Mountain bike on the Kepler-Bradley Lakes Trail System . Visit Big Lake - a true Alaskan playground. Plenty of boating , fishing, and snowmobiling activities. Simply drive Hatcher Pass road for incredible scenery. Rent a canoe or kayak and paddle over 12 miles of water throughout the Nancy Lakes Recreational area.
Lakes are calm with well marked portage trails and wonderful scenery and wildlife.
Great fishing everywhere in the valley for salmon, trout, grayling, pike, and char in all the lakes, streams, and rivers. Spend some time on King Mountain and the Matanuska River . Take a Knik Glacier Trip by boat, hike, or plane. The glacier is just outside of Palmer. Visit the Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer.