My understanding is this place is going to close soon to be remodeled…read more Before it does, I want to note several things. First, I am AMAZED at how focused on cleaning this place is. Every time I'm there the lifeguards are super busy cleaning. They even have a soap machine on wheels that goes through the locker room and thoroughly cleans everything. Second, they have a very modern pay system where cash OR card is available to pay. Third, the staff is very friendly and readily available to answer questions. Furthermore, they switch lifeguards regularly and have several staff on the clock at a time. To me, this means they have a alert and able bodied staff ready to take care of any swimmer that goes awry. Finally, don't forget: 1. Your lock for the locker room 2. A towel 3. To take your shoes off at the door 4. Flip flops to wear around the pool deck and locker room 5. To shower before you leave the locker room. (The lifeguards will tell you to go back and shower if you forget)

My family loves this pool. You can rent it for about $100 dollars for birthday parties, and also…read morecan get lessons there. The staff is great with kids. Would recommend to anyone.

Looks like an okay place but extremely disappointing customer service. I wanted to join a month to…read moremonth on account of moving to Anchorage soon, but the enrollment fee for that is $500. When I asked if they could make an exception (or even offered to sign a 12 month contract with an opt-out if I move) they wouldn't take my money. Pretty lame.

The fee was quite reasonable for a full-access membership for me and my fam. To create an account…read moretook 10 minutes and was easy. I signed up for teen CrossFit and after the first day I was sore as heck. The atmosphere was like a big family. As a newbie I was given an easier load and they were super helpful in coaching and encouraging. The entire facility is clean and well-maintained and there is so much space and varied equipment. Unfortunately, there is not an option for 6 stars.

Great family owners small buisness…read more Gymnastics is good for all kids to help get fitness discipline and just have funnnn This place checks all the boxes and are a great team gym also

This is a wonderful place for people of all ages to visit. We got to see baby reindeer, which are…read morecuteness beyond belief, as well as feed treats to llamas and alpacas. They have rescue moose and bison you can see up close. You can have a tour from a young, friendly, knowledgeable guide and opt for a tractor ride. Don't miss the amiable tom turkey displaying his feathers. Stop by the food place to see baby quail and cockatoo. The price is reasonable, and you will take home many photos and memories.

My aunt was visiting from Maryland and we also had a few days left before leaving Alaska, so we…read moredecided to check out the Reindeer Farm in Palmer. If you have a kids or just a big animal lover, this is the place to go! They have all sorts of animals. They have different prices for visitors, AK residents, military, children as well as seniors. The admission ticket comes with a mini tractor ride (don't expect too much tho!). Right before you get to the tractor, there's a huge playground area for the kids to enjoy and mess around. You can also feed the animals, which I enjoyed a lot! Def a must when you're visiting!

Not a good time at this pool if you have active, energetic kids around preschool or Kindergarten…read moreage! Every 2 minutes the manager or lifeguards were calling me out because my boys were splashing too hard, not entering the pool in the right area, of course running and a bunch of other trivial stuff! I was constantly being monitored and being made to feel I wasn't doing my job as a parent! AND you have to be in the pool with them and pay for yourself; you can't just stay up in the bleachers and watch your kids! You can't even go to the restroom alone for one minute without being confronted for leaving your kids unattended! In past times, it was the lifeguards job to keep the kids in line at the pools, but instead they are relying on the parents to keep up with the kids at all times! And the place is old and falling apart! Chugiak pool is FAR better and friendlier staff!

Wasilla pool staff are excellent, friendly and helpful.read more

Awesome spot for winter golfing! Limitless courses for golfing with your friends! Also fun shooting…read moresimulators could be fun for a birthday party!

Located in between Anchorage and Palmer is Peters Creek DGC located just off of the Old Glenn…read moreHighway (right next to the Glenn Highway). This 18 hole course plays through heavily wooded areas with some of the holes on the back 9 playing near or along Peters Creek. This was my first and only disc golfing experience while I was up in Alaska. And one I had heard very little about as far as on DGC Review website or by word of mouth. Actually, my golfing buddy suggested I make the trek out to downtown Anchorage to play Westchester Lagoon but it's been closed during the summer due to clashes between golfers and other users of the park. Since I was staying in Palmer, I decided to give this course a try. There's two parking lots to choose from when entering the park. The closest one (near the course's bulletin board) is located near the path to hole # 1, while the other parking lot (through the gate) is closer to hole #10...so depending on where you want to start your round, parking in either of these lots will accommodate your plans. While I played early (10 AM) on a Wednesday morning the course and parking lot was pretty empty, I did do some reconnaissance the evening before on the way back from dinner in Eagle River. I noticed that the course and front lot can get crowded, especially in the summer evenings when it doesn't get remotely dark-ish until Midnight or 1 AM. A short walk from the front lot down a path into the thick forest of Birch Trees is where the tee for hole # 1 awaits. As a California disc golfer and a first time player of this course, I stood for a while trying to take in the path and overall set up for the first basket. It's not too often you play a course in California with this many trees in your line of sight. Courses in CA tend to be a bit more wide open. I can imagine this is what those on the east coast have to deal with when playing some of their heavily wooded, tight fairway courses. After the shock, I started my round...hitting a share of trees but making Par on most holes on the front 9. Aside from the trees, you have quite a few holes that tend to play extremely short (some as short as just over 150 feet) but hook hard to the right, meaning if you're not left handed, you need to have a disc you can turn over or have a decent side arm game. This course definitely forces you to break out of your normal throwing game if you want to have a shot at some birdie opportunities. Most of the front 9 plays through the maze of Birch trees, with a few holes giving the player an opportunity to power out some throws on a few open fairways (holes 4,5,6 come to mind as they play along side of a rocky hill and down what looks like a dirt fire lane path.) Hole 7 is an straight away up-hill shot with a drop off to the left side (another good hole for something understable or a side arm shot for RHBH throwers). Hole 8 proved to be one of the more exciting holes on the course for the fact it's the only downhill shot in all 18 holes. With a mandatory on the right side, it's a straight and slightly to the left 237 foot hole that could easily lead one to empty their bag because it's such a fun hole to throw on. Much like the front 9, the back has a mix of tree laden holes as well as quite a few long holes as well. You can also hear Peters Creek throughout the back 9, making the atmosphere quite relaxing. Hole 15 is likely what many consider the courses signature hole, especially since this is where we get our first sight of Peters Creek. It's the longest hole on the course (375 feet) with a long and wide fairway and a basket nestled in a grove of thick trees to the left. But BEWARE! There's a drop off beyond the basket (both behind it and to the right...where the fairway leads you) into the "creek". The "creek" runs more like a river in the summer due to the snow / glacier melt from the nearby mountains. Chances to loose a disc to the creek come into play on holes 17 and 18 as well. I finished 4 over on my first 18 and 3 over on my second 18. Not bad considering this was my first time here. Some other thoughts... - Perhaps the only reason why I didn't give this course a perfect rating is due to the fact that there are no tee pads. Some tees were muddy and unplayable (had to throw from one side or the other on some holes). This is honestly the only complaint I could come up with. - Along with tee signs at every hole, there was a garbage can attached to the tee at every hole as well. It's something we need to see more of in CA. Unfortunately I did see some trash while walking the course. Seriously??? It's fucking Alaska! Show some respect! - While there are tee signs at each hole, navigating the course could be troublesome if you fail to bring a course map with you (map can be found at the link at the top of this business page). - During the summer the mosquitoes are relentless, so be sure to bring some repellent with you. - Look out for wildlife (saw moose prints in the mud).

We decided to do something different this year for Valentine's Day and made dinner reservations at…read morethe Chugiak Senior Center after seeing it advertised a few weeks back on their marquee... and we're so glad we did. The entryway was well lit, clean and everyone was just ridiculously friendly and working so hard. Seating started at 5:30 and dozens of us were waiting, mingling and happy to be there. They had a bar area set up with beer and wine, so you were able to have a drink while you waited and for dinner. They moved us quickly into the dining room, seating tables of 6- 8 and it was so wonderful to mingle with others. We sat with two other couples and enjoyed chatting with them. We were served a lovely meal... baskets of piping hot fried mushrooms were served to each table, followed by salad with a tasty brie stuffed puff pastry, warm whole grain bread with butter, your choose of prime rib or salmon and fixings and topped off with your choice of chocolate cake, mango cake or cheesecake with cherries. We had the prime rib and it was cooked to a perfect medium rare! The volunteers worked so hard to serve all the tables, refill beverages and clean up! It was a wonderful evening and we'll definitely go back again! I'm looking forward to going by for lunch one of these days that I'm working from home... which has been highly recommended in the past. There are also a lot of activities offered and you don't have to be a senior citizen to join in... I think I'll join the knit witz group in the near future!