Alaska's Southcentral Region

The Alaska Range mirrors the gentle curve of the Gulf of Alaska, embracing the popular coastal communities of Southcentral Alaska. More than half of Alaska'a residents live in this recreational paradise. Here autumn puts on a gorgeous show.

"Sailing, fishing, kayaking, hiking and wildlife vie for your attention in this wonderland of islands, glaciers, and fjords."

Anchorage, a 2000-square-mile repository of Alaska history, wilderness, glaciers, and wildlife, is the southern hub of a busy transportation network linking the diverse regions of Alaska. A day's journey by highway or Alaska Railroad takes you north to Fairbanks, and Mount McKinley/Denali National Park and Preserve, south to the Kenai Peninsula, or east to Prince William Sound. Only minutes away, Portage Glacier, Mount Alyeska, and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, offer limitless year round opportunities for enjoying the Alaska outdoors. Scheduled and charter aircraft provide instant access to wilderness (Anchorage's Lake Hood Air Harbor is the largest float-plane base in the world). The winter includes the exciting festival of Fur Rendezvous in February, the start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race the first Saturday in March and winterlong skiing, skating, sledding, dogsledding and performing arts opportunities.

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