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
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- Kenai Fjords National ParkSightThe park covers an area of 669,984 acres on the Kenai Peninsula in south-central Alaska, west of the town of Seward.
- AA Seward Air ToursPlace
- Seward Helicopter ToursPlace
- Punchbowl GlacierSight
- Alpine Air AlaskaPlace
- 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
- Talkeetna Air TaxiPlaceTalkeetna, United StatesIt operates wheel-ski equipped bush planes, and is one of less than a half-dozen air services with a permit to land in…
- Ruth GlacierSightDenali National Park, United Statesstate of Alaska.
- 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
- K2 AviationPlaceTalkeetna, 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
- Pack CreekSightAdmiralty Island, United States
