Carlson Park

Carlson Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Carlson Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Carlson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 61.19125, -149.84194. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carlson Park

• Goose Lake · lake · Anchorage · ~2 km · Must-see
• Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship · church · Anchorage · ~2 km · Must-see
• Greater Friendship Baptist Church · church · Anchorage · ~3 km · Must-see
• Russian Jack Springs Park · park · Anchorage · ~4 km · Must-see
• Anchorage Museum · lake · Anchorage · ~4 km · Must-see
• Delaney Park Strip · sanctuary · Anchorage · ~5 km · Must-see
• Focus on Statehood · attraction · Anchorage · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race · attraction · Anchorage · ~5 km · Must-see
• Oscar Anderson House Museum · museum · Anchorage · ~6 km · Must-see
• Alaska Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Anchorage · ~6 km · Must-see
• Westchester Lagoon Dam · lake · Anchorage · ~6 km · Must-see
• Islamic Community Center of Anchorage · dargah · Anchorage · ~6 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral · church · Anchorage · ~7 km · Must-see
• St. Innocent Orthodox Cathedral · church · Anchorage · ~7 km · Must-see
• Far North Bicentennial Park · park · Anchorage · ~7 km · Must-see
• Temnac P-38G Lightning · fort · Anchorage · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sri Ganesha Temple of Alaska · temple · Anchorage · ~9 km · Must-see
• Alaska Aviation Museum · museum · Anchorage · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Carlson Park

Other parks near Carlson Park

• Russian Jack Springs Park · park · Anchorage · ~4 km · Must-see
• Far North Bicentennial Park · park · Anchorage · ~7 km · Must-see
• H2Oasis · park · Anchorage · ~10 km · Must-see
• Point Woronzof Park · park · Anchorage · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kincaid Park · park · Anchorage · ~14 km · Must-see
• Alaska State Fairgrounds · park · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~72 km · Must-see
• Decision Point State Marine Park · park · Anchorage · ~107 km · Must-see
• Jacobson Park · park · Anchorage · ~0 km
• David Green Park · park · Anchorage · ~1 km
• University Park · park · Anchorage · ~1 km

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