Trail
Thunderbird Falls Trail
Easy 1-mile walk with boardwalks through birch forest to a viewpoint over Thunderbird Falls.
Chugach State Park · Alaska State Parks
- Distance
- 1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 100 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Route type
- Out and back
- Access modes
- Road · Hike
- Bikes allowed
- No
- Motorized allowed
- No
RoadHike
From the Thunderbird Exit at Mile 25 of the Glenn Highway, follow signs a mile to trailhead parking ($5). The trail runs 1 mile one way over rolling terrain with boardwalk and viewing areas, about 100 feet of gain, through birch forest on a steep hillside above Eklutna Canyon.
In pictures
Hiking · Photography
Sources
- Alaska State Parks Unit FeesAlaska State Parks · Accessed 2026-11-08
- Chugach State Park: Recreational OpportunitiesAlaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation · Accessed 2026-11-13
- Thunderbird FallsWikipedia · Accessed 2026-11-13
Last updated 2026-11-13