Activites, Camps and After School Classes in Talkeetna, AK

See Denali from all sides during your flight - North, South, East & West. Soar over Kahiltna Pass after seeing the Climber’s Base Camp at the 7,200 foot level of the Kahiltna Glacier. Discover McKinley’s famous West Buttress Climbing Route. Cross over the divide of the Alaska Range into a different world filled with alpine tundra and fewer glaciers. View the immense Wickersham Wall - approximately 14,000 feet of continuous rise of rock and ice. You will talk about this tour of Denali and Denali National Park forever!

Everyone has ridden in a wheeled aircraft”. With this 30 minute flight you get to experience what it’s like to ride in a Floatplane in our beautiful state.

Catch stunning views of the magnificent south side of Denali on this 3-hour zipline adventure in Talkeetna, Alaska. On the platforms, take in the entire Alaska Range overlooking the Susitna and Chulitna Valleys on this guided, small-group tour. Discover local flora and fauna in the largest ecosystem on earth. The minimum age for this tour is 10.

Get to know the dogs of Susitna Sled Dog Adventures! Join us in the dog yard and enjoy some fun with a lively group of sled dogs as they run around the fenced in yard. Explore the world of sled dogs, learn what it takes to compete in races, and understand why these incredible animals thrive in this unique role. We'll tell you stories about the dogs and share adventures from the trails. After some playtime in the yard, we'll dress up a dog in a harness, show you the sled, and talk about the winter gear we use. If we have any puppies, we'll end the visit cuddling with the next generation of athletes. This is a great activity for dog lovers who want to learn about sled dogs, and more importantly, get a dose of dog therapy.

Capture unparalleled views of Denali on this 1.25 hour flightseeing tour from Talkeetna.  Follow the river systems of Talkeetna across the Susitna Valley into an incredible landscape of icefalls, glaciers and snowy peaks.  Explore deeper into the Alaska range including the Kahiltna Glacier, the longest in Denali National Park, stretching 45 mile with stunning ridges of earth and ice.  Add a glacier landing onto your flightseeing tour for an experience of a lifetime (this adds 30 minutes to your trip time).

Reindeer, foraging, sub-arctic homesteading, bunny therapy, and gourmet snacks, all in an idyllic Alaskan setting. Where else are you going to get up close and personal with such magical, majestic, and peaceful creatures such as reindeer?! You'll walk this beautiful creature through this regenerative, Alaskan homestead and perhaps get inspired to be more self-sufficient and resilient yourself. And finally, you'll be able to taste the essences of the boreal forest in our gourmet snacks you'll be served that have been locally foraged in Alaska, mostly from our very own homestead. Come witness the beauty, biology, abundance, and ecology at The Reindeer Grove!

The definitive tour of Denali that covers more of the Alaska Range than any other tour available.  Follow the river systems of Talkeetna across the Susitna Valley into an incredible landscape of icefalls, glaciers and snowy peaks.  Explore deeper into the Alaska range including the Kahiltna Glacier, the longest in Denali National Park, stretching 45 mile with stunning ridges of earth and ice.  You will cross over the Alaska Range and witness the arctic alpine tundra of the North side of Denali National Park's remote interior.  Add a glacier landing onto your flightseeing tour for an experience of a lifetime (this adds 30 minutes to your trip time).

Talkeetna has skyscrapers of granite and ice instead of steel. Denali, Mt. Hunter and Mt. Foraker tower above the other peaks of the Alaska Range, forming our northern horizon. Cruise up the Kahiltna glacier, right over the climbers’ base camp at 7,200 ft., and wind between these giant peaks catching breathtaking views of Denali above and Denali's most popular climbing route, the West Buttress Route below. • The mighty and stunning Kahiltna Glacier (2 miles wide and 45 miles long) • West Ridge of Mount Hunter • Beginning of the West Buttress Route, the most climbed route on Denali • “The Great One”, Denali (20,320 ft.), Mt. Foraker (17,400 ft.) and Mt. Hunter (14,573 ft.) • Mount Frances formally known as “Bergchen,” German slang for “Little mountain” • The North Buttress of Mount Hunter  - a 4,000-foot granite technical showpiece and world class climbing objective

This is the only place in Alaska where you can mush your own team of dogs in the summer! This is not a just a tour kennel; it is the training grounds and homestead of 4-time Iditarod champion, Dallas Seavey. All the dogs are either retired racing dogs (many have won the Iditarod), are currently on the race team, or are the next generation in training to become the next great champions! Our dogs are active and training year-round. As a guest musher here, you become part of Dallas Seavey Racing's year-round training program. The group size for this experience is usually 6 or less people, with a guide assigned to each group, creating a very personal experience. All of our dogs are extremely friendly, and love attention. Cuddle puppies, romp with young dogs, or walk with champions.

Hovercrafts are an incredibly unique mode of transportation and an engineering marvel that are amphibious. No other tour can provide what we can do with this vessel. Very few individuals have ridden on a vessel that literally floats on a 20" pocket of air that makes beach landings from a marine environment. This 24' x 11' vessel is enclosed with sliding windows and a "Back to the Future" DeLorean-styled hatch door with plenty of cabin space. Tours are kept to 6 people max to be more personable with the captain and crew giving the tours. The tour will never be the same 2x! Explore the braided glacial outwash planes while searching for wildlife and adventure! The Scenery is incredibly breathtaking with narrations about glaciology, geomorphology, and local ecology.

It’s a train like no other. Departing from Talkeetna, the Hurricane Turn Train leaves civilization behind and makes a round-trip journey through the wilds of the Indian River Valley. Along the way, passengers may take advantage of the Hurricane’s unique flagstop service to get on or off the train anywhere along this backcountry route (due to the nature of this service, scheduled stop times may vary). Locals have long loved the Hurricane for access to remote cabins, hunting and fishing, while visitors consider this train the Alaska Railroad’s best-kept secret for a truly authentic Alaskan experience – not to mention the panoramic views at the train’s turnaround point, Hurricane Gulch. On a clear day, Denali towers over the braided Susitna River.

Get to know the dogs of Susitna Sled Dog Adventures! Join us in training our dogs when theres not snow. Explore the world of sled dogs, learn what it takes to compete in races, and understand why these incredible animals thrive in this unique role. We’ll tell you stories about the dogs and share adventures from the trails. After the dryland ride and some playtime in the yard, we’ll dress up a dog in a harness, show you the sled, and talk about the winter gear we use. If we have any puppies, we’ll end the visit cuddling with the next generation of athletes.

Start this 2-hour tour by getting geared up for the cold weather. You’ll then head into the dog yard and play with the dogs while the staff harnesses up the team. After a little instruction, you’ll take off for about an hour on a 6.5-mile trail, with a stop halfway to take photos of Mt. Denali if it’s visible. You’ll take turns driving the sled (with an experienced musher on hand!). Then return back for some cocoa and cuddling with retired sled dogs. Overseeing the operation are Rohn and Alyssa Buser. Rohn is a 3x Iditarod finisher and champion of multiple mid distances races. He is the son of Martin Buser, who has won the Iditarod 4 times and has the record for the most Iditarods (39 times), so Rohn literally grew up riding sleds! The dogs of Susuitna Sled Dog Adventures are more than working dogs, they are our family. We love sharing their passion with others and hope you leave our home filled with as much admiration and respect for these amazing animals as we are.

Capture unparalleled views of Denali on a flightseeing tour from Talkeetna.  This tour is a robust introduction to Denali and the Alaska Range.  Follow the river systems of Talkeetna across the Susitna Valley into an incredible landscape of icefalls, glaciers and snowy peaks.  Add a glacier landing onto your flightseeing tour for an experience of a lifetime.

This is the most easy and accessible opportunity to have an up-close and personal interaction with these magical creatures - reindeer! Reindeer have all kinds of incredible adaptations that make them so unique and interesting, not least of which being, their big hairy lips that you'll see as they munch the leaves, lichen, and feed that you offer them. You'll learn all kinds of other fascinating facts about reindeer and have all kinds of wonderful photo opportunities throughout this experience.

We hear from our clients daily that the scenic flight from Talkeetna to Denali National Park is the highlight of their Alaska trip, and to some a life changing event! Come see why Denali flightseeing tours are continuously rated the #1 tour in Alaska and considered the greatest mountain flight in the world.

This tour takes you within 6 miles of Denali's north summit (19,470 ft.) and south summit (20,320 ft.). You will enter an ancient world of rugged high mountain peaks, towering snow-capped mountains and glacier-filled valleys and explore the south and east faces of Denali. The regular flightseeing tour is 1 hour, or choose the glacier landing option for a 1.5 hour tour including a landing atop a glacier. This is truly a once in a lifetime experience you will not forget.