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Food scene
This is our absolute favorite local restaurant! Great food, awesome lawn option for summer time eating, good music and good beer.
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Palmer City Alehouse
320 E Dahlia AveThis is our absolute favorite local restaurant! Great food, awesome lawn option for summer time eating, good music and good beer.
If you love wine and gourmet food, this place is a gem. This is a favorite date night choice.
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The Grape Tap
322 N Boundary StIf you love wine and gourmet food, this place is a gem. This is a favorite date night choice.
This seasonally open restaurant is fabulous! It has a gorgeous view of the Knik river, the drive is beautiful and the food is outstanding. The food, mostly locally grown, is prepared in savory and delectable ways.
Raven's Perch Restaurant at Knik River Lodge
29979 E Knik River RdThis seasonally open restaurant is fabulous! It has a gorgeous view of the Knik river, the drive is beautiful and the food is outstanding. The food, mostly locally grown, is prepared in savory and delectable ways.
Sightseeing
The Reindeer Farm is a fun experience for the family. Enjoy an up close encounter with the reindeer and even get lucky with a kiss from Monty the Moose.
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Granja de Renos
5561 Bodenburg LoopThe Reindeer Farm is a fun experience for the family. Enjoy an up close encounter with the reindeer and even get lucky with a kiss from Monty the Moose.
Musk ox are an incredible animal and the Farm is the place to see them up close and learn all about them.
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The Musk Ox Farm
12850 E Archie RdMusk ox are an incredible animal and the Farm is the place to see them up close and learn all about them.
Want to explore a glacier first hand?! You can walk on Matanuska glacier. An incredible experience for everyone and the views on the drive are some of the most beautiful in all of the world.
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Matanuska Glacier
30820 West Glenn HighwayWant to explore a glacier first hand?! You can walk on Matanuska glacier. An incredible experience for everyone and the views on the drive are some of the most beautiful in all of the world.
Learn a bit about the history of our artsy little town and take a stroll through the lovely garden.
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Palmer Museum of History & Art
723 S Valley WayLearn a bit about the history of our artsy little town and take a stroll through the lovely garden.
Fishing!!! This is a great spot to have that wrestle with a silver salmon.
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Eklutna Tailrace
13145 S Old Glenn HwyFishing!!! This is a great spot to have that wrestle with a silver salmon.
This is a fun place to play on ATVs, or drive a mile along the river (east) to Jim Creek for some great Silver Salmon fishing.
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Knik River Public Use Area
This is a fun place to play on ATVs, or drive a mile along the river (east) to Jim Creek for some great Silver Salmon fishing.
Hatcher Pass is our absolute favorite place to be in the summer (and winter too). It has lots of hiking trails, Little Su River and streams abound. Catch glimpses of whistling marmot, beaver, and ground squirrels. Independence Mine is a fun excursion for tourists looking to here about the Gold rush era and see remnants of the old mine. You can take a short half hour drive from our place to Independence Mine or take a long trek all the way down the other side of the pass to Willow and back around.
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Independence Mine State Historical Park
23264 Gold Cord RdHatcher Pass is our absolute favorite place to be in the summer (and winter too). It has lots of hiking trails, Little Su River and streams abound. Catch glimpses of whistling marmot, beaver, and ground squirrels. Independence Mine is a fun excursion for tourists looking to here about the Gold rush era and see remnants of the old mine. You can take a short half hour drive from our place to Independence Mine or take a long trek all the way down the other side of the pass to Willow and back around.
Visiting in early or late summer? Visit this extraordinary travel spot of thousands of migratory birds. Reflections Lake sits Palmer Hay Flats Game Refuge and is home to hundreds of bird species and wild game. The lake, about a mile in circumference has a nice path all the way around, as well as, a look out tower to observe wildlife. It is a very serene place in early morning.
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Reflections Lake
Visiting in early or late summer? Visit this extraordinary travel spot of thousands of migratory birds. Reflections Lake sits Palmer Hay Flats Game Refuge and is home to hundreds of bird species and wild game. The lake, about a mile in circumference has a nice path all the way around, as well as, a look out tower to observe wildlife. It is a very serene place in early morning.
The butte is a great option for a phenomenal view with just a bit of a hike. There are two trails to choose from. The south trial is a bit steeper, parking lot is privately owned, and amazing views all the way up. The north trail is much longer but is maintained by the borough, and includes stairs and a well groomed trail but less views until closer to the top. The views from the top are amazing and worth the short vertical hike.
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The Butte Trailhead
The butte is a great option for a phenomenal view with just a bit of a hike. There are two trails to choose from. The south trial is a bit steeper, parking lot is privately owned, and amazing views all the way up. The north trail is much longer but is maintained by the borough, and includes stairs and a well groomed trail but less views until closer to the top. The views from the top are amazing and worth the short vertical hike.