Wildlife
Potter Marsh Wildlife Viewing Boardwalk
Anchorage, Alaska
Flat boardwalk over a tidal marsh, easy for birds and spawning salmon, minutes from Anchorage.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
A short boardwalk runs out over the marsh just south of town. Arctic terns, geese and swans nest here in summer, and salmon push up the creek later on. It is an easy first stop before the highway tightens up along the water.
Good to know
- Binoculars help
- Best in the evening light
- Best time
- Late May to August for birds
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Paved car park off the Seward Highway
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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