Guided snowshoeing tour in Fairbanks, Alaska

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1 hr 15 min
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Snowshoeing among the tranquil beauty of Alaska’s winter landscape is the perfect way to explore the area around Fairbanks with ease!

Snowshoeing among the tranquil beauty of Alaska’s winter landscape is the perfect way to explore the area around Fairbanks with ease!

After a short drive from Fairbanks to the Chena Lakes Recreation area, you will be able to meet your guides and get started on your snowshoeing adventure! Snowshoeing is a great activity for the entire family as it requires no special skills and can be picked up easily and quickly. Snowshoeing is also a fun and easy way to walk over snow, allowing you safe access to the incredible scenery that Alaska’s backcountry has to offer!

The Chena Lakes Recreation area is a wilderness campground that offers well maintained trails among a wealth of wild land, rich with nature and wildlife, which your guide will be able to point out to you throughout the tour – look out for birds, snowshoe hares, foxes, and even moose! If you enjoy hiking and want to take the time to appreciate the serene beauty of a winter’s landscape, this is the activity for you!

Book your snowshoeing tour of Alaska’s backcountry near Fairbanks now to experience the arctic the old-fashioned way!

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Practical information

1 hour guided snowshoeing tour of Alaskan backcountry, near Fairbanks.

Course of events

-Arrive at activity base

-Meet guide

-Safety and activity briefing

-Get equipped

-Start your 1 hour snowshoeing adventure!

-Return to base

-De-equip and debrief

-End of Activity

Special terms

For any clothing needs, contact Alaska Element for arctic clothing rental.

Directions coming from Fairbanks:

-Take Highway 2 (Richardson Hwy) exit Dawson Rd/Buzby Rd.

-Take a left turn and drive under the Hwy 2 bridge.

-Take a right turn (follow the sign for the Chena Lake Recreation Area) to Misteltoe Drive, which later becomes Laurance Rd.

-Take a left turn to Nelson Rd. (4th) (last road before the Chena lake recreation area)

-About a mile down Nelson Rd, take a left turn into Lyle Ave (after Birch Dell Dr.)

-The activity base is on the right hand side: turn into the driveway and after parking, walk up the drive to the base.

- Do not take let Google or your GPS take you via Conifer Drive as this road is not a maintained road and you risk getting stuck. Refer to the directions above.

Meeting point:
The address of the start location is 3740 Lyle Ave. in North Pole 99705
Spoken languages:English
Included
  • Guide
  • Snowshoes
  • Hiking poles
Excluded
  • Transportation
  • Winter clothing
Do not forget to bring
  • Weather appropriate clothing

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