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The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) is a sanctuary dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, education, research and quality animal care. AWCC takes in injured and orphaned animals year-round and provides spacious...more

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Hours Today: 09:00 - 18:00

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Suggested duration: 2-3 hours

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Mile 79 Seward Highway, Girdwood, Anchorage, AK 99587

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Hendersonvillelady

5

Reviewed 4 days ago

Animals in large compounds,

After visiting the Alaska Zoo, which was nice, it was good to see the local wildlife in large open compounds, especially the bears. We watched the bears for quite a while and these natural clowns were very entertaining. Sometimes the animals came close to the...More

Date of experience: May 2019

Thank Hendersonvillelady

Hello, thank you for visiting and for your review. We're glad you enjoyed seeing our silly bears! We are sorry you were not comfortable with the crowds - the summer is our busiest season and we see many tour buses each day. We hope you'll...More

supernova74

Atlanta, Georgia

186

Reviewed 5 days ago

Great - try to avoid cruise ship days

We drove by the center on our roadtrip and spontaneously decided to visit as we drove by. It’s great for up close wildlife watching. Unfortunately during our visit the center was filled with cruise ship busses and a huge crowd. Would recommend to come back...More

Date of experience: August 2019

Thank supernova74

Hello, thank you for visiting and for your review. We're glad you stopped by and enjoyed seeing our wildlife. The summer is definitely our busiest season and we hope you can come see us again during a slower time of year. Thanks again and we...More

Robert R

New Port Richey, Florida

3

Reviewed 6 days ago

Very wet the day we where there. Road was full of potholes filled with water

The moose looked kinda sad. We should have gone here first before Denali park. Loved the Alaskan wolf pen. Good looking Animals. I was not aware the could be white. I have only seen grey and brown wolves before this

Date of experience: September 2019

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tbazzle

Nyack, New York

172

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Cool Place to see wildlife up close

I enjoyed our visit to the conservation center. The variety of animals to view did not disappoint. The setting is perfect! I loved that you are able to observe up close - that could have been a little luck too. Also nice learning center. Though...More

Date of experience: September 2019

Thank tbazzle

Hello, thank you for visiting and for your review. We're glad you enjoyed seeing our wildlife and hope you'll tell your friends and family about your positive experience with us. See you next time! Best, Pete

jmacch

Turnersville, New Jersey

483128

Reviewed 1 week ago

Visit to the Wildlife Conservation Center

My wife and I recently visited the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center with friends while on an Alaskan cruise tour. This attraction is very nice with numerous wildlife species. We enjoyed our visit and would definitely recommend visiting this place.

Date of experience: September 2019

Thank jmacch

Hello, thank you for visiting and for your review. We're glad you and your wife enjoyed seeing our wildlife and hope you'll tell your friends and family about your positive experience with us. See you next time! Best, Pete

JackAuckland

Auckland, New Zealand

14562

Reviewed 1 week ago

Animals up close

We had travelled for 11 days from Kenai to Fairbanks to Anchorage without seeing any animals apart from goats and sheep in the very far distance and a bald eagle in Ketchikan. So it was rewarding to be able to get very close to some...More

Date of experience: September 2019

Thank JackAuckland

Hello Jack, thank you for visiting and for your review. We're sorry you weren't able to see many animals in the wild but are glad you enjoyed seeing our wildlife! We hope you'll tell your friends and family about your positive experience with us. See...More

Jeannie2207

Windsor, United Kingdom

1014301

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Only place we saw bear in Alaska

We stopped here en route from Seward to Anchorage. There’s quite a few animals here including brown and black bears. It’s fairly spread out so there’s quite a bit of walking. We were only just starting our trip in Alaska and were travelling all over...More

Date of experience: May 2019

Thank Jeannie2207

Hello Jeannie, thank you for visiting and for your review. We're sorry you didn't see many animals in the wild but are glad you enjoyed seeing our wildlife. We hope you'll tell your friends and family about your positive experience with us. See you next...More

kjz5

Stafford, Virginia

4

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Plan to stay at least an hour

The Layout of the center was not the best for visitors and required a lot of walking between animal enclosures but truthfully visitors are second to caring for the animals.More

Date of experience: August 2019

Thank kjz5

Hello, thank you for your review. We're sorry you did not enjoy your visit and that you felt it was too much walking. Please note that guests can walk or drive, depending on what they are more comfortable with. If you have any other feedback,...More

Murfie

Victoria, Canada

4114

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Variety of wildlife to see.

We enjoyed visiting the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center and seeing the wildlife especially since we didn't see much wildlife in our visit to Alaska. We enjoyed seeing the musk ox. We were there at bear feeding time and got a good view of the bears....More

Date of experience: September 2019

Thank Murfie

Hello, thank you for visiting and for your review. We're glad you enjoyed seeing our muskox, bears and other wildlife! We hope you'll tell your friends and family about your positive experience with us. See you next time! Best, Pete

Dianne T

587

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Great place to see Wildlife

We spent an hour here on a recent trip and would have been there much longer had the weather cooperated. The Musk Oxen and bears are amazing but the other animals are also very interesting and are kept in huge enclosures where they can enjoy...More

Date of experience: September 2019

Thank Dianne T

Hello Dianne, thank you for visiting and for your review. We're glad you enjoyed seeing our bears, muskox, and other wildlife and hope you'll tell your friends and family about your positive experience with us. See you next time! Best, Pete

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349Tainah

Hi there, at what time do you feed the bears, thanks

19 August 2019|

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Our daily animal programs are as follows: Programs Time Location Birds Words 9:30 am Behind the Gift Store Bear Necessities 11:30 am BEARS Boardwalk Porcupine Chat 12:30 pm In front/behind Gift Shop Say “Hi” to... More

Litl V

If I take the train to the Whittier cruise terminal, is there any way to get to the Center for a visit? Rental cars are sold out from Anchorage and from Whittier and I was trying to avoid taking a shuttle bus from Anchorage, even though I know many include a stop at the Center. Thanks for any suggestions!

1 August 2019|

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Hi there, thank you for your question - By rental car or by tour bus are the only ways to get to the AWCC, as walking from the Portage Train Station is not recommended. We hope this information is helpful. Best, Pete

Scootergirl2013

Is it possible to get round the center on a small mobility scooter?

12 June 2019|

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Hi Preston, great question. We have a gravel road that loops around the AWCC. It can be uneven in places so, if possible, I'd suggest driving and then pulling over at the areas where you'd like to take a closer look. Hope... More