Palmer Creek Lakes
Today
Getting there
- Distance
- 3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 850 ft
- Route
- Out & back
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Dogs
- Allowed
- High point
- 2800 ft
- Drive from Anchorage
- 1h18 to Hope
- Drive from Fairbanks
- Full day, 7h52 to Hope
What it is like
A rough mining road leads to twin alpine lakes in a glacier bowl; the upper one keeps icebergs floating all summer.
🦟 Bugs: Low (breezy/high) Bears: Common, make noise