Objective The City of Fairbanks' objective is to provide outstanding essential services to City residents. Goals 1. Request new password. City Map. City Map 36x48 PDF. Where can we go backpacking off-trail near Fairbanks? Does the Fairbanks Alaska Centers have any maps? Our Partners Open Panel. Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Alaska Department of Natural Resources. The Gold Rush was on and Fairbanks was flooded with miners from all over the world determined to strike it rich.
There is still active mining in the area and glimpses of the past can be seen along the Steese Highway in the tailing piles leftover by the gold dredges. Fairbanks, AK is also the home of several world class attractions. The Riverboat Discovery is consistently rated one of the top boat tours in the State and Gold Dredge 8 is also a visitor favorite.
The Antique Auto Museum at the Wedgewood Resort has an amazing collection of vintage automobiles, historical photos and period costumes. Fairbanks not only has plenty of things to do in the summer months, but during the winter it is one of the best places in the world to view the Aurora Borealis Northern Lights. Click here for our Fairbanks Alaska Map. Fairbanks is known for is long summer days up to 21 hours of daylight in June and July and its incredible views of the Northern Lights Aurora borealis during the long winter days.
The Aurora can best be viewed between October and April. It is home to Explore Fairbanks the organization that oversees the Visitor Center. The 9, square-feet of interpretive space features exhibits on the land, the seasons and the peoples of Interior Alaska and the Arctic. Free Wi-fi for visitors. Information on accessing public lands in Alaska state and federal parks, forests and refuges.
A variety of educational programs are available. Summer hours daily 9 to 5 from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Call www. Certified technicians can service campers, trailers, toy haulers. They …. They carry an excellent stock of parts and accessories …. You could spend a week here and still never get bored.
The Center focuses on the cultural and historical aspects of life in Alaska using film, books and exhibits. A well informed and friendly staff can help you plan your trip in Fairbanks and area.
The downtown area is easily walkable and has many good restaurants and interesting shops to explore. An excellent afternoon plan is to spend time with the Binkley Family on their world class tour, the Riverboat Discovery. It is a fascinating tour into the history of the Riverboats and their impact on the Fairbanks area. This is far more than just a place for old cars! It is a fantastic collection of photos, period costumes as well as some amazing automobiles. Another excellent tour that explores Fairbanks gold rush past is Gold Dredge 8.
Cabins can be rented in town and in remote areas for a true Alaska experience. Prefer to camp? Fairbanks is home to several campground and RV parks. Fairbanks dates back to , when E. The city is one of the best areas in Alaska to witness nature's light show, which illuminates many nights from September until the beginning of April.
Another Pioneer Park attraction, the Alaska Native Museum houses both indoor and outdoor demonstration areas, a museum devoted to the Athabascan culture and arts and a gift shop.
Of special interest at the museum are the World Eskimo Indian Olympics www. The high point for many local birders is the refuge's Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival, when the return of the sandhill cranes is witnessed. The three-day event features of naturalist talks, hikes into the refuge to see the cranes, crafts and music.
A boat cruise of the Chena River, including some in a historic sternwheeler, is an excellent way to explore Fairbanks' outlying areas. With the Chena River running through the middle of the city, Fairbanks offers a wide variety of canoeing opportunities from leisurely day to overnight trips to Chena River State Recreation Area. Outfitters rent canoes, provide drop-off and pick-up transportation and offer guided expeditions to many rivers in the area, including the Tanana and Chatanika Rivers.
Charter fishing captains based in Fairbanks offer a wide range of adventures for visiting anglers. Species targeted often include king salmon, northern pike, char, lake trout and Arctic grayling. Fairbanks has a variety of Nordic trail system with many of them groomed for classic and skate skiing or lit for night skiing.
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival is on several weekends in July and August at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks campus and features numerous concerts and workshops in the performing and visual arts. One of Fairbanks' biggest attractions is an imaginary line; the Arctic Circle.
Charter air companies offer a wide range of flightseeing tours out of Fairbanks but one of the most popular is to fly across the Arctic Circle that often follows with a landing and a short on-the-ground visit to Fort Yukon. In the garden, visitors can learn about native plants growing under the midnight sun, examine Alaska's world famous cabbages that are the size bushel baskets and join a tour of the facility.
Tours are offered through the day during the summer and for the suddenly gold-smitten tourist there's gold panning on site. Hardware stores and geologists supply shops sell what you need to pan for gold and the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau can provide a list of public areas where you can prospect without being a claim jumper.
Fairbanks' largest festival is Golden Days, staged the third week of July to commemorate Felix Pedro's discovery of gold. The event features with games and contests, entertainment and reenactments. In the land of the midnight sun there's plenty of time to squeeze in a round of golf during the summer.
At Fairbanks' public golf courses you can reserve a tee time as late as 10 p. Fairbanks stages one of the best summer solstice celebrations on June 21 when the sun shines for almost 23 hours, more than enough time for footraces, arts and crafts booths and the traditional midnight sun baseball game. In between there are cultural exhibits, a theater and information kiosks.
Pioneer Park is Alaska's only historic theme park. The acre park includes the SS Nenana, a sternwheeler that once plied the Yukon River, and the railroad car that carried President Warren Harding to the golden-spike ceremony in Museums dot the park like the Wickersham house, built in by Judge James Wickersham, while kids will love the century-old carousel that still offers rides. In the evening, the best salmon bake in Fairbanks takes place at Pioneer Park. UAF's Robert G. White Large Animal Research Station features herds of musk oxen, reindeer and caribou that researchers raise to study their unique adaptations to a sub-Arctic climate.
There are viewing areas outside the fenced pastures or visitors can join naturalist-led tours to see the nursery and learn about the history, ecology and biology of each species. And the most popular game of the season by far is when the team stages its Midnight Sun Baseball Game on June 21, a nine-inning game that starts at pm and is played in its entirety without artificial lights. Also available are dog sled rides, multi-day expeditions and mushing schools.
During the winter outfitters offer guided snowmobile tours in the Fairbanks area and Chena River State Recreation Site with snow machines and transportation provided for visiting snowmobilers. Tanana Valley State Fair is Alaska's oldest and takes place in August when the fairgrounds on the north side of town come alive with entertainment, livestock contests, craft boots and lots of things to eat.
University of Alaska Fairbanks is the original campus of the state's university system, having been founded in as the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines.
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