Lonely PlanetSep 20, 2026
A Guide to Seeing Alaska from Above
Just 20% of the land in Alaska is accessible by road, making it an unrivaled destination for flightseeing. Here
24 things in this story
- Pack CreekSight
- Elsewhere
- DenaliHotelDenali National Park, United StatesKnown as the Great One in Athabascan language
- Misty Fjords National MonumentSightKetchikan, United StatesAerial view of the monument
- Talkeetna Air ServicePlaceTalkeetna, United StatesEstablished in the 1940s for flying mountaineers
- Brooks FallsSightKatmai National Park, United StatesBest place for seeing brown bears feasting on salmon
- Katmai National ParkSightKing Salmon, United StatesHome to Brooks Falls, a prime spot for brown bears
- Alaska AirlinesPlaceAnchorage, United StatesOperates commercial flights from Anchorage to King Salmon
- Katmai AirPlaceAnchorage, United StatesFloatplane operator to Brooks Falls
- Admiralty IslandSightJuneau, United StatesHome to an estimated 1500 coastal brown bears
- Above and Beyond AlaskaPlaceJuneau, United StatesLeads small-group tours to Pack Creek
- Anan CreekSightKetchikan, United StatesPlace where brown and black bears co-exist
- Seawind AviationPlaceKetchikan, United StatesFloatplane operator to Anan Creek
- Talkeetna Air TaxiPlaceTalkeetna, United States
- K2 AviationPlaceTalkeetna, United States
- Ruth GlacierSightDenali National Park, United States
- Mt HuntingtonSightDenali National Park, United States
- Moose's ToothSightDenali National Park, United States
- Broken ToothSightDenali National Park, United States
- Sheldon AmphitheaterSightDenali National Park, United States
- Kenai Fjords National ParkSightSeward, United States
- AA Seward Air ToursPlaceSeward, United States
- Seward Helicopter ToursPlaceSeward, United States
- Punchbowl GlacierSightSeward, United States
- Alpine Air AlaskaPlaceSeward, United States