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Chugach State Park - Anchorage

Chugach State Park

(16 reviews)

Chugach State Park is to Alaska what the derrière is to J. Lo: big & beautiful. It's also iconic,…read morememorable, and amazing. With almost 500,000 acres, Chugach (pronounced CHEW-gatch) State Park is one of the four largest state parks in the United States. It dominates South-Central Alaska and includes diverse topography ranging from the mountains of the Alaska Range to Prince William Sound including glaciers, ice fields, lakes, and ocean shoreline. Parts of it are just 7 miles from Anchorage making it also very easy to visit. Highlights include: * Eagle River Nature Center * Thunder Bird Falls * Turnagain Arm Trail * Bird Point * Eklutna Lake * and more. Fees for entrance varied, but annual passes ($50) are available (including online) which would of simplified things. We visited several areas within Chugach State Park including Eagle River, Bird Point, Girdwood, and others for which I don't know their names. All of it was beautiful whether it was the mudflats of the Turnagain, the blue ice of Portage Glacier, or wildlife along Eagle River. We mostly visited Chugach to meet Mother Nature in Alaska. The results were memorable and amazing (check out the pics); however, for locals and tourists alike Chugach State Park provides an excellent opportunity close to Anchorage for hiking, climbing, viewing wildlife, biking, camping, skiing, climbing, and much more because Chugach State Park is truly big & beautiful.

This is such a beautiful state park. I had the pleasure to go here during my stay in Alaska. I…read morewould highly recommend going and just taking it the beautiful site.

Russian Jack Springs Park - Moose siting

Russian Jack Springs Park

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At first I thought this park wasn't even listed on Yelp. Which is insane, it's MASSIVE. Then I…read morerealized it was listed simply as "Russian Jack Springs", which makes it sound like a quaint Canadian hot springs in the mountains...(I've since submitted an edit, it should show up with "park" in the title now) It's not that. It is a shockingly great park. It's in an area of town where you wouldn't expect to find a park, and it's quite massive. It's got green houses you can tour, a hill for sledding, trails for hiking/running, and even a GOLF COURSE and CLUBHOUSE. Is it a bougie golf course and clubhouse? Of course not. But it's cheap and solid. Golf for the people! I got some BBQ from Smokehouse which is less than a mile away, ate in the park, then went for a short walk on the trails to burn off that brisket, and I was still back to work in time. Don't take Anchorage living for granted! I hope to come back in the winter to get on that sledding hill!

Is there an Alaskan Snow Snake? (see pic)…read more After the fresh snow, there are so many cool things to gander upon. And even though there is a fresh powder, the tracks are still visible and ready to be skied. I can only speak on the cross country ski trails here, but I've been super impressed with them. There is also a sledding hill, skate skiing area and a lodge style building that I've never seen open. I understand there are also community greenhouses on the property that you can check out. After three trips here and over two hours spent, I have yet to see the entire park. So much to explore, great for beginners, and well lit. For being so close to a major road, I'm amazed at how quiet and serene this place is. There's a private parking lot, off Lidia Selkregg Lane. I've never had a problem finding a spot. I think parking is free because I didn't see any fee stations.

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