ALASKA

SERVICES
●Alaska Ferry – 800-327-2571 (Viking Travel); alaskaferry.com.
●Alaska Public Lands Information Centers – alaskacenters.gov; great resource for anyone traveling to Alaska for more than brief, controlled trip.
●Alaska Railroad – 327 West Ship Creek Avenue (Anchorage); 907-265-2494 (customer service) or 800-544-0552 (reservations); alaskarailroad.com; Alaska maintains state-owned railroad; great way to see state.
●Viking Travel – 800-327-2571; alaskaferry.com; custom tours.



BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH
King Salmon
Sights & Sites
●Amalik Bay Archaeological Center – see information for Katmai National Park; nps.gov/akso/history/nhl-amalik-bay.cfm; geographic area with significant number archaeological sites; most important is Mink Island, which contains evidence of human habitation from 7.3K-500 years ago; among oldest known places of human habitation on Alaska Peninsula.
●Katmai National Park – 1000 Silver Street, Building 603; 907-246-3305; nps.gov/katm; brown bears come in summer; waterfalls & active volcano.



DENALI & MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH
Anchorage (includes Girdwood)
Hotels
●Hotel Alyeska – 1000 Arlberg Avenue (Girdwood); 907-754-2110; alyeskaresort.com; ski-in/ski-out resort; 45 minutes from Anchorage.
Restaurants
●Glacier Brewhouse – 737 West 5^th Avenue, #110; 907-274-2739; glacierbrewhouse.com; fresh seafood; reservations recommended.
Services
●Alaska Public Lands Information Centers – 605 West 4th Avenue, Suite 105 (Old Federal Building); 907-644-3661; alaskacenters.gov.

Denali National Park & Preserve
Hotels
●Carlos Creek Lodge – mile 224 Parks Highway, Stoepler Family; 907-683-2576; ccldenaliparkalaska.com; ask to stay in yurt.
Sights & Sites
●Denali National Park & Preserve – Alaska Highway (George Parks Highway) 3 (Healy); 907-733-2231 (Takeetna rangers’ office); nps.gov/dena.

Winter Lake
Hotels
●Winter Lake Lodge – c/o 2618 Galewood Street; 907-274-2710; withinthewild.com; on 15 acres; private cabins; on Iditarod Trail; great food.



FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH
Fairbanks
Restaurants
●Cookie Jar – 1006 Cadillac Court; 907-479-8319; cookiejarfairbanks.com; delightful diner.
Services
●Alaska Public Lands Information Centers – 101 Dunkel Street, Suite 110 (Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center); 907-459-3729; alaskacenters.gov.
●Aurora Tour Services – alaska.org/destination/fairbanks/northern-lights-viewing.
●Fairbanks Aurora Forecasting Tool – gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast.



JUNEAU
Juneau
Sights & Sites
●Mendenhall Glacier & Ice Caves – Glacier Spur Road (end); 907-789-0097; fs.usda.gov/detail/tongass/about-forest/offices/?cid=stelprdb5400800; short drive from capital; enormous ice field flowing down valley in glacier that ends at iceberg dotted-lake’s edge; visitor center is set in cliff above valley floor, with huge curving windows offering uninterrupted glacier view; several trails based from Center grounds & offer alternative, adventurous way to experience glacier & surrounding areas; must see caves (among world’s wonders) beneath glacier; worth Kayak trip in & ice climbing over glacier.



KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH (includes Tongass National Forest)
Ketchikan
Services
●Alaska Public Lands Information Centers – 50 Main Street (Southeast Alaska Discovery Center); 907-228-6220; alaskacenters.gov.

Tongass National Forest
Services
●Tongass Kayak Adventures – 907-772-4600; togasskayak.com.
Sights & Sites
●Tongass National Forest – 204 Siginaka Way (Sitka); 907-747-6671; fs.usda.gov/tongass; largest national forest in US (17M acres); mostly temperate rain forest WWF ecoregion; home to many endangered & rare species faua & flora.



LAKE & PENINSULA BOROUGH
Nondalton
Sights & Sites
●Lake Clark National Park & Preserve – Port Alsworth (about 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, accessible only by air taxi or boat); 907-781-2117; nps.gov/lacl; covers 4M acres in southwestern Alaska; of total area, about 2.5M acres in park & 1.5M in preserve; park & associated national preserve extend from Cook Inlet across Aleutian Range & Chigmit Mountains to south end of Alaska Range & beyond, into Alaska interior; both subsistence & sport hunting; 2 active volcanoes, Mounts Iliamna & Redoubt; 3^rd, Mount Spurr, just outside park to east; chief river in park is Kvichak River; another large river, Tlikakita River, runs across park from source at Summit Lake to Lake Clark, emerging from lake & park as Newhalen River.



NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH (includes Seward Peninsula)
Kotzebue
Sights & Sites
●Bering Land Bridge National Preserve – 214 East Front Street; 907-443-2522; nps.gov/bela/index.htm; among most remote US national park areas; protects Bering Land Bridge (connected Asia with North America more than 13K years ago during Pleistocene ice age) remnant; established in 1978 by Presidential proclamation under Antiquities Act authority; designation modified in 1980 to national preserve with Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) passage, which allows both subsistence hunting by local residents & sport hunting; preserve includes significant archaeological sites & geological features; has seen recent volcanic activity, with lava flows & lake-filled maars; hot springs are popular tourist destination.



SKAGWAY BOROUGH
Skagway
Services
●Alaska Excursions – 5^th & Broadway; 907-983-4444; alaskaexcursions.com; offers 3.5 hour zipline tour over 11 waterfalls, as well as 4 suspension bridge crossings.



UNORGANIZED BOROUGH
Eagle (includes Eagle River)
Sights & Sites
●Yukon-Charley Rivers National Park – 32750 Eagle River Road (Eagle River); 907-547-2233 (summer seasonal phone answered from June 1-September 30; from October 1-May 31, 907-459-3730); nps.gov/yuch/index.htm; in east central Alaska along Canada border; encompasses 115 miles of 1.8K-mile Yukon River & entire Charley River basin; protects undeveloped Charley River & significant portion upper Yukon; region is entirely roadless; during summer float trips are popular on Yukon & Charley Rivers.

Tok
Services
●Alaska Public Lands Information Centers – Alaska Highway (milemarker 1314); 907-883-5666 or 907-883-5667; alaskacenters.gov.