Fairbanks, Alaska
Alaska, the Last Frontier. Find your inner adventurer here where pioneers forged a path to greatness. For the most up to date travel information on Fairbanks Alaska, The Fairbanks Alaska CVB website is the source for information on lodging, restaurants, attractions and events. Find information on Pioneer Park and the shops, food, and fun to be found there. The website also contains information on area weather, maps and other helpful travel aids for what ever you need for an exciting experience.
Nestled on the shores of the Chena River, Fairbanks is Alaska's second-largest city, with a population of close to 35,000 in the city limits and 86,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Fairbanks continues its role as the services hub and gateway to Alaska’s vast Interior Alaska and expansive Arctic. Just minutes from town you can go hiking, biking, white water rafting, canoeing, kayaking, dog mushing, skiing, camping, hunting and fishing. Visitors to Fairbanks can also head north to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or south into Denali National Park and view North America’s tallest mountain.
Aurora Borealis, also known as Northern Lights; Fairbanks, Alaska provides one of the best spots on earth to see them. Beautiful and mysterious curtains, the colors range from green to red to purple, with the brightest and most common color, a yellow-green. Fairbanks sits under what is called the auroral oval, a ring-shaped region around the North Pole. Our location offers a great balance of occurrence, frequency and activity. Intensity varies from night to night, with the best viewing from late evening through the wee hours of the morning, late August to April. |
