
In-depth guides to the places worth the trip, and an Adventure Score for every US town: 0 to 100 for how much quality outdoor sport is close by.
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58 places
AK, US
Known for: Snowbird Glacier, Talkeetna Mountains, Campbell Airstrip Cross Country Ski Trails, Mountains to Sea trail
AK, US
Known for: Sea Cave, Campbell Airstrip Cross Country Ski Trails, Mountains to Sea trail
AK, US
Known for: Upper Long Lake, Campbell Airstrip Cross Country Ski Trails, Caribou Creek
AK, US
Known for: Tread Lightly Boulder, Low Tension Boulder, North Douglas Road Cut
AK, US
Known for: Mt. Juneau Ice Climbing, Second Wall, Blackerby ice
AK, US
Known for: Fritz Cove Road Sport Climbs, Mt. Jumbo Basin, Mt. Juneau Ice Climbing
AK, US · Water
Alaskan roadside climbing with glacial peaks looming just overhead
Known for: Hope/Sunrise Bouldering, Campbell Airstrip Cross Country Ski Trails, Mickey D’s Bouldering
Destination guide →AK, US · Water
Tidewater glaciers and Alaskan fjords — one of North America's crown sea kayaking jewels
Known for: Shwall, Mineral Creek Ice Climbs, Dock Point Park
Destination guide →AK, US
Known for: Campbell Airstrip Cross Country Ski Trails, Barbara Falls, Arctic Valley Ski Area
AK, US
Known for: Campbell Airstrip Cross Country Ski Trails, Barbara Falls, Beach Lake Nordic Ski Trails
AK, US
Known for: Girdwood- Ryan's Rip, Alyeska Resort, Beaver Pond
AK, US · Forest
Alaska climbing in a sub-arctic valley — granite walls where the season is short and the reward is real
Known for: Hatcher Pass, Skeetawk, Green Gully
Destination guide →AK, US
Known for: Eyes of the World, Chilkat Boulder, Low Tension Boulder
AK, US
Known for: Glacier Creek Bouldering, Beach Lake Nordic Ski Trails, Hatcher Pass
AK, US
Known for: Glacier Creek Bouldering, Beach Lake Nordic Ski Trails, Hatcher Pass
AK, US
Known for: Glacier Creek Bouldering, Beach Lake Nordic Ski Trails, Hatcher Pass
AK, US
Known for: Frostbite Boulders- Anchorage, AK, Campbell Airstrip Cross Country Ski Trails, Dew Mound - Lower Wall
AK, US
Known for: Hope/Sunrise Bouldering, Alyeska Resort, Mickey D’s Bouldering
AK, US · Forest
Klondike history and Alaskan wilderness — where the gold rush trail still runs
Known for: Black Lakes Crag, Yakatania Point, Skagway
Destination guide →AK, US
Known for: Mickey D’s Bouldering, Campbell Airstrip Cross Country Ski Trails, Hope/Sunrise Bouldering
AK, US
Known for: Glacier Creek Bouldering, Beach Lake Nordic Ski Trails, Hatcher Pass
AK, US
Known for: Goat Rock, Edmonds Lake Cross Country Ski Trails, West Twin Peak
AK, US
Known for: Upper Right Wall, Eagle Head, Upper Center Wall
AK, US
Known for: Hatcher Pass, Edmonds Lake Cross Country Ski Trails, Broken Ones