Parks, beaches and places to go around Fairbanks
This list covers 99 public places in Ester, Fairbanks, North Pole, Salcha and Two Rivers: parks, beaches, boat ramps, trails, dog parks, libraries, pools, museums, farmers markets, rainy-day spots and courts. Every row links to the place's official site and shows the day it was last checked.
Hours and fees change during the year, so they are left off this page. The official site has the current ones.
- Parks
- Beaches
- Boat ramps
- Trails
- Dog parks
- Libraries
- Pools
- Museums
- Farmers markets
- Rainy-day spots
- Courts
All 99 places
Showing 99 of 99
Parks
Park · Fairbanks
Bernice Allridge Park
A borough park on Wilson Street whose multi use field can be reserved through the borough.
Outdoors
- Parking
2550 Wilson Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Birch Hill Recreation Area
A 200 acre borough park that the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks helps operate, with a ski center at the trailhead.
Outdoors · Free
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Lights
- Picnic shelter
101 Wilderness Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Park · Fairbanks
Bud Nelson Riverside Park
A half acre borough park on the Chena River off Slater Drive, among the smallest in the borough system.
Outdoors
90 Slater Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Chena Kiwanis Park
A borough park off Chena Small Tracts Road, on the Chena Pump Road side of town.
Outdoors
4525 Chena Small Tracts Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709
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Park · North Pole
Chena Lake Recreation Area
This 2,178 acre borough park splits into a Lake Park and a River Park, and each side has its own facilities.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Playground
- Picnic area
- Picnic shelter
- Grills
- Fishing
- Boat launch
3780 Laurance Road, North Pole, AK 99705
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Park · Fairbanks
Chena River State Recreation Area
A 254,080 acre state recreation area along Chena Hot Springs Road, where addresses are given as mileposts.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Fishing
- Boat launch
Chena Hot Springs Road mileposts 26 to 50.5, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Park · Fairbanks
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
A state refuge of nearly 3,000 acres on a former dairy farm, run by Fish and Game since 1968.
Outdoors · Free
- Parking
- Accessible
1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Ester
Ester Community Park
The park in Ester off the Old Nenana Highway, and the ground the Ester Community Market sets up on.
Outdoors
3566 Old Nenana Highway, Ester, AK 99725
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Park · Fairbanks
Fairbanks Lions Recreation Area
A borough recreation area off College Road whose multi use field is reservable through the borough.
Outdoors
- Parking
College Road at Danby Street, Fairbanks, AK 99709
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Park · Fairbanks
Fun Time Park
A 0.6 acre borough park on Shanly Street, one of the subdivision parks the borough took on by donation.
Outdoors
- Playground
3440 Shanly Street, Fairbanks, AK 99709
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Park · Fairbanks
Georgeson Botanical Garden
The university's garden at the agricultural experiment station farm, west of the main campus.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Accessible
2180 W Tanana Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775
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Park · Fairbanks
Goldstream Valley Lions Park
A borough park on Goldstream Road, out in the valley corridor north of town rather than in the city.
Outdoors
2645 Goldstream Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709
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Park · Fairbanks
Graehl Park
A borough park on the Chena River at Front Street, rebuilt in 2023, and the end point of a common river float.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Playground
- Boat launch
212 Front Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Griffin Park
A borough park on the Chena River at Dunkel Street, and one of the spaces the borough rents for events.
Outdoors
- Parking
Dunkel Street at the Chena River, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Growden Memorial Park
The borough park at Stewart Street and 10th Avenue, where youth baseball fields are being consolidated.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Playground
1001 Stewart Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Salcha
Harding Lake State Recreation Area
A 169 acre state park set up in 1967 at the northwest end of the lake, reached by a 1.4 mile paved turnoff.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Picnic area
- Boat launch
- Fishing
Mile 321.4 Richardson Highway, Salcha, AK 99714
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Park · Fairbanks
Kiwanis Park
A borough park at Wilbur Street and 2nd Avenue whose playground is being replaced alongside Growden's.
Outdoors
- Playground
300 Wilbur Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Lower Chatanika River State Recreation Area
About 400 acres of state ground at mile 10.5 of the Elliott Highway, holding the Olnes Pond and Whitefish campgrounds.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Fishing
- Boat launch
Mile 10.5 Elliott Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Park · Fairbanks
Mercier Park
A 0.4 acre borough park in South Fairbanks, one of ten borough parks smaller than a single acre.
Outdoors
Mercier Street at 22nd Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Midnight Sun Lions Park
A half acre borough park near 15th Avenue, land a service club handed to the borough to maintain.
Outdoors
15th Avenue at Turner Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Nussbaumer Park
A borough park at Haines Avenue and E Street, on the east side of town toward Fort Wainwright.
Outdoors
Haines Avenue at E Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Olnes Pond Campground
A state campground of 15 sites on a 16 acre pond stocked with rainbow trout and Arctic grayling.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Fishing
Mile 10.5 Elliott Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Park · Fairbanks
Pioneer Park
The borough runs this 44 acre park, and several museums on this list are inside its grounds.
Outdoors · Free
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Playground
- Picnic area
- Paved path
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Rosehip Campground
The state campground at milepost 27 of Chena Hot Springs Road, with 37 campsites beside the Chena River.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Fishing
8815 Chena Hot Springs Road, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Park · Salcha
Salcha River State Recreation Site
A state site 40 miles southeast of Fairbanks with six wooded campsites, a gravel bar camping area and a rentable cabin.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Boat launch
- Fishing
Mile 323.3 Richardson Highway, Salcha, AK 99714
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Park · Fairbanks
Snedden Memorial Park
A borough park on Slater Drive, named for the News-Miner publisher who pushed for Alaska statehood.
Outdoors
368 Slater Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Tanana Lakes Recreation Area
A 750 acre borough park at the end of Cushman Street, holding a swim beach, boat launches and a rifle range.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Picnic area
- Playground
- Fishing
- Boat launch
- Kayak launch
4400 S Cushman Street Extension, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · North Pole
Terry Miller Park
A North Pole park with play areas for young children, plus a pavilion and grills taken first come first use.
Outdoors · Under 5
- Playground
- Picnic shelter
- Picnic area
- Grills
445 S Santa Claus Lane, North Pole, AK 99705
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Park · Fairbanks
Upper Chatanika River State Recreation Site
A state site at mile 39 of the Steese Highway with 24 campsites, four picnic sites and a road to a river gravel bar.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Picnic area
- Boat launch
- Fishing
Mile 39 Steese Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Park · Fairbanks
Veteran's Memorial Park
A borough park on Cushman Street in the middle of downtown, a block from Fairbanks City Hall.
Outdoors
700 Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Weeks Field and Wien Park
The borough park is on the ground of the old Weeks Field airstrip, where Fairbanks aviation started.
Outdoors
- Parking
805 Smythe Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Park · Fairbanks
Whitefish Campground
A state campground at mile 11 of the Elliott Highway with 25 sites, vault toilets and a boat launch on the Chatanika.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Boat launch
- Fishing
5030 Elliott Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Beaches
Beach · North Pole
Chena Lake Lake Park Beaches
The Lake Park side has two designated swimming areas with sandy beaches, plus changing and warm up buildings.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Picnic shelter
- Playground
3780 Laurance Road, North Pole, AK 99705
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Beach · Salcha
Harding Lake Swim Beach
The state park keeps a swim beach on a lake that runs 2.5 miles across at its widest and 140 feet deep.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Picnic area
- Boat launch
Mile 321.4 Richardson Highway, Salcha, AK 99714
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Beach · Fairbanks
Tanana Lakes Swim Beach
Four and a half acres of sand on Cushman Lake, the larger of the two lakes here, which is dotted with islands.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Picnic area
- Playground
4400 S Cushman Street Extension, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Boat ramps
Boat ramp · North Pole
Chena Lake Lake Park Boat Launch
The Lake Park launch, with two fishing docks nearby and one of them built to be accessible.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Boat launch
- Fishing
- Accessible
3780 Laurance Road, North Pole, AK 99705
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Boat ramp · North Pole
Chena Lake River Park Boat Launch
The River Park launch is along four miles of the Chena River's south bank inside the borough park.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Boat launch
- Picnic area
3780 Laurance Road, North Pole, AK 99705
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Boat ramp · Fairbanks
Graehl Landing
A public launch on the Chena River with a playground beside it, and the usual take out for a Nordale Road float.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Playground
- Boat launch
212 Front Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Boat ramp · Salcha
Harding Lake Boat Launch
The state park launch on a lake stocked with Arctic char, burbot, grayling and northern pike.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Boat launch
- Fishing
Mile 321.4 Richardson Highway, Salcha, AK 99714
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Boat ramp · Fairbanks
Pike's Landing Dock and Boat Launch
A Chena River dock and launch that state parks pointed boaters toward while the Chena Pump site was rebuilt.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Boat launch
4438 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709
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Boat ramp · Salcha
Salcha River Boat Launch
A concrete launch on a river known for king salmon, Arctic grayling and northern pike.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Boat launch
- Fishing
Mile 323.3 Richardson Highway, Salcha, AK 99714
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Boat ramp · Fairbanks
Tanana Lakes Boat Launch
A two lane concrete launch with parking for about 100 vehicles and trailers, and a channel cut through to the Tanana River.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Boat launch
- Picnic area
4400 S Cushman Street Extension, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Boat ramp · Fairbanks
Upper Chatanika River Boat Launch
Canoes and rafts put in here for an all day float that ends at the Lower Chatanika area on the Elliott Highway.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Boat launch
Mile 39 Steese Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Boat ramp · Fairbanks
Whitefish Campground Boat Launch
The launch anglers use to put in on the Chatanika River, or they fish the shoreline here instead.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Boat launch
- Fishing
5030 Elliott Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Trails
Trail · Fairbanks
Birch Hill Disc Golf
Disc golf is one of the warm season uses of the borough's Birch Hill ground, alongside the ski trail network.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
101 Wilderness Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Trail · Fairbanks
Chena Dome Trail
A loop of roughly 29 miles around the Angel Creek drainage, with trailheads at mileposts 50.5 and 49.
Outdoors
- Parking
Milepost 50.5 Chena Hot Springs Road, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Trail · North Pole
Chena Lake River Park Nature Trail
A self guided nature trail of 4.5 kilometres along the River Park side of the borough's Chena Lake park.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
3780 Laurance Road, North Pole, AK 99705
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Trail · Fairbanks
Chena Riverwalk
A paved riverside path of about 3.5 miles linking the Morris Thompson center, Golden Heart Plaza and Pioneer Park.
Outdoors · Free
- Paved path
- Accessible
101 Dunkel Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Trail · Fairbanks
Creamer's Field Trails
More than 25 miles of trail across the refuge, with about 4.2 miles walkable in summer and winter grooming after that.
Outdoors · Free
- Parking
- Accessible
1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Trail · Fairbanks
Equinox Marathon Trail
The course starts at the university's Patty Center, runs over Ester Dome and comes back down to Henderson Road.
Outdoors
- Parking
1890 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK 99775
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Trail · Ester
Ester Dome
A 2,323 foot dome northwest of town, crossed by the Equinox Marathon course and open to foot, bike and ski traffic.
Outdoors
Ester Dome Road, Ester, AK 99725
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Trail · Fairbanks
Granite Tors Trail
A 15 mile loop from Tors Trail Campground that climbs out of boggy lowland to the Plain of Monuments.
Outdoors
- Parking
Milepost 39.5 Chena Hot Springs Road, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Trail · Fairbanks
Jim Whisenhant Cross Country Ski Trails
Thirty kilometres of ski trail at Birch Hill, ten of them lighted in winter, groomed by the Nordic Ski Club.
Outdoors · Free
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Lights
101 Wilderness Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Trail · Fairbanks
Murphy Dome
A dome northwest of Fairbanks reached by Murphy Dome Road, with a former Air Force station at the top.
Outdoors
- Parking
Murphy Dome Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709
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Trail · Fairbanks
Skarland Ski Trail
A university ski trail that ties into the campus trails and the Equinox route over Ester Dome.
Outdoors
- Parking
1890 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK 99775
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Trail · Two Rivers
Two Rivers Recreation Area
Trails here carry walkers, skiers and dog teams, in a corridor where mushing trails thread between the houses.
Outdoors
- Parking
625 Two Rivers Road, Fairbanks, AK 99716
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Trail · Fairbanks
Wickersham Dome Trailhead
The federal trailhead for the Summit and Wickersham Creek trails into the White Mountains, out past Fox.
Outdoors
- Parking
Mile 28 Elliott Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Dog parks
Dog park · Fairbanks
Davis Dog Park
Built on twenty acres set aside in South Davis Park, with half a mile of walking trail and ten acres left natural.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Off-leash area
- Dogs allowed
1998 Davis Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Dog park · Fairbanks
Fairbanks Dog Park
Borough dog parks are the one place dogs come off leash, and this one has two fenced play areas.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Off-leash area
- Dogs allowed
1890 2nd Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Libraries
Library · Fairbanks
Elmer E. Rasmuson Library
The university library on the Fairbanks campus, and the largest research library in Alaska at just over a million volumes.
Indoors
- Parking
- Wi-Fi
- Accessible
1732 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK 99775
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Library · Fairbanks
Noel Wien Library
The main borough library, and the hub of a system that also runs the North Pole branch and a bookmobile.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Wi-Fi
- Accessible
1215 Cowles Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Library · North Pole
North Pole Branch Library
The borough's North Pole branch, out by the high school rather than on Santa Claus Lane.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
- Wi-Fi
- Accessible
656 NPHS Boulevard, North Pole, AK 99705
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Pools
Pool · Fairbanks
Chena Hot Springs Pool House
An indoor heated pool and hot tubs open year round; the resort restricts the outdoor natural spring lake to ages 18 and over.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Showers
17600 Chena Hot Springs Road, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Pool · Fairbanks
Hamme Pool
A borough pool inside Lathrop High School, one of three the borough runs.
Indoors
- Parking
- Showers
- Accessible
931 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Pool · Fairbanks
Mary Siah Recreation Center
A borough pool and recreation centre behind Lathrop High School, named in borough budget talks in 2025.
Indoors
- Parking
- Showers
- Accessible
805 14th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Pool · Fairbanks
Patty Pool
A 25 yard university pool in the Patty Center, open to members and day pass holders rather than walk in swimmers.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Showers
1890 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK 99775
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Pool · North Pole
Wescott Memorial Pool
The borough's North Pole pool, at the middle school on East 8th Avenue.
Indoors
- Parking
- Showers
300 E 8th Avenue, North Pole, AK 99705
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Museums
Museum · Fairbanks
Aurora Ice Museum
Built in 2005 and kept cold by an absorption chiller, so the whole interior stays ice year round.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
17600 Chena Hot Springs Road, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Museum · Fairbanks
Fairbanks Children's Museum
A play and learning museum on Cushman Street downtown, built around hands on exhibits for young children.
Indoors · Under 5
- Accessible
302 Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Museum · Fairbanks
Fairbanks Community and Dog Mushing Museum
A downtown museum that carries the city's own history together with its dog mushing record.
Indoors
- Accessible
535 2nd Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Museum · Fairbanks
Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum
The car museum moved into a new building on Airport Way, pairing pre war automobiles with period clothing.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Accessible
3225 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709
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Museum · Fairbanks
Harding Railroad Car
The Denali observation car that carried President Harding north in 1923 to finish the Alaska Railroad.
Indoors
- Parking
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Museum · Fairbanks
Kitty Hensley House
A Queen Anne house that has stood in Pioneer Park since 1967, built for a woman who reached Fairbanks in 1907.
Indoors
- Parking
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Museum · Fairbanks
Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center
The cultural and visitor centre on the Chena River downtown, and the starting point of the Riverwalk path.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Wi-Fi
- Accessible
101 Dunkel Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Museum · Fairbanks
Pioneer Air Museum
An aviation museum inside Pioneer Park, under the gold dome near the park's Airport Way entrance.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Museum · Fairbanks
Pioneer Museum
Inside Pioneer Hall, built to look like an early century meeting hall, with gold rush material and the Big Stampede mural.
Indoors
- Parking
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Museum · Fairbanks
Robert G. White Large Animal Research Station
A 130 acre university research station north of campus holding muskoxen, reindeer and wood bison, with summer tours.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
2220 Yankovich Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709
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Museum · Fairbanks
SS Nenana
A 230 foot sternwheeler that worked the Tanana and Yukon from 1933 to 1954, now the second longest wooden hulled ship left.
Indoors
- Parking
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Museum · Fairbanks
Tanana Valley Railroad Museum
Home of the restored 1899 Engine No. 1, the oldest working steam locomotive in Alaska, still run by volunteers.
Indoors
- Parking
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Museum · Fairbanks
The Bear Gallery
On the third floor of the arts centre in Pioneer Park, with exhibitions by Alaskan artists that change monthly.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Museum · Fairbanks
University of Alaska Museum of the North
The university's museum on West Ridge, holding the state's research collections alongside the public galleries.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
1962 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775
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Museum · Fairbanks
Wickersham House Museum
Built in 1904 for James Wickersham, the first frame house in Fairbanks, moved into the park in 1968.
Indoors
- Parking
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Farmers markets
Farmers market · Fairbanks
Downtown Market
A third Thursday market on Golden Heart Plaza downtown, with street food and live music alongside the stalls.
Outdoors
516 1st Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Farmers market · Ester
Ester Community Market
The Ester market runs on the community park ground off the Old Nenana Highway west of Fairbanks.
Outdoors
3566 Old Nenana Highway, Ester, AK 99725
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Farmers market · Fairbanks
Southside Community Farmers Market
A Tuesday afternoon market in South Fairbanks that runs from early June into late September.
Outdoors
24th Avenue at Rickert Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Farmers market · Fairbanks
Tanana Valley Farmers Market
The oldest established farmers market in Alaska and the only one with its own permanent building, at College and Caribou Way.
Outdoors
- Parking
2600 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709
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Rainy-day spots
Rainy-day spot · Fairbanks
Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts
The arts building inside Pioneer Park, which holds the Bear Gallery upstairs and rentable hall space below.
Indoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Rainy-day spot · Fairbanks
Arctic Bowl
A bowling alley on 10th Avenue, close enough to downtown to pair with the library on a cold afternoon.
Indoors
- Parking
952 10th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Rainy-day spot · Fairbanks
Ascension Rock Club
An indoor climbing gym off Alta Way on the south side of town.
Indoors
- Parking
195 Alta Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Rainy-day spot · Fairbanks
Big Dipper Ice Arena
The borough's indoor rink seats 2,200, and the walking and jogging track inside is free to the public.
Indoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
1920 Lathrop Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Rainy-day spot · Fairbanks
Carlson Center
The borough's 5,100 seat arena, open since 1990, and the second largest in Alaska by seating.
Indoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
2010 2nd Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Rainy-day spot · Fairbanks
Chena Hot Springs Resort
At the end of a 56.5 mile paved road, this is the only year round hot springs resort in the state.
Indoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
17600 Chena Hot Springs Road, Fairbanks, AK 99712
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Rainy-day spot · Fairbanks
Fairbanks Ice Museum
An indoor ice display in the old Lacey Street Theatre building downtown, a block off the river.
Indoors
- Accessible
500 2nd Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Rainy-day spot · Fairbanks
Fly Trampoline Park
An indoor jump park with dodgeball, a rock wall, a two storey ninja course and a separate toddler area.
Indoors
- Parking
747 Old Richardson Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Courts
Courts · Fairbanks
Big Dipper Pickleball Courts
Outdoor pickleball at the Big Dipper is free, and sources disagree on the court count, listing either ten or five.
Outdoors · Free
- Parking
1920 Lathrop Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Courts · North Pole
Chena Lake Lake Park Courts
The Lake Park side carries three volleyball courts and a horseshoe pit near the day use picnic sites.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
3780 Laurance Road, North Pole, AK 99705
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Courts · North Pole
Chena Lake River Park Courts
The River Park side has one volleyball court and one horseshoe pit, beside its covered pavilion.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic shelter
3780 Laurance Road, North Pole, AK 99705
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Courts · Fairbanks
Growden Park Volleyball Courts
The borough lists the Growden volleyball courts among the spaces it takes reservations for.
Outdoors
- Parking
1001 Stewart Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Courts · Fairbanks
The Alaska Club Fairbanks South
The indoor tennis courts here are the ones Fairbanks players use through the winter.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Lights
- Showers
747 Old Richardson Highway, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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