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What comes as a package is the Liberty Falls and a perfect camping site. Liberty Falls, Chitina Source: Roman Krochuk / shutterstock Liberty Falls, AlaskaĪny time you are around Chitina, take advantage of the spectacular mountain views that the region boasts. In the depths of Alaska’s thick forest flowing with moss-covered yet vibrant green pines, lies the amazing beauty of the Virgin Falls.Īs you make your way to the falls, you are greeted by the stream’s swift water that leaves white bubbles and a dramatic silver effect teasing your sight.Īlthough it is an all-season fall in an amazing rain forest and the path is rated as moderate, the water tends to rise and flow faster during winter when the snow melts at the peaks.įurther reading: 15 Best Small Towns to Visit in Alaska 6. Virgin Creek Falls, Girdwood Source: Rex Lisman / shutterstock Virgin Creek Falls, Girdwood

Bundle up with ice spikes and crampons to veer through the blankets of ice along hills.ĥ. This means you must stay on the trails to be safe.ĭuring winter, expect to find frozen falls leaving magical columns of blue ice. However, the trail has been marked as treacherous, especially after gaining popularity and high traffic from tourists. You also get an occasional opportunity to have an up-close view of the deep canyon Thunderbird Creek and the Eklutna River. Landscaped with handrails and boardwalks, and coupled with viewpoints, the trailhead is easily accessible and well maintained. Located near Chugiak, the leisurely trail that leads to Thunderbird is only 1.8 miles long, and it only takes about half an hour to drive here from town. This is perhaps one of the best falls for family ventures and certainly one of my favorites. Thunderbird Falls, Anchorage Source: Jacob Player / shutterstock Thunderbird Falls, Anchorage Here is the list I created containing the 15 best waterfalls to visit in Alaska. I live in Alaska and have been hiking around the state since I was young. The best part is that most of the falls here don’t require overnight trips or long hikes. The image isn’t complete until you gaze at the bushes next to the falls nodding gently and leaving you with a sensation of a smell sweet as honey. Alaska is one spot washed by an overflow of splendid falls moving fast to carry the streams downhill as they make their way to the sea and the larger rivers. Prior to the recession of Mendenhall Glacier, it was said that the falls would drop "directly on the glacier", or that the "glacier covered the waterfall".Imagine the gushing of water over rocks, sometimes aggressive and other times calm, as it surges and plunges down hillsides. The creek cascades down towards Mendenhall Lake, forming a hanging valley, then plunges over the falls to the lake. The waterfall is fed by Nugget Creek, which is in turn fed by the Nugget Glacier, a tributary glacier on the mountainside east of Auke Bay. The lake then drains via Mendenhall River into the Inside Passage.

Formed by the creek from the Nugget Glacier, the waterfall drops 377 feet (115 m) in two tiers of 99 feet (30 m) and 278 feet (85 m) onto a sandbar in Mendenhall Lake, which is the freshwater pool at the face of the Mendenhall Glacier. Nugget Falls, also known as Nugget Creek Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls, is a waterfall downstream of the Nugget Glacier, at the base of Bullard Mountain, in the U.S.

For Nugget Falls, along the Rogue River, see Dillon Falls (Jackson County, Oregon).