The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) is located in Portage Valley and is surrounded by the breathtaking Chugach Mountain Range and Turnagain Arm Inlet. Located at Mile 79 …
The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) is located in Portage Valley and is surrounded by the breathtaking Chugach Mountain Range and Turnagain Arm Inlet. Located at Mile 79 of the Seward Highway, AWCC is a non-profit sanctuary dedicated to preserving Alaska's wildlife through conservation, education, research, and quality animal care. AWCC takes in orphaned and injured animals year-round and provides them a forever home. The sanctuary maintains over 200 acres of spacious habitats for resident animals to feel at home displaying their natural wild behavior as education ambassadors for their species. It is common for visitors to see brown bears swimming, moose strutting, wood bison roaming, muskox playing, wolves posing, porcupines climbing, and more!
It was a very cold and windy day, so we drove around to see the animals. Most were out, except for the black bears who stayed snugly in their den. Even the moose stayed in their enclosures. There w… Full review by castlesara2010
Mar 22, 2024
My wife and i really appreciate that all these animals are "rescues." I like how we could drive around campus and visit the various animal enclosures. They have a really nice gift shop too. Full review by M28ATlm
Mar 21, 2024
Great experience and very friendly staff. Beautiful place seen it on Dr. Oakley Yukon Vet and the drive and scenery were well worth going! Loved the animals and the mountains are a great photo op! Full review by SondraR26
Hi - website isn't working for me. I understand it's a 1.5 mi road. Do I just walk/drive through it? What can we we do/see. Thanks
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You can drive it or you can walk. We walked parts of it. We were part of a tour so the van dropped us at one spot and picked us up at the entrance/exit. I also saw cars just driving through …
You can drive it or you can walk. We walked parts of it. We were part of a tour so the van dropped us at one spot and picked us up at the entrance/exit. I also saw cars just driving through the loop. If driving you could stop to get out and take pictures. The center is home to many animals (bison, musk ox, deer, etc.) The loop takes you by their enclosures.
Our daily animal programs are as follows: Programs#TAB#Time#TAB#Location Birds Words#TAB# 9:30 am#TAB#Behind the Gift Store Bear Necessities#TAB#11:30 am#TAB#BEARS Boardwalk Porcupine Chat#TAB#12:30 pm#TAB#In front/behind Gift Shop Say “Hi” to Kobuk#TAB#1:30 pm#TAB#Kobuk’s Enclosure Meet the Foxes#TAB#2:30 pm#TAB#Behind the Gift Shop/Red Barn Bears’ Business#TAB#3:30 pm#TAB#BEARS Boardwalk Meet the Wolves#TAB#4:30 pm#TAB#Wolf enclosure
If I take the train to the Whittier cruise terminal, is there any way to get to the Center for a visit? Rental cars are sold out from Anchorage and from Whittier and I was trying to avoid taking a shuttle bus from Anchorage, even though I know many include a stop at the Center. Thanks for any suggestions!
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My Princess Cruise ship left from Whittier on a Saturday evening. I arrived in Anchorage the day before in the early evening. The next day took the ACT bus, my hotel was …
My Princess Cruise ship left from Whittier on a Saturday evening. I arrived in Anchorage the day before in the early evening. The next day took the ACT bus, my hotel was the third pick up spot at 12:45 -the bus makes lots of pick ups in the city. Other Pick ups were done by about 1:30 and we we on our way. The bus was very comfortable and our guide/driver was fantastic. I learned so much about the areas we traveled through. Our stop at AWCC was for about 50 minutes, 3-3:50. Timing is important because of the tunnel schedule. The bus fare was about $60 and every reasonable for the trip and visit to the AWCC.
Is it possible to get round the center on a small mobility scooter?
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I think you can do it. Because it’s a dirt road, not only a scooter has problems also walking on foot. Go slow! You can also see the most animals from the car, what I did because my …
I think you can do it. Because it’s a dirt road, not only a scooter has problems also walking on foot. Go slow! You can also see the most animals from the car, what I did because my walking problems. But at the bear area you really should go out.
I am wondering what time of day is best to visit? Thanks!
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Because I visited it in the wintertime, only 2 more cars were there. I would say, the best to visit (in the spring/summer time is in the morning around or before 10am. I’m sure the cruise …
Because I visited it in the wintertime, only 2 more cars were there. I would say, the best to visit (in the spring/summer time is in the morning around or before 10am. I’m sure the cruise ship transfer/tours are coming on the way from Whittier or Seward and then it’ll be crowded. Just to see the bears is beautiful.
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What is AWCC?
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AWCC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, education, research, and quality animal care.
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