Alaska Is One Giant Outdoor Playground
Curious About What You'll Do In Alaska? If you like the idea of kayaking among glaciers, fishing wild rivers, or checking out the local flora and fauna on coastal rainforest trails, Alaska is calling you home! This list of fun things to do will take you from northern lights to gold rush towns and give you a taste of Alaska's rugged beauty and frontier spirit.
Mackenzie, Our Local Expert Guiding Your Move
Mackenzie moved to Alaska a decade ago and has lived all over the state, from tiny towns to major hubs, picking up hard earned local knowledge along the way. She moves often and has lived in everything from dry cabins to yurts and everything in between. One particularly chaotic year included six moves, which taught her more about Alaska logistics than any handbook ever could. She dives for Dungeness crab, forages local mushrooms, and carves wooden spoons from wood she harvests herself. At Snappy Scout, Mackenzie turns deep statewide experience into advice shaped by weather, distance, and the kind of challenges that feel second nature once you've made Alaska home.
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What Will You Do in Alaska?
From weekend adventures to iconic road trips, here's how locals spend their time off.
Go Outside And Hike
Explore Denali National Park's backcountry in interior Alaska
Throughout Summer
Cruise past glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park
Maybe You Should Go Chasing Waterfalls
Visit Nugget Falls near Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau
For the Sports Fans
Watch the Iditarod sled dog race across the state
During the Short Days of Winter
Go ski, spa and stay at Alyeska Ski Resort and Nordic Spa in Girdwood
This Is What Locals Do On Ohe Weekends
Gather wood to have a big beach bonfire with friends and loved ones
When You're Tired of Crowds And Need To Get Away
Fly to remote Katmai National Park to watch brown bears
Spend Time On The Water Cooling Off
Kayak among icebergs in Gustavus: the gateway to Glacier Bay National Park
This Is The Iconic Road Trip To Take
Drive the Seward Highway from Haines to Seward
Just When You Think You've Seen It All, This Roadside Oddity Will Leave You In Awe
Where it's Christmas everyday! The Santa Claus House in North Pole town
Hidden Gem Spotlight
I can't pass up an opportunity to hike up to Cropley Lake on Douglas Island in Juneau, AK. I love the muddy, slippery incline and enjoying the muskeg while working up a sweat great enough to warrant a jump into the frigid clear waters! Perfect picnic and sunbathing spot.
— Mackenzie Schultz
Alaska Local Expert
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