Wasilla

By plane

• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is about an hour away from Wasilla, in Anchorage. It has flights to and from the continental United States, Canada, various airports in Alaska, and seasonally to Frankfurt.

By car

Route 3, the Parks Highway, passes through the heart of the city and ends at the Glenn Highway east of it. You can take the Parks Highway south from Fairbanks, or the Glenn north from Anchorage or west from Canada.

• From Seattle, it's a 43-hour drive.
• From San Francisco, it's a 56-hour drive.
• From Anchorage, it's an hour's drive.

By public transportation

Wasilla is connected to Anchorage by Valley Mover service, and the rest of the valley by Mat Su Transit.

In general, you need a car to get around town.

Popular sightseeing trips include the Knik Glacier, Matanuska Glacier, Pioneer Peak.

In the summer there is mountain hiking in Hatcher Pass, at The Butte, Lazy Mountain, Crevasse Moraine and Matanuska Glacier. There are quite a few convenient whitewater streams in the area. For the canoeist there's the Wasilla Lakes canoe trail, Nancy Lakes canoe trail and Meadow Creek.
In the winter there's Nordic skiing in Hatcher Pass, Moose Meadows and at Government Peak. Outdoor ice skating is available on an astonishing variety of lakes, rivers and marshes. Wasilla and Palmer are to ice skating what Yosemite is to rock climbing.

• Colony House Museum

  phone: +1 907 745-1935
  address: 316 E Elmwood Ave, Palmer 99645

• Dorothy Page Museum

  phone: +1 907 373-9071
  address: 323 N. Main St
  Cultural and historical heritage of Wasilla, Knik and Willow Creek.

• Knik Museum and Mushers' Hall of Fame

  phone: +1 907 376-7755
  address: Mile 13.9 Knik-Goose Bay Rd
  Historical museum in ghost town, picnic area.

• Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry

  phone: +1 907 376-1211
  address: 3800 W Museum Dr

• Finger Lake State Recreation Site

  phone: +1 907 745-8950
  address: 7278 E Bogard Rd

Wasilla has several branches of chain stores for buying food, clothes and outdoor supplies, dominated by a huge Fred Meyer superstore. If you are going north and forgot to bring something important with you or buy it in Anchorage, you should be able to find it in Wasilla.

• Fred Meyer

  phone: +1 907 352-5000
  address: 1501 E Parks Hwy.

Wasilla contains a collection of standard fast-food and quick-casual eating options.

• Evangelo's Restaurant

  phone: +1 907 376-1212
  address: 2530 E Parks Hwy.
  Italian.

• Windbreak Café

  phone: +1 907 376-4484
  address: 2201 E. Parks Highway
  Diner-style food, local fishing furnishings. Trout's Place hotel and bar/lounge.

• Donut King

  phone: +1 907 376-8300
  address: 490 Main St
  Gyros, doughnuts and coffee. Wi-fi.

• Mekong Thai Restaurant

  phone: +1 907 373-7690
  address: 473 W Parks Hwy
  Authentic Thai food.

• Hula Hands

  phone: +1 907 373-4852
  address: 244 South Sylvan Rd
  A small Hawaiian-style chain based in Anchorage.

Bars

• The Grape Tap

  phone: +1 907 376-8466
  address: 322 N Boundary St
  Tapas restaurant and wine cellar with local, domestic and import beers in 1930s era pioneer home in downtown old Wasilla.

Coffee

Wasilla has a profusion of espresso stands that serve food as well.

• Mocha Moose Coffee Company and Roastery

  phone: +1 907 357-2326
  address: 340 North Lucille St

Hotels and motels

• Grand View Inn and Suites

  phone: +1 907 357-7666
  address: 2900 E Parks Hwy

• Lake Lucille Inn

  phone: +1 907 373-1776
  address: 1300 Lake Lucille Dr

• Alaska's Select Inn Motel

  phone: +1 907 357-4768
  address: 3451 E Palmdale Dr

Bed and breakfast

• Lake Lucille Bed and Breakfast

  phone: +1 907 357-0352
  address: 235 W Lake View Ave

• Snowed Inn B&B

  phone: +1 907 376-4495
  address: 495 So Begich Dr
  Two large suites with private balconies

Cabins and campgrounds

• Alaska Creekside Cabins

  phone: +1 907 746-7632
  address: 3200 N Dolly Varden Dr

From Wasilla, it is about a 2-hour drive to Denali State Park or a 4-hour drive to Denali National Park. Fairbanks is about 7 hours north.