Alaska Excursions

Alaska Excursions

Wide range of glorious day trips throughout Southcentral Alaska.

Anchorage: 3°/8°/Mostly cloudy

Fairbanks: -23°/-15°/Partly cloudy

Juneau: 25°/29°/Flurries

More weather

Anchor Point, Alaska

Places in Alaska

National Parks | Regions | Cities | Photos | More

Travel deals

Get brochures for:

Glacier and Wildlife Tours

Fishing Guides and Charters

Day tours

Cruises

More brochures »

More cities and towns

Islands and Ocean Visitors Center

Livengood, Alaska

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

Fort Yukon, Alaska

Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska

Petersville, Alaska

Trapper Creek, Alaska

McGrath, Alaska

Diomede, Alaska

Galena, Alaska

Halibut Cove, Alaska

Ester, Alaska

Fox, Alaska

Central, Alaska

Pelican, Alaska

Gulkana, Alaska

Gakona, Alaska

Sterling, Alaska

Kasilof, Alaska

Anchor Point, Alaska

Moose Pass, Alaska

Eklutna, Alaska

Houston, Alaska

Nikiski, Alaska

Willow, Alaska

Chitina, Alaska

Big Lake, Alaska

Northway, Alaska

Mentasta Lake, Alaska

McKinley Park, Alaska

Manley Hot Springs, Alaska

Coldfoot, Alaska

Kake, Alaska

Elfin Cove, Alaska

Hollis, Alaska

Metlakatla, Alaska

Angoon, Alaska

Knik, Alaska

Hope, Alaska

Copper Center, Alaska

Ninilchik, Alaska

Paxson, Alaska

Circle, Alaska

Anderson, Alaska

Skagway services

Cordova services

North Pole, Alaska

Dillingham, Alaska

St. George, Alaska

Adak, Alaska

Bethel, Alaska

Glennallen, Alaska

Hyder, Alaska

Hoonah, Alaska

Craig, Alaska

King Salmon, Alaska

Cooper Landing, Alaska

Cantwell, Alaska

Healy, Alaska

Nenana, Alaska

Kenai Peninsula town's location was named by British explorer Capt. Cook

Alaska.com

Anchor Point, Alaska, sits on the Kenai Peninsula at the junction of the Anchor River and its north fork, 14 miles northwest of Homer on the Sterling Highway.

Anchor point has about 1,850 residents in a community that developed around the sportfishing industry.

Many residents work in nearby Homer in a variety of positions. Several lodges provide services. About one of every five homes is used only seasonally. There is one school, attended by about 150 students.

History

In the summer of 1778, England's Capt. James Cook and crews of the Resolution and Discovery sailed into Cook Inlet looking for a Northwest Passage. They gave Anchor Point its name after losing a kedge anchor to the tidal currents.

Source: Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development