Drive along the banks of Ship Creek on the way to the small boat launch. Marvel at the lineup of fisherman trying to catch salmon during the summer spawning season!

• Admission Ticket Free

All summer long Alaskans line the banks of Ship Creek trying to catch salmon. Visit the mouth of Ship Creek, once a fish camp used by the Dena’ina that would harvest spawning salmon. At this stop we will see the statue of Grandma Olga, an important Dena’ina matriarch who depicts scenes of life at a subsistence fish camp.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Drive by Lake Hood, the busiest float plan base in the world! Stop for a few minutes to take a picture and hopefully watch a float plane take off or land. Learn a bit about Alaska aviation at this scenic viewpoint.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Follow your guide on a short walk in Earthquake Park to learn about the Great Alaska Earthquake that rocked southcentral Alaska in 1964. Watch out for moose in this area!

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Drive up to a scenic city overlook of Anchorage at the Glen Alps / Flattop Mountain Trailhead for a short walk. One of the access points to Chugach State Park and various hiking trails in the Chugach Mountains. Look out across Cook Inlet and see a bird’s eye view of the Turnagain Arm & Knik Arm. Look out for moose on the drive!

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included