Delta Junction Day Tours & Attractions
Discover Delta Junction through a range of day tours and attractions. Stop by the Visitor Center and take your photo next to the “End of the Alaska Highway” monument, indulge in summer festivals and farmers markets, and hike mountain and glacier trails. Better yet, see it from above on a flightseeing tour.
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You’ll find friendly, local staff who are ready to answer questions and help you with your trip, and it’s open year round. In a hurry? At least stop in to pick up a free travel guide or brochure.
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The Gulkana Glacier Trail is a great afternoon hike, complete with two swinging drawbridges to cross before you reach the glacier.
This trail offers a rugged climb to the top of Bert Mountain. It ends at a helicopter pad constructed by forest firefighters for use in area fire suppression.
Begin hiking at Lost Lake campground and follow the right side of Lost Lake. Continue 1.3 miles along the spruce bog until you reach Moose Pond where you can watch for waterfowl, moose, beavers, and other wildlife.
This trail starts at Quartz Lake campground and skirts the western edge of the lake for .5 miles before climbimg the hill to Glatfelder Cabin. It continues around the front of the cabin, crests the hill, then enters the Lost Lake Trail and follows this back to the the Quartz Lake campground.
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You’ll see some rocky outcroppings that are common spots to see Dall Sheep, up on the rocks.
This fun gift shop offers an array of local products — such as goat’s milk soap, canvas prints, calendars featuring local photographers, Alaska Flour Company products, and more.
You’ll find friendly, local staff who are ready to answer questions and help you with your trip, and it’s open year round. In a hurry? At least stop in to pick up a free travel guide or brochure.
There are 9 internet stations available for you to use. If you have your own device, wifi is available from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The trail you see takes you back Castner Glacier. Just be on alert: this trail is also frequented by ATVs and motorbikes.
Plants, organic flours, handmade products (like pottery, beadwork, knitted goods, artwork, lip balms and salves), and historical books about the area. Food stands, meanwhile, brim with market favorites like soft pretzels, hot dogs and fries.
On the highway across Alaska, it makes sense to have a drive in. Open in the summer, they serve burgers, fries and ice cream with a car hop taking your order. Or if you want to stretch your legs, there’s a deck and lawn to lounge on while you eat. It’s pretty ordinary non-chain, fast food with good malts and a good old-timey feel.
Elbridge Truman Barnett came to Alaska in the late 1890s like so many others did —looking for the gold during the Klondike Gold Rush.
This ranch is owned and operated by two lifelong Alaska residents whom open their land to hunts each year.
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Plants, organic flours, handmade products (like pottery, beadwork, knitted goods, artwork, lip balms and salves), and historical books about the area. Food stands, meanwhile, brim with market favorites like soft pretzels, hot dogs and fries.
This annual fair has been taking place for more than 30 years, and there’s lots to do, including a parade, games, a horse show, and of course a music festival. It promises fun for the whole family.
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Experience the thrill of flightseeing in areas that most tours can’t reach. Go with Golden Eagle Outfitters and enjoy fully customized flightseeing tours from Kotzebue or Delta Junction — or take advantage of their air-taxi drop-off and pickup service to access some of the most beautiful and remote parts of Alaska.
Museums & Cultural Centers View All
The Sullivan Roadhouse Historical Museum is housed in the oldest roadhouse in the interior of Alaska and is located in the heart of Delta Junction at the End of the Alaska Highway. Built in 1905 by John and Florence Sullivan, the log lodge now houses a museum that focuses on the Valdez-Fairbanks Trail and the roadhouses that operated along its route. Beautifully recreated rooms, as well as interpretive exhibits give our visitors a real feel… ...more
Tour of an Alaskan homestead. Includes a tour of the homestead log house, green house and gardens, visiting an authentic Alaska freight dog team, having a look around the barns, corrals and out buildings, viewing livestock and an authentic operating sawmill that furnishes all the lumber used on the homestead. Also view a large selection of historical farming and mining equipment. Hours Call for hours Admission Donations ...more
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Home of the Delta Historical Society Museum, Rika’s Roadhouse at Big Delta State Historical Park is in a ten-acre state park on the shores of the Tanana River. The Valdez-to-Fairbanks Trail ran through here and continued across the river, aided by a ferry. The roadhouse was built to accommodate the travelers and is a National Historic Site. The museum is a separate building behind the roadhouse and has displays of artifacts from the Alaskan ...more
The Sullivan Roadhouse Historical Museum is housed in the oldest roadhouse in the interior of Alaska and is located in the heart of Delta Junction at the End of the Alaska Highway. Built in 1905 by John and Florence Sullivan, the log lodge now houses a museum that focuses on the Valdez-Fairbanks Trail and the roadhouses that operated along its route. Beautifully recreated rooms, as well as interpretive exhibits give our visitors a real feel… ...more
Tour of an Alaskan homestead. Includes a tour of the homestead log house, green house and gardens, visiting an authentic Alaska freight dog team, having a look around the barns, corrals and out buildings, viewing livestock and an authentic operating sawmill that furnishes all the lumber used on the homestead. Also view a large selection of historical farming and mining equipment. Hours Call for hours Admission Donations ...more