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Turnagain Arm and the Seward Highway

A spectacular drive between mountains and a tidal fjord, with beluga whales, Dall sheep and a tidal bore.

Photo: diverus from U.S. A. · CC BY 2.0
Open
Always open
Price
Free
Time Needed
A full day
Address
Beluga Point, Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK 99540Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
Starts about 20 minutes south of downtown.

Why Go

The road hugs the shore past Beluga Point to Girdwood and Portage. Turnagain Arm has some of the biggest tides in North America, and a bore tide, a wave several feet high, rolls in on big tides.

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