Earthquake Park
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Anchorage, AK 1 Reviews/Comments
Description: 

On Good Friday of 1964, Anchorage suffered an earthquake that caused a neighborhood called Turnagain Heights to slide into the Knik Arm. Instead of rebuilding, the area is now a park that connects to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. There are some interpretive signs about the earthquake, along with a sculpture that represents the earth shift. For more about the earthquake, visit the Anchorage Museum downtown.

On clear days, you can see the mountains on the other side of the arm, including Mount Susitna, and occasionally, Mount McKinley.

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Trails: 

Tony Knowles Coastal Trail

The Tony Knowles Coastal Trail is an 11-mile long paved, multi-use trail along the coast of Anchorage, Alaska. The smooth asphalt is good for bicycling, inline skating, jogging, walking, or cross-country skiing in the winter. This is one of the most heavily used trails in the Anchorage area, so you probably won't be alone.

The trail starts in Kincaid Park and ends in downtown Anchorage off of W. 2nd Street.

11.00miles

Comments

Lots of mosquitos in June

Submitted by jlinwood on Sat, 2010-07-03 08:49.

We went here on June 19, and the mosquito population seemed to be enjoying the park more than any of the users. Definitely a park to bring bug repellent and long sleeves for. Maybe even one of those head nets.