Guidebook for Glacier View
Food Scene
Long Rifle Lodge is within walking distance of our cabin. They have an excellent restaurant and bar, with a stunning view of the Matanuska Glacier. Both our cabin and the lodge were built in the 1970s, with help from the same creative neighbors, so you will see similarities in the woodwork. Long Rifle Lodge serves great burgers, burritos, and has vegetarian options. The lodge is decorated with the widest variety of taxidermied Alaskan animals that you will probably find on your trip to Alaska - great for taking selfies! They do close early, so do not wait til late in the evening to go there.
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Long Rifle Lodge
31406 Glenn HwyLong Rifle Lodge is within walking distance of our cabin. They have an excellent restaurant and bar, with a stunning view of the Matanuska Glacier. Both our cabin and the lodge were built in the 1970s, with help from the same creative neighbors, so you will see similarities in the woodwork. Long Rifle Lodge serves great burgers, burritos, and has vegetarian options. The lodge is decorated with the widest variety of taxidermied Alaskan animals that you will probably find on your trip to Alaska - great for taking selfies! They do close early, so do not wait til late in the evening to go there.
MICA Mocha is an espresso stand across the street from our cabin. It is a good place to grab a cup of coffee to go. They also have some souvenir items in their little yurt office over there. MICA is one of the glacier hiking companies in the Matanuska Glacier area so you can get info about tours that are available in our area while you are there.
MICA Mocha
31090 Glenn HwyMICA Mocha is an espresso stand across the street from our cabin. It is a good place to grab a cup of coffee to go. They also have some souvenir items in their little yurt office over there. MICA is one of the glacier hiking companies in the Matanuska Glacier area so you can get info about tours that are available in our area while you are there.
Grand View Cafe is a restaurant seven miles northeast of our cabin. They sell espresso, and they are open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They even do pizza to go! I love their breakfasts and their salmon burgers. My son is quite fond of their chicken strips. Actually, everything on their menu is good, including the desserts! Grand View Cafe closes at 9 pm.
Grand View Cafe and RV Park
22488 Glenn HwyGrand View Cafe is a restaurant seven miles northeast of our cabin. They sell espresso, and they are open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They even do pizza to go! I love their breakfasts and their salmon burgers. My son is quite fond of their chicken strips. Actually, everything on their menu is good, including the desserts! Grand View Cafe closes at 9 pm.
Treeline in Alaska is about 3,000 ft, and Eureka Lodge is right there, located at Eureka Summit, which is the highest point on the Glenn Highway. There are several trails leading into the Nelchina Public Use Area near the lodge, which makes it a popular snowmachining destination in the winter months. Eureka Lodge is a basic, roadside cafe that is open year-round for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The food is good, the service is quick, and the pies are all homemade. Eureka Lodge is 26 miles northeast of our cabin, on the Glenn Highway. From the summit (on clear days) you can see four different mountain ranges - the Alaska Range, the Wrangell Mountains, the Talkeetna Mountains, and the Chugach
Eureka Lodge
128 miles Glenn HwyTreeline in Alaska is about 3,000 ft, and Eureka Lodge is right there, located at Eureka Summit, which is the highest point on the Glenn Highway. There are several trails leading into the Nelchina Public Use Area near the lodge, which makes it a popular snowmachining destination in the winter months. Eureka Lodge is a basic, roadside cafe that is open year-round for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The food is good, the service is quick, and the pies are all homemade. Eureka Lodge is 26 miles northeast of our cabin, on the Glenn Highway. From the summit (on clear days) you can see four different mountain ranges - the Alaska Range, the Wrangell Mountains, the Talkeetna Mountains, and the Chugach
Entertainment & Activities
NOVA specializes in whitewater rafting on the Matanuska River. They also do guided hikes on the glacier.
MICA Guides is a glacier hiking and ice-climbing company that offers tours on the Matanuska Glacier. They also sell zipline tours, ATV tours, and helicopter tours. You can walk to their office from the cabin, as they are located right across the highway.
MICA Guides
31090 Glenn HwyMICA Guides is a glacier hiking and ice-climbing company that offers tours on the Matanuska Glacier. They also sell zipline tours, ATV tours, and helicopter tours. You can walk to their office from the cabin, as they are located right across the highway.
Matanuska Glacier Adventures offers glacier hiking tours on the Matanuska Glacier all year-round. It is owned and operated by long-time local Glacier View residents.
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Matanuska Glacier Adventures of Alaska
66500 Glacier Park RdMatanuska Glacier Adventures offers glacier hiking tours on the Matanuska Glacier all year-round. It is owned and operated by long-time local Glacier View residents.
Glacier View Adventures is an adventure tour company located a short drive from our cabin. They are at mile 99 on the Glenn Hwy, which is three miles from the cabin, toward Palmer. GVA is most well known for their zipline adventures, but they also provide ATV tours and helicopter tours. If you drive to their Mile 99 location, they sell pizza and coffee, and also have a visitor information center. You do not need to drive to Mile 99, as you can book their tours directly across the street from our cabin, at MICA Guides, as well, and MICA provides transportation to the Mile 99 location.
Glacier View Adventures
35068 Glenn HighwayGlacier View Adventures is an adventure tour company located a short drive from our cabin. They are at mile 99 on the Glenn Hwy, which is three miles from the cabin, toward Palmer. GVA is most well known for their zipline adventures, but they also provide ATV tours and helicopter tours. If you drive to their Mile 99 location, they sell pizza and coffee, and also have a visitor information center. You do not need to drive to Mile 99, as you can book their tours directly across the street from our cabin, at MICA Guides, as well, and MICA provides transportation to the Mile 99 location.
NOVA Alaska Guides
38100 Glenn HwySightseeing
Glacier Park Road is a short drive from our cabin. It is a private road that leads to the Matanuska Glacier. Glacier Park Road is open in the summer months. The views of the glacier from Glacier Park Road are very nice. There is a gift shop at the bottom of the hill where you have to pay a fee and sign a waiver before you can continue driving all the way to the glacier. Guided glacier tours are also available from Matanuska Glacier Adventures; check for more info at the gift shop. In the winter, only guided glacier tours are available.
Glacier Park Road
Glacier Park RoadGlacier Park Road is a short drive from our cabin. It is a private road that leads to the Matanuska Glacier. Glacier Park Road is open in the summer months. The views of the glacier from Glacier Park Road are very nice. There is a gift shop at the bottom of the hill where you have to pay a fee and sign a waiver before you can continue driving all the way to the glacier. Guided glacier tours are also available from Matanuska Glacier Adventures; check for more info at the gift shop. In the winter, only guided glacier tours are available.
Stone Lady is a local mountain, two miles east of our cabin, with a neat Alaska Native legend. It is now often called "Lion's Head" because it supposedly looks like a lion's head, but because lions have no place in Alaska Native history, I prefer it's old, Native name, Stone Lady. I love the legend that it comes from. The AirBnB website keeps changing the name to Lion Head, as I write this guide, which I find annoying.
Stone Lady is quite a photogenic mountain. Coming from the east, it looks rather like a "Thumbs Up." It is possible to hike to the top of Stone Lady for a sweeping view of the Matanuska Glacier, but beware that there are powerful cell towers now located there.
Lion Head
Stone Lady is a local mountain, two miles east of our cabin, with a neat Alaska Native legend. It is now often called "Lion's Head" because it supposedly looks like a lion's head, but because lions have no place in Alaska Native history, I prefer it's old, Native name, Stone Lady. I love the legend that it comes from. The AirBnB website keeps changing the name to Lion Head, as I write this guide, which I find annoying.
Stone Lady is quite a photogenic mountain. Coming from the east, it looks rather like a "Thumbs Up." It is possible to hike to the top of Stone Lady for a sweeping view of the Matanuska Glacier, but beware that there are powerful cell towers now located there.
The Alpine Historical Park is located at mile 61 on the Glenn Highway, in Sutton. It is a neat place to stop on your way to or from the cabin. The park has a lot of informative signs that will teach you about the names of the surrounding peaks, mining history in this area, and local Alaska Native history and culture. There are large pieces of petrified redwood on display that were found in the Talkeetna mountains. There is a cool playground for kids, many informative displays in historic buildings that you can enter, and a flush toilet (in summer months.)
Alpine Historical Park
11266 Chickaloon WayThe Alpine Historical Park is located at mile 61 on the Glenn Highway, in Sutton. It is a neat place to stop on your way to or from the cabin. The park has a lot of informative signs that will teach you about the names of the surrounding peaks, mining history in this area, and local Alaska Native history and culture. There are large pieces of petrified redwood on display that were found in the Talkeetna mountains. There is a cool playground for kids, many informative displays in historic buildings that you can enter, and a flush toilet (in summer months.)