Blurb: Eagle River is the gateway to Chugach State Park.
Location / Coordinates: Eagle River, Alaska falls under the Municipality of Anchorage. Just about 15 minutes north of Anchorage and even closer to Fort Richardson, Eagle River is an easy commute to work for many residents.
Coordinates: Latitude N61.32 & Longitude W149.56
Population / Elevation: Eagle River, Alaska has over 30,000 and is growing.
Description: A bedroom community with all of the amenities, Eagle River, Alaska is in a very scenic area of Alaska.
What to do there: Eagle River, Alaska is home to the Eagle River Nature Center—a wonderful place to experience the Alaskan outdoors. The Eagle River Nature Center provides natural history and educational programs to residents or Alaska and visitors to Alaska. The center is open year round and offers weekly interpretive programs to the public, nature studies for schools children, guided nature walks, or if you prefer, self-guided wildlife viewing and photo opportunities. Eagle River Nature Center also has a cabin and a couple of yurts available for public use—call in advance for reservations.
History: Eagle River and the surrounding area was homesteaded after World War II. The new Glenn Highway opened up this area making it easily accessible from Anchorage.
How to get there: To get to Eagle River, Alaska, drive north out of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway about 15 miles.
Facilities: Eagle River, Alaska has just about everything, motels, restaurants, an nice car wash for both personal vehicles and RVs, a quilt shop, movie theriter, ice skating, hockey and speed skating supermarkets, Laundromat, post office, gas stations, you name it.
RV info: There is an RV park in Eagle River with onsite fishing and hookups.
