Seward Highway

All American Scenic Byway

The Seward Highway offers some of the most beautiful scenic views in the U.S.A. and is recognized as a United States All American Scenic Byway by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The Seward Highway offers an incredible diversity of scenic landscapes and unique natural features in one area. This 127-mile road (203 km) links Anchorage with Seward and passes through some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. The landscape includes the mountains and sea of Turnagain Arm, wet marshes that are home to multitudes of birds, deep forests, alpine meadows and lakes, waterfalls, and glaciers. In the springtime wildflowers brighten every corner of the road. Only Alaska's Seward Highway can offer this particular mix created by climate, geography, and geology.

This road winds through a land of remarkable beauty for 203 km. From the reflective waters of Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage travelers rapidly ascend 300 meters above sea level to an alpine meadow. After passing through a region of alpine rivers and lakes they find themselves back by the sea at the harbor town of Seward, surrounded by rugged fjords. This is Alaska's Seward Highway.

Highlights

Anchorage (Mile 118 to Mile 127)
Potter Marsh (Mile 117)
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (Mile 79)
Portage Glacier Road (Mile 79)
Summit Lake (Mile 45)
Trail Lake (Mile 31)
Moose Pass (Mile 29)
Exit Glacier Road (Mile 3.5)
Seward (Mile 0)

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Learn More - External Links

Official web page of the Seward Highway, National Scenic Byway Program, U.S. Department of Transportation
Official web page of the Seward Highway, Alaska Department of Transportation
Official website of the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau
Official website of the Seward Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau