Adventure Map

Stylized relief map of Alaska Backcountry Access country — Anchorage to Seward in summer, the Eureka glaciers in winter. Illustrative, not for navigation; select a marker for location details and booking.

Girdwood

The valley where most trips begin.

Access: Rental pickups at the Girdwood business location (operator pin on file); evening pickup window 6–9 PM.

ATV & Side-by-Side Rentals (24-hour pickup)

summer

Duration: 24-hour blocks, 1–5 days bookable online; pickup 6–9 PM in Girdwood or Portage
Price: From $240 per day (CFMOTO CFORCE 500); Outlander MAX from $265, Ranger SP 570 from $295

Pick up a machine and ride on your own schedule. Three models; for other machines, durations of 6+ days, or delivery, text us and we’ll build it by hand.

Choose your machine & dates →or text 907‑783‑3600

Winter operations focus on the Eureka glacier country — flip the season toggle, or see the full list below.

Full details below ↓

Bird Creek

Forest trails close to Anchorage.

Access: We deliver the machine to the Bird Creek trailhead — the exact meeting pin comes with your booking. A good introductory forest trail close to Anchorage.

Bird Creek — Delivered ATV Trailhead Package

summer

Duration: Trailhead day package (11 AM – 5 PM window)
Price: From $325

We deliver the machine to the Bird Creek trailhead — you just ride. Forest trails close to Anchorage.

Choose rider type & dates →or text 907‑783‑3600

Winter operations focus on the Eureka glacier country — flip the season toggle, or see the full list below.

Full details below ↓

Ingram Creek

Head of the Arm — tideland riding basecamp.

Access: Skookum Adventure Basecamp — Mile 75 Seward Highway.

Get directions in Google Maps ↗

AKMUDITUP — Turnagain Arm Mud Tour

summer

Duration: 3 hours
Price: $345 per person

The flagship guided ride across the muddy tidelands and grassy meadows of Turnagain Arm — wet sand, stream crossings, and wildlife watching with a local rider leading the way.

Start times follow the tide (morning ~11 AM, afternoon ~3 PM) — confirmed at booking

Book AKMUDITUP or text 907‑783‑3600

2-Hour DIY Snowmobile Rental — Ingram Creek

winter

Duration: 2-hour rental
Price: $285

Short self-guided ride toward the Spencer / Skookum glacier country from the head of the Arm.

Book the 2-hour Ingram Creek rental or text 907‑783‑3600

6-Hour DIY Snowmobile Rental — Ingram Creek

winter

Duration: 6-hour rental
Price: $365

A full self-guided day staged from Ingram Creek.

Book the 6-hour Ingram Creek rental or text 907‑783‑3600

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Placer Overflow — Spencer Glacier

Meetup for Spencer Glacier jetboating, trekking & paddleboarding.

Access: Summer jetboating meets at the Placer Overflow Parking Lot (operator pin on file). Winter basecamp is near the 'Welcome to Alaska's Kenai Peninsula' sign — no restrooms at basecamp, please use facilities in town.

Get directions in Google Maps ↗

Blue Ice Jetboating — Spencer Glacier

summer

Duration: About 2 hours 15 minutes
Price: $225 per person

Jetboat up the braided channels to the ice at Spencer Glacier.

Under-13 riders wear a USCG-approved life jacket underway — ABA policy

Book Blue Ice Jetboating or text 907‑783‑3600

Blue Ice Kayaking Adventure — Spencer Glacier

summer

Duration: About 3.5 hours
Price: $345 per person

Paddle among the blue ice on Spencer Glacier Lake.

Under-13 riders wear a USCG-approved life jacket underway — ABA policy

Book Blue Ice Kayaking or text 907‑783‑3600

Spencer Glacier Snowmobile Tour

winter

Duration: About 4 hours (30-mile round trip)
Price: $325 per person

Ride mountain-lined snowfields to Spencer Glacier Lake — icebergs, seracs, and on lucky days the icy cave-like features up close.

Bring warm layers, gloves and goggles to supplement provided gear; avoid glasses — opt for contacts or goggles that fit over them

Book Spencer Glacier tour or text 907‑783‑3600

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Falls Creek & Crown Point

Two Kenai trailheads near Moose Pass — ATV & 6×6 rentals, dropped and picked up.

Access: Falls Creek and Crown Point trailhead ATV / 6×6 rentals near Moose Pass — drop-off, pick-up, cleaning, helmets and fuel included. Exact trailhead pin comes with the booking.

Get directions in Google Maps ↗

Falls Creek — Delivered ATV Trailhead Package

summer

Duration: Trailhead day package (11 AM – 5 PM window)
Price: From $425

Machine delivered to the Falls Creek trailhead for experienced riders who want elevation.

Choose rider type & dates →or text 907‑783‑3600

Crown Point — Delivered ATV Trailhead Package

summer

Duration: Trailhead day package (11 AM – 5 PM window)
Price: From $425

Delivered-machine riding on the switchbacks above Crown Point — for riders who want to climb.

Choose rider type & dates →or text 907‑783‑3600

Winter operations focus on the Eureka glacier country — flip the season toggle, or see the full list below.

Full details below ↓

Old Sterling Highway

Scenic Kenai route — the family-friendly one.

Access: Meetup is a small dirt road off the Sterling Highway (operator pin on file); the exact pin comes with the booking.

Get directions in Google Maps ↗

Old Sterling Highway — Delivered ATV Trailhead Package

summer

Duration: Trailhead day package (11 AM – 5 PM window)
Price: From $415

The easy-going one — a scenic Kenai route with the machine waiting at the trailhead.

Choose rider type & dates →or text 907‑783‑3600

Winter operations focus on the Eureka glacier country — flip the season toggle, or see the full list below.

Full details below ↓

Seward — Godwin Glacier

Heli-access glacier snowfields, summer only.

Access: Seward Helicopters office at the Seward Airport — check in for the snow-safety briefing, gear selection and helicopter orientation.

Get directions in Google Maps ↗

Summer Snowmobile Tour — Godwin Glacier (heli access)

summer

Duration: About 4 hours
Price: $895 per person

Fly past the blue ice face above Resurrection Bay to a glacier snowfield basecamp — summer snowmobiling that exists almost nowhere else.

Check in at Seward Helicopters for the snow-safety briefing before flying

Book the Godwin Glacier tour or text 907‑783‑3600

Winter operations focus on the Eureka glacier country — flip the season toggle, or see the full list below.

Full details below ↓

Eureka Roadhouse

Winter's home base — glacier-ride country on the Glenn Highway.

Access: Eureka Lodge, MP 128 Glenn Highway — real bathrooms and a restaurant at the Lodge.

Get directions in Google Maps ↗

No summer trips are staged at this location — the full seasonal list lives below the map.

Eureka Snowmobile Ride

winter

Duration: About 2 hours
Price: $275 per person

The approachable Eureka ride — a two-hour loop from the historic Eureka Roadhouse through windswept tundra and black-spruce forest on old gold-miner trails. Clear days bring views of snow-capped volcanoes and distant glaciers from a panoramic overlook, with ptarmigan and caribou along the way. Real bathrooms and a restaurant right at the start.

Book the Eureka snowmobile ride or text 907‑783‑3600

Eureka Roadhouse DIY Snowmobile Rental

winter

Duration: Self-guided rentals — 3-hour, 8-hour, or 24-hour blocks (multi-day available)
Price: From $395 (3 hr) to $415 (8 or 24 hr); multi-day available

Take a sled out on your own — Summit NEO+ and Expedition Sport snowmobiles for self-guided riding on the Forest Service trails around Eureka Roadhouse. Best for riders with winter and motorsport experience; 3-, 8-, and 24-hour blocks, staged from the Lodge.

Self-guided on Forest Service trails — winter and motorsport experience highly recommended; local knowledge and outdoor experience are key

Book the Eureka rental (3 hr — longer on the page)or text 907‑783‑3600

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Tazlina — MP 155.6

The most remote ride — a highway pullout and then the wild.

Access: Meets at a highway pullout near Mendeltna, MP 155.6 from Anchorage — the most remote start.

Get directions in Google Maps ↗

No summer trips are staged at this location — the full seasonal list lives below the map.

Tazlina Glacier Snowmobile Ride

winter

Duration: About 6 hours (~60 miles round trip)
Price: $475 per person

A guided ride through spruce forest and glacial valleys to frozen Tazlina Lake, then — in ideal conditions — across the lake to the glacier face and its iceberg lagoon. The most remote of the Eureka rides, winding past towering ice and blue-hued crevasses, yet suited to riders of all levels.

Most remote ride — supported/semi-guided, riders share in decisions and personal caution

Book the Tazlina Glacier ride or text 907‑783‑3600

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Nelchina Glacier

The face of a living glacier — ABA's signature backcountry ride.

Access: Rides meet at Eureka Lodge, MP 128 Glenn Highway — this marker is the glacier itself (the destination), roughly 50 miles round trip from the meetup.

Get directions in Google Maps ↗

No summer trips are staged at this location — the full seasonal list lives below the map.

Nelchina Glacier Snowmobile Ride

winter

Duration: About 6 hours (~50 miles of backcountry riding)
Price: $445 per person

An all-day ride deep into the Chugach Range to the face of Nelchina Glacier — the trip that made ABA's name, thanks to Nelchina's intermittent ice cave (the 'worm hole'). Starts from Eureka Lodge, and guiding to this glacier is fairly unique to this operation.

Active participation model — riders share in decisions and safety

Book the Nelchina Glacier ride or text 907‑783‑3600

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Monument Mountain

Gold-mining trails into open tundra above the Copper River Valley.

Access: Rides meet at Eureka Lodge, MP 128 Glenn Highway — this marker shows the Monument Mountain riding area, not the meetup.

Get directions in Google Maps ↗

No summer trips are staged at this location — the full seasonal list lives below the map.

Snowmobile Ride — Monument Mountain (4 Corners)

winter

Duration: About 4 hours
Price: $335 per person

Ride gold-mining trails into open tundra above the Copper River Valley — on a clear day you can pick out distant Mt. Drum and even Nelchina Glacier beyond the spruce, and if conditions allow, climb to the lookout at Monument Mountain. Watch for ptarmigan and roving bands of caribou. Starts and finishes at the Eureka Lodge.

Book the Monument Mountain ride or text 907‑783‑3600

Full details below ↓

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