Moose Pass Alaska Vacation and Travel Guide

Moose Pass Alaska is located on the south shore of Trail Lake. This tight knit Seward Highway community is one of relaxation, recreation, and good old Alaska charm. Moose Pass is truly one of Alaska’s gems and one that you don’t want to miss. Visit an active Alaskan fish hatchery, hike up Primrose trail or leasure around Trail lake.

Moose Pass played a vital role in the history of Alaska in both gold mining activities and the construction of the Alaska railroad. In the 1920s before the Seward Highway was completed, you could hire a guide with pack horses at the old roadhouse located in Moose Pass. Today the roadhouse has been replaced with a full service travel lodge complete with all the services you would expect.

But still, Moose Pass remains a quiet town and this is just how the residents plan to keep it. They are proud of their modern, two-room school and their community hall with its large meeting room, library and space for the volunteer fire department and all their fire and rescue equipment.

The Moose Pass Sportsman's Club, the recognized governing body for the community is a non-profit organization that seeks to meet local needs that are not resolved by borough or state agencies. The annual summer festival provides funds for upkeep and maintenance of the community hall which houses a small library and the volunteer fire Dept. Some of the proceeds from this summer event also are used to purchase Christmas presents for children of lower income families and helps residents who may have fallen on hard times.

The Highlights of Moose Pass you ought to see.

Trail Lake Fish Hatchery: Mile 32.5. This is one of the few hatcheries that still is open to the public. There's a salmon viewing platform across the street that extends over Moose creek that in the late summer is full of spawning sockeye salmon. Anually, between 1,000 to 3,000 sockeye salmon spawn in Moose Creek every year. These salmon travel over 120 miles up the Kenai River, through Skilak lake and Kenai Lake then through Trail River and Trail Lake before finally arriving at Moose Creek. The adult salmon spawn in the gravel shallows here in the creek.

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