Anchorage Outdoor Sports & Nature

1,156 reviews, 103 travel blogs, 82 photos and videos about 51 outdoor sport and nature activities in Anchorage with an average rating of 4.5 of 5.

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Tony Knowles Coastal Trail Anchorage
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200 reviews 8 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 1.9 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders

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- Jun 14, 2006 Alex: 1st day in Alaska. We walked the Tony Knowles Coastal trail which starts downtown. Really beautiful - mountains to all ...
- Jun 13, 2009 ... to the car. Drove along the road next to Tony Knowles Coastal Trail to Point Woronzof where the view of Knit ...
- Mar 5, 2004 ... reader boards with information on the great quake. The Tony Knowles Coastal Trail winds through the park. No admission fee. ...
- Jun 1, 2010 ... (I can hear workshop sniggers from here!) about the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, which just happened to run right behind the ...
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Prince William Sound Anchorage
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142 reviews 16 travel blogs 9 photos
Distance: 5.7 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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- Jun 4, 2008 ... nestled between the glacier-capped Chugach mountains and Prince William Sound. Built by the U.S. Government during World War ...
- Jul 30, 2010 ... cruise that operates out of Anchorage (Phillips Cruises and Tours), visits Whittier, Prince William Sound, and accesses ...
- Sep 9, 2007 ... . It is the most northerly ice free port in Prince William Sound. Anchorage is not as deep a port and would take ...
- Aug 29, 2009 We woke up early as we had to be at the ferry terminal by 07:00. Packing up camp was fast and we were there in plenty of ...
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Portage Glacier Anchorage
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174 reviews 15 travel blogs 15 photos
Distance: 1.7 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders

Reviews & Experiences:
- Aug 6, 2009 ... we planned to tour the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and take a Portage Glacier Cruise. We had not long been on the ...
- Aug 7, 2009 ... These last pullouts offer an opportunity to catch a first glimpse of Portage Glacier in the mountains at the far end of the ...
- Aug 6, 2011 ... we sat in front of it so it wasn’t very long. The Portage Glacier was just as pretty as the Holgate Glacier, and it ...
- Jul 13, 2005 ... We rode a bus about 30 miles down the Seward Highway to Portage Glacier where we got on a good sized boat and rode it (on ...
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Resolution Park Anchorage
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6 reviews 1 photo

Distance: 2 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens

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Hilltop Ski Area Anchorage
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17 reviews

Distance: 7 miles from city center

Category: Winter Sports

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Ship Creek Anchorage
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14 reviews 24 travel blogs 18 photos
Distance: 2.3 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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- Jul 24, 2009 ... 't have to cook. We have checked out Earthquake Park and Ship Creek, and plan to do more exploring tomorrow before we head ...
- Jun 13, 2009 ... ;t get them again. Went to the salmon fish ladder on Ship Creek; no salmon. A few people were fishing, and we ...
- Aug 5, 2008 ... was THAT good. We had a really relaxing time camping down at Ship Creek campground on the edge of town and in our final ...
- May 30, 2012 ... There are stuffed specimens EVERYWHERE. We arrived at Ship Creek RV park at the foot of 1st Street in ...
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Chugach National Forest Anchorage
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56 reviews 2 travel blogs
Distance: 18.6 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders

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- Jul 13, 2005 ... shop near the lake we toured the museum in the Chugach National Forest before busing to a Wildlife Rescue Center a few miles ...
- Jul 12, 2012 ... but it's a beautiful spot anyway. Entering the Chugach National Forest near Portage, we stopped for a short walk to ...
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Rugged Alaska Anchorage
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1 review 8 travel blogs 2 photos
Distance: 6.8 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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- Jul 9, 2005 ... ranges, in Alaska, including some very rugged ones along the shore line. Anchorage is ringed by mountains and it seems ...
- Nov 2, 2010 ... : Even the ambulances in the out back need to be rugged. Notice the heavy duty 4x4 tires and snorkel for crossing deep ...
- May 25, 2010 ... Whittier, we rumbled our way to the Alaskan city of Anchorage and the Spenard International Hostel, our stop off point for ...
- Aug 9, 2008 ... up! We got to see the sunset twice. Flying into Anchorage is cool. One minute, you're flying over the ...
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Horse Trekkin Alaska Anchorage
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45 reviews

Distance: 7.2 miles from city center

Category: Outdoors (land) Sports

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Point Woronzof Anchorage
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29 reviews 2 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 5.3 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders

Reviews & Experiences:
- Jun 13, 2009 ... . Drove along the road next to Tony Knowles Coastal Trail to Point Woronzof where the view of Knit Arm and the ...
- Aug 1, 2009 ... in North America. We drove just a little farther to Point Woronzof. This is just past the airport runway. ...
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Alaska Botanical Garden Anchorage
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16 reviews

Distance: 7 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens

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Delaney Park Strip Anchorage
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2 reviews

Distance: 1.5 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens

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Lake Hood Harbor Anchorage
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14 reviews

Distance: 5 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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Little Kincaid Lake Anchorage

Distance: 1.5 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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Potter Marsh Bird Sanctuary Anchorage
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81 reviews

Distance: 10 miles from city center

Category: Wildlife and Nature

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Moose Run Golf Course Anchorage
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3 reviews

Distance: 6.7 miles from city center

Category: Golf

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Eagle River Nature Center Anchorage
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30 reviews 1 travel blog 1 photo
Distance: 12.3 miles from city center

Category: Wildlife and Nature

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- May 30, 2012 ... at cloudy Wasilla with no real plans so we drove to Eagle River Nature Center. We enjoyed the short trail that was ...
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Kincaid Park Anchorage
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38 reviews 6 travel blogs 3 photos
Distance: 7.5 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens

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- Jun 2, 2010 ... , man the rails and ready to go. Headed back toward Anchorage and Kincaid Park. As we were driving Ritchie saw a horned ...
- Jun 19, 2011 ... but we wanted to see more moose. We were told that Kincaid Park has a big population of moose and it was okay ...
- Aug 27, 2008 ... you look, there are mountains. We then went to Kincaid Park (also near the airport) where you are almost ...
- Jun 1, 2010 ... and adrenaline well and truly flowing, I completed the trail to Kincaid Park and went a little further until i realised I ...
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McHugh Peak Anchorage
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2 reviews

Distance: 14.8 miles from city center

Category: Wildlife and Nature

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Elmendorf State Fish Hatchery Anchorage
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3 reviews

Distance: 2.2 miles from city center

Category: Wildlife and Nature

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Lake Eklutna Anchorage
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50 reviews

Distance: 27.6 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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Ultra Dome Railcar Anchorage

Distance: 3 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders

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Port of Anchorage
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5 reviews 4 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 2.1 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

Reviews & Experiences:
- Jul 21, 2012 ... fresh beans here for $9.99/lb) Staying about 45 minute south of Anchorage, near Portage Glacier. Paid the $12 toll to dive ...
- Nov 3, 2010 ... to me. our cultures are very different for sure in the port of qingdao just as we leave on the new golden bridge boat ...
- Jun 4, 2009 ... to run for one of them. We arrived in Anchorage on time as planed. Our first port of call was a restaurant to eat some food ...
- Feb 19, 2010 So... we get to the Port of Anchorage and I knew things were going too well. We get there, and being the honest person ...
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Hillside Park Anchorage
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4 reviews

Distance: 6.5 miles from city center

Category: Winter Sports

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Westchester Lagoon Overlook Anchorage
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5 reviews

Distance: 2.8 miles from city center

Category: Scenery and Natural Wonders

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Margaret Sullivan Memorial Park Anchorage
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1 review

Distance: 2.6 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens

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Flattop Trail Hike Anchorage
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115 reviews

Distance: 10.2 miles from city center

Category: Outdoors (land) Sports

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David Green Park Anchorage
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1 review

Distance: 2.5 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens

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Chugach Foothills Park Anchorage

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Distance: 5.3 miles from city center

Category: Parks and Gardens

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Campbell Lake Anchorage
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2 reviews

Distance: 6.9 miles from city center

Category: Beaches, Water Sports, Lakes & Rivers

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