Viewpoint

Kincaid Park

Large west Anchorage park on old moraine with ski trails, frequent moose and views of Denali and Mount Susitna.

View of: Denali · Mount Susitna · Cook Inlet
Road accessible: Yes
Parking: Yes
Best time: Early morning or evening for moose.

Kincaid Park, at the end of Raspberry Road, blends about 1,400 acres of woods with coastal bluffs and is one of the best places in Anchorage to see moose. Black bears sometimes den here; bald eagles nest, and snow geese and sandhill cranes use the mudflats in spring. A short paved trail behind the picnic shelter leads to an overlook of Denali, Mount Susitna and Cook Inlet. The park is a noted Nordic ski area and the southern end of the Coastal Trail.

Location

Hiking · Wildlife viewing · Skiing · Biking

Sources

Wildlife Viewing: Kincaid ParkAlaska Department of Fish and Game · Accessed 2026-11-13
Kincaid ParkWikipedia · Accessed 2026-11-13

Last updated 2026-11-13

Nearby within 25 miles

Airports

Planes on the tarmac seen from the C concourse at Anchorage airport

Airport

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)

Alaska's main airport, 5 miles southwest of downtown, with three long runways and a control tower.

2.4 mi

Airport

Merrill Field (MRI)

City-owned general aviation airport a mile east of downtown, Anchorage's first airport (1930).

8.2 mi

Viewpoints

The Anchorage skyline and Chugach Mountains seen across the water from Point Woronzof

Viewpoint

Point Woronzof

Bluff-top overlook by the airport with Denali views, sunsets, eagles, swallows and reliable moose.

2.5 mi

Viewpoint

Potter Marsh

Boardwalk through a coastal marsh 15 minutes south of downtown, with waterfowl, eagles, moose and spawning salmon.

9.2 mi

A white beluga whale surfacing

Viewpoint

Beluga Point

Rocky Turnagain Arm pullout at Seward Highway Mile 110.5 for spotting beluga whales in late summer.

15.9 mi

Museums

Museum

Alaska Aviation Museum

Bush plane and Alaska aviation history museum on the shore of Lake Hood.

3.3 mi

A lounge area inside the Anchorage Museum

Museum

Anchorage Museum

Downtown museum of Alaska art, history, science and Alaska Native cultures, with the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center.

7.1 mi

Floatplane bases

Floatplanes tied up along Lake Hood

Floatplane base

Lake Hood Seaplane Base (LHD)

State seaplane base on Lakes Hood and Spenard next to ANC, home to many air taxi and flightseeing operators.

3.8 mi

Fishing spots

A king salmon in the shallow water of Ship Creek

Fishing spot

Ship Creek

Downtown king and coho salmon fishery beside the Port of Anchorage, the area's most popular stream fishery.

7.3 mi

Cultural sites

A visitor steps through an oval doorway in a wooden clan house, beside a large painted house post at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.

Cultural site

Alaska Native Heritage Center

Statewide Alaska Native cultural center with dance, games, a Hall of Cultures and six village sites around a lake.

12.5 mi

Mountains

A woman and girl hiking on Flattop Mountain

Mountain

Flattop Mountain

3,510-foot peak above Anchorage's Hillside, the most climbed mountain in Alaska.

13.8 mi

Public use cabins

Public-use cabin

Eagle River Cabin

Small drive-up cabin at Eagle River Campground; sleeps 4, $100 a night.

19.2 mi

Public-use cabin

Boreal Owl Cabin

Drive-up cabin at Eagle River Campground; sleeps 6, $100 a night.

19.4 mi

Public-use cabin

Ptarmigan Cabin

Drive-up cabin at Eagle River Campground; sleeps 6, $100 a night.

19.4 mi

Public-use cabin

Black Bear Cabin

Drive-up state park cabin at the north end of Bird Creek Campground; sleeps 6, $100 a night.

23.7 mi

Public-use cabin

Beluga Cabin

Walk-in state park cabin at Bird Creek Campground on Turnagain Arm; sleeps 8, $100 a night.

24.0 mi

Public-use cabin

Bore Tide Cabin

Large state park cabin at Bird Creek Campground; sleeps 12, $100 a night.

24.0 mi