fishery lets residents scoop dozens of wild sockeye at Kenai Beach and Chitina — a uniquely Alaskan food tradition worth witnessing.