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THINGS TO DO
Anchorage is a city with numerous parks and trails. You can hike, run or bike nearly anywhere in town.
Anchorage trails are made for everybody. You don 't have to be a professional athlete to have fun on them.
Westchester Lagoon
On a summer day, you'll find plenty of people at Westchester Lagoon. This scenic lake borders the edge of downtown Anchorage, and splits two sec- tions of the Coastal Trail. The northern trail heads toward downtown, and the southern trail to Earth- quake Park. Westchester Lagoon is a good depart- ing point for a Coastal Trail walk. People birdwatch, bike, observe spawning salmon and even paddle- board here. This park area also connects the Coast- al Trail to Chester Creek Trail.
Earthquake Park
Take a short stroll from the parking lot to the dis- plays about the Great Alaska Earthquake. If you're interested in a longer walk, go uphill on the trail for a good view of Anchorage, or downhill on the trail for a forest walk. Follow Northern Lights Blvd. to reach Earthquake Park. You can view Denali here.
Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden is on the south side ofTudor Rd. at the stop light on Campbell Airstrip Road. Park your car at the Benny Benson School. The garden is open during daylight hours.
Elderberry Park
The classic Anchorage sunset park, at the ocean end of 5th Avenue. View Cook Inlet and the nearby Mount Susitna.
Kincaid Park
Kincaid Park is a coastal park and trail system off of Raspberry Rd. near the airport. Kincaid Park of- fers paved and unpaved trails for walking, biking and jogging. There's a climbing tower, inexpensive golf and frisbee golf in the summer, and miles of cross-country ski trails in the winter. Families ap- preciate the picnic grounds. Moose congregate here in the fall.
Potter Marsh
There are long boardwalks here where you can pho- tograph birds at Mile 117 Seward Highway, as you drive south from Anchorage.
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