Welcome to
Girdwood, Alaska
Alaska’s year-round resort community, forty minutes from Anchorage, where Alaska comes to play.
Girdwood, Alaska
Where Alaska Comes To Play
“One of the 10 Most Beautiful Towns in Alaska”
We are a very active community offering biking, skiing, rafting, fishing, hiking, gold panning and sightseeing in a beautiful, northern rainforest setting. Glacier Valley is home to Alaska’s only major ski resort, Alyeska Resort. Girdwood is an excellent base camp for all your activities in Southcentral Alaska.
- 40 milessouth of Anchorage
- Less than 10 milesfrom Prince William Sound
- 60 milesfrom the Kenai River
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.
See the full scheduleNext bore tide
2d 7h 1m
Date
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Time
3:08 AM
Height
28.04 ft
Best viewing
Between Girdwood and Bird Point
The Digital Guide
Every café, cabin, trailhead, and outfitter in town, kept current by the people who live here.
