- TripBuzz found 47 things to do with kids in or near Palmer, Alaska, including 31 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Wasilla, Eagle River, Chickaloon and McCarthy.
- From Fishtale River Guides to Reindeer Farm, the Palmer area offers 42 different types of family activities, including: Hiking Trails, History Museums, Farms & Ranches and Fishing.
- Just 45 minutes from Anchorage, Palmer, AK has a population of nearly 6,000 people. Palmer hosts the annual state-wide Alaska State Fair every year, which is a prominent event and attracts visitors from all over the state. For those who are interested in snow sports, Hatcher Pass offers opportunities to snowboard, ski, and snowmobile in the cold months.
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Motherlode Powerhouse, McCarthy, AK 99588
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St. Elias Alpine Guides Day Adventures offer a myriad of excursions for the outdoors enthusiast. Choose from glacier hiking, ice cave exploration, ice climbing, raft and flightsee, glacier kayaking, historic mine and mill town tours, glacier and lake fly-ins or multi-day and overnight packages. Backcountry skil…
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Valley Performing Arts is a community theater and center for the performing arts that seats over 170 people. They offer wide variety of performances which include dramas, comedies, and musicals.
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Featuring a number of local and frightening actors, Gateway To Darkness is a local haunted attraction that is open during the Halloween season. Those who love the thrill of being frightened commonly visit the attraction.
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The early days of the Knik community are on display at Knik Museum and Musher's Hall of Fame. Artifacts include clothing, furniture, tools and more. On the second floor, the Musher's Hall of Fame honors dogs and mushers who contributed to sled dog racing.
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Independence Mine State Historical Park is dedicated to the history of the gold rush. A self-guided interpretive tour through the mine camp will teach you what it was like to live and work in one of Alaska's largest gold mining camps.
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Visitors to Lake Eklutna can hike, bike, ride horses, rock climb, picnic, fish, boat, ride ATVs, camp, cross-country ski, dog mush, and snowmobile depending on the season. The lake site has a 65 units for camping.
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Acting as Alaska's only residential golf community, Settlers Bay Golf Course features 18 holes with views of the Chugach Mountain Range. The club has a full-service on-site restaurant with catering options for events at the course.
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Group 3 Aviation Alaska offer guided kayaking, hiking, dog sledding, and ice climbing excursions via helicopter. Fly over the Knik Glacier; a 25-mile long, 6-mile wide river of ice, view the dramatic mountain scenery of glaciers, mountains, lakes, rivers, waterfalls and wildlife, and land on a glacier.
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Mt. Baldy offers family friendly hiking trails and beautiful views of Anchorage. The trails are also dog friendly in the warmer months, though the mountain is still easily accessible in the snowy season for more advanced hikers.
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38100 W.. Glenn Highway, Chickaloon, AK 99674
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Half day to multi-day scenic and Whitewater River rafting trips north and south of Anchorage, offering class I to class V so there's a river trip for all ages and physical abilities to enjoy. Nova River Runners Inc. also have 2 - 7 day Wilderness River trips available statewide.