Welcome to

Girdwood, Alaska

Alaska’s year-round resort community, forty minutes from Anchorage, where Alaska comes to play.

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Plan your visit

How long are you in Girdwood?

Tell us your time budget and we’ll map the day: the tram, a trail, lunch, and the bore tide, timed to fit. Curated itineraries are coming soon.

Coming soon6 hoursTram to the top, a quick valley trail, and lunch in town.

Coming soon1 dayAdd the bore tide and a proper sit-down dinner.

Coming soon3 daysLayer in a glacier cruise and a longer alpine hike.

Coming soonA weekendThe full Girdwood: mountain, water, and mountain town.

Only in Girdwood

Watch the Bore Tide

Twice a day one of the largest tidal bores on earth rolls up Turnagain Arm, a wall of water you can watch roll past from the shoreline. Time your visit and don’t miss it.

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Next bore tide

1d 18h 14m

Date

Monday, August 10, 2026

Time

12:50 PM

Height

28.36 ft

Best viewing

Bird Point

The Digital Guide

Every café, cabin, trailhead, and outfitter in town, kept current by the people who live here.

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