Eagle River Nature Center

At 32750 Eagle River Road (Mile 12), the nature center is run by the nonprofit Friends of Eagle River Nature Center under contract with Alaska State Parks and serves more than 40,000 visitors a year. It is open year-round, with more than 10 miles of maintained trails, a salmon viewing deck, public naturalist programs and one public-use cabin and two yurts reserved through the center. Bears, moose, beavers and porcupines are often seen. State park annual passes are not honored for parking here.