Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, AK
Visitor Services

Interpretive facilities and visitor access can be found at the Potter Marsh Nature Center.

Service	Description	Service	Description
	Fees A small fee is required.		Information There is an authoritative information center here.

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Special Considerations

Feeding wildlife is prohibited. To protect wildlife from disturbance during summer months, visitors to Potter Marsh are restricted to boardwalks and roadsides. Visitors can observe adult chinook, coho, and pink salmon returning to Rabbit Creek to spawn. Juvenile fish are often seen in the marsh below the boardwalk.

In the fall, waterfowl hunters use the flats, with access through Johns and Oceanview municipal parks. To ensure wildlife viewing opportunities and public safety, portions of the refuge, including Potter Marsh, are closed to hunting. Safety precautions on the tideflats are also essential. Incoming tides are high and move faster than a person can run. An unwary adventurer may get stuck in the sticky mud of Turnagain Arm.

Restrictions

Feeding wildlife is prohibited.