The Girdwood Digital Guide
Everything worth knowing about Girdwood, Alaska, in one place.
Everything worth knowing about Girdwood, Alaska, in one place.
Alpine Apothecary is a small independent retail pharmacy located in Girdwood, AK. They fulfill prescriptions, sell over-the-counter medication, snacks, hardwar…
Amanda Faith Alaska Paintings offers unique Alaskan art from paintings, silk printing and earrings. They also offer design and art classes at their studio in I…
GCVA is a non-profit, co-op gallery that hosts more than 30 Alaskan artists who work in a wide variety of media. All purchases made supports the continuation o…
Upscale gift shop with a humorous name! The Great Alaskan Tourist Trap is the place in Girdwood to get your hand-crafted Alaskan gifts
Custom sightseeing cruises, water taxi and guided kayaking adventurers of Prince William Sound from Whittier. We also offer marine diving services, salvage ope…
Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard is a quaint specialty store with a large selection of high-quality home goods, jewelry, books and novelty items. It’s next to Jack Sp…
The Roundhouse is Alaska’s only mountain top museum and interpretive center. We are located at the top of Mt Alyeska on Alyeska Resort in Alaska.
Turnagain Fish Co catches, processes, cooks, and serves fresh Alaskan seafood right in their very own restaurant. They also sell frozen seafood to take home.
Everything worth knowing about Girdwood, Alaska, in one place. This is the Girdwood Chamber of Commerce’s own directory of the mountain town at the head of Turnagain Arm: the restaurants, lodges, shops, guides, and services that make up a real community of about two thousand people, forty minutes south of Anchorage in the heart of the Chugach.
Browse the whole guide below, or narrow by category: where to eat, where to stay, where to shop, the services you need, and the things to do across summer and winter. Every listing here is a Girdwood business. No aggregator padding, no out-of-town filler.
Girdwood sits in a temperate rainforest valley ringed by seven glaciers and North America’s largest ski resort. Summer brings hiking, rafting, and near-endless daylight; winter brings some of the deepest snow in Alaska. Use this guide to plan a day or a week, and support the locals who keep the valley running year-round.