Anchorage neighborhoods

Anchorage Areas & Neighborhoods

12 neighborhoods and suburbs, from inside the Loop to the Bay. Pick one on the map, or browse by region below.

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Downtown & South Addition

Visit Anchorage describes Downtown & South Addition as one of the city's first neighborhoods, home to the Anchorage Museum and the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. Anglers fish for king salmon in Ship Creek, and the Delaney Park Strip hosts outdoor yoga.

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Eagle River & Chugiak

Visit Anchorage places Eagle River, Chugiak and Eklutna on the edge of Anchorage, with open parkland and Chugach State Park access points. The Native Village of Eklutna dates back at least 800 years, and the Bear Paw Festival takes place in early July.

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Fairview

Visit Anchorage says Fairview is one of Anchorage's four original neighborhoods. Greater Friendship Baptist Church, founded in 1951 and on the National Register of Historic Places, is Alaska's first Black church, and Lucky Wishbone is one of the city's oldest continuously operating restaurants.

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Girdwood

Visit Anchorage calls Girdwood a ski resort community within the Municipality of Anchorage and an all-season destination. It has Alyeska Resort, the Alyeska Tramway, the Roundhouse at Alyeska Museum and Crow Creek Mine, where visitors can pan for gold.

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Government Hill

Visit Anchorage calls Government Hill one of Anchorage's original neighborhoods. Its Federal Housing Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, holds houses and duplexes built between 1915 and 1950, and the Alaska Engineering Commission built the neighborhood's Wireless Station in 1917.

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Hillside

Visit Anchorage says Hillside is known for green space and access to public land, including Far North Bicentennial Park, the BLM's Campbell Tract and Chugach State Park trailheads. Glen Alps has some of the city's best views, and Hilltop Ski Area offers downhill skiing.

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Midtown

Visit Anchorage places Midtown at the center of Anchorage, with shopping plazas, hotels, offices and restaurants along the main roads. Cuddy Family Midtown Park has a groomed skating oval in winter, and a neighborhood farmers market brings local greens in summer.

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Mountain View

Visit Anchorage describes Mountain View as welcoming and lively, with bike paths linking it to Downtown, Russian Jack and Airport Heights. Mountain View Drive has Hawaiian, German, Vietnamese, Japanese and Mexican restaurants.

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Northeast Anchorage

Visit Anchorage places Northeast Anchorage along the foothills of the Chugach Mountains, including Muldoon, Scenic Foothills and Nunaka Valley. It is home to the Alaska Native Heritage Center and Cheney Lake, which city crews groom for ice skating in winter.

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Sand Lake & Bayshore

Visit Anchorage says Sand Lake and Bayshore mix shopping and dining with lakes, waterways and a coastal refuge. People swim and paddle in summer and ice fish in winter, and the Campbell Creek Trail links the area to Midtown.

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Spenard

The name comes from Joe Spenard, who developed a resort on Lake Spenard in 1916, according to Visit Anchorage. The north end of Spenard Road has a renovated pedestrian area with small shops and family restaurants, and Lake Hood and Lake Spenard are popular for watching planes.

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Turnagain

Visit Anchorage says Turnagain has several small parks and access points to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. Point Woronzof and Lyn Ary Park are good places to watch the sunset, and Earthquake Park covers local natural history.

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