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Palmer

Conditions:
Fair
Temperature:
29° F

Wasilla

Conditions:
Fair
Temperature:
30° F

Talkeetna

Conditions:
Fair
Temperature:
25° F

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Valley Values - Lodging Specials

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Knik River Lodge:

Get your visiting family and friends off your couch and set them up in one of our comfortable Alaskan cabins at a great price this spring! Tourist rate is $185, local rate just $125 per night in May and June. We have a fine dining restaurant on site and a helicopter so your guests can see a glacier up close or even go glacier dogsledding high in the mountains. Reservations required: call 745-5002 or email info@knikriverlodge.com and mention the MSCVB local rate.

Alaska Garden Gate Bed and Breakfast:

Alaska Garden Gate Bed and Breakfast now has cottages, too --try a private cottage for two nights and get the second night for $99. Add a third night for $79! Each has a queen bed, bathroom, living room and full kitchen, fireplace, WiFi and flat screen TV, mountain views, and includes continental breakfast. Call 746-2333 or see http://www.gardengatebnb.com/ to check availability.

Value Package Trips

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Meandering Moose Lodging:

Discount to Alaska residents of 10 percent off our already-low rates. Call (907) 733-1000 or visit www.meandering-moose-lodging.com

Sheep Mountain Lodge:

Cabin rental - $50 off second night stay.  Stay two nights and receive $50 off the second night.  Winter weekend rates for a cabin with a kitchen are $149+Tax for two people.  Come enjoy our scenic mountain setting and relax in the comforts of our log cabins each with a private bath/shower.  Hot tub and wood-fired sauna.

Sheep Mountain Lodge is located at the top of Matanuska Valley at mile 113 of the Glenn Highway National Scenic Byway, close to the Matanuska Glacier.  Enjoy skiing and snowshoeing trails right outside your cabin.  Snowmobile and dogsled trail groomed to Gunsight Mountain.  Lodge restaurant is closed until May.  Please mention "Valley Values" at the time of booking to receive this special rate. Toll free: 1-877-645-5121, email: info@sheepmountain.com web: sheepmountain.com

Traleika Mountaintop Cabins:

Offers 10% discount to local Alaskan travelers. Must book directly for discount by contacting (907) 733-2711 or visiting http://www.traleika.com/.

Dream Inn Bed and Breakfast:

Book early for a 20 % discount for Alaska residents or their families visiting Alaska. Our large and spacious apartments feature private baths, full kitchens, kings or queen beds and another 600 square feet of TV, DVD and recreation area.  All new carpet and wood floors throughout.  And we are right on the way to Talkeetna or Denali Park.  Try our Summer Iditarod Program too!  Action-packed sled dog Rides, nature hiking with the pups and our fantastic Iditarod presentation make your stay here the single best day of your trip.    Go to http://www.vernhalter.com/. And click on the B & B webpage and the Summer webpage.  Available June 1st through Sept 15th.  See our Full Day tours also on the Dream a Dream Tours webpage.  Add Rafting or flightseeing or Wilderness Tours for a Full Day of real Alaska. 

Majestic Valley Lodge:

Mention the Mat-Su CVB special to receive a two-night stay and get the second night half off. Relax in any of the 14 units and enjoy a quiet mountain get away. Chef Nathan will prepare a meal to your liking after a day of hiking, rafting, glacier trekking, blueberry picking in August or September, or simply relaxing with the family. Outdoor games, bonfire, free wireless, and satelite television are also available. Contact 746-2930 or go to the website at http://www.majesticvalleylodge.com/.

Video Photo Tour

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Helpful resources

Helpful resources

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Maps and more

Maps and more

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Great outdoors

Great outdoors

Discover more about boating, rafting, fishing, flightseeing and how to get into the backcountry of… More Info

Denali Flightseeing

Denali Flightseeing

Alaska's majestic scenery appears magnified from a Cessna window and the vantage point makes for good… More Info

glaciers

glaciers

You can see a glacier just about anywhere in Alaska. But in the Mat-Su Valley, you can actually get out… More Info

Alaska Rafting

Alaska Rafting

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Dining in Mat-Su

Dining in Mat-Su

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Yahoo Mat-Su! Where Alaska comes to play

The Mat-Su Valley is your place for adventure. From flightseeing Mount McKinley to rafting the Matanuska River, excitement is right around every corner. Spectacular views abound, from mountains to glaciers to wildlife. Conveniently located 35 miles north of Anchorage, your Alaska experience begins when you get to the Mat-Su Valley. Spend a day exploring Hatcher Pass, test your luck fishing or take advantage of the bountiful hiking. The Mat-Su Valley - where Alaska comes to play!



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