Home to the "World Famous" Midnight Sun Baseball game that takes place each summer on Solstice,…read moreJune 21, (since 1906 no less!) Growden Memorial Park is a nice place to catch an Alaska Goldpanners ballgame. Dirt parking lot, old building, wooden billboards, aluminum bleachers with no backrest, 6 or 7 Porta-Potty's as the only restrooms, chain-link fencing, things that are missing nowadays from most modern parks are what make Growden Park unique. But, Growden still holds that baseball magic, something a lot of modern places just can't do. The baseball tradition continues here, and summer games are played under the Alaska sun, no need for artificial lighting. The season is about two months long here, June and July, with most Goldpanners games here nightly at 7, with the occasional 3pm game. There is a lot of interesting history regarding the Goldpanners team, which is available on their website. The Goldpanners are a Collegiate Summer Baseball team, and have been playing at Growden since 1960! 2019 marks the Goldpanners 60th season. There have actually been quite a few legends to come through and play as Goldpanners, including Tom Seaver, legendary Dodger player and broadcaster Rick Monday, Barry Bonds, Bob AND Bret Boone, Cleveland Indians coach and former World Series Boston Red Sox coach Terry Francona, Harold Reynolds, Jason Giambi, Dave Winfield, and more! There is a "beer garden" area, with beer provided by local brewery HooDoo Brewing Company. There is a concession area, with basic snacks, canned sodas, hot pretzels, hot dogs. There is also a Goldpanners merch Area, where you can get your hats or jerseys, etc. Taking a look at the Goldpanners website, their GM John Lohrke is very passionate about baseball, and is committed to this team and providing a quality experience and product to the fans. The fan experience, while, by today's standards, would be quite "basic," I had a good time and really enjoyed it. I enjoyed the simplicity of the whole experience, and the main focus being the baseball. There was no WiFi or celebrity chef takeovers, or giant LED 4K screen, or even an ear shattering sound system. There was just nice, quality, fun, old school home-town baseball. The announcer was great, too, and took some funny liberties you wouldn't find in a more "professional" atmosphere. All family friendly of course. A nice touch, mini-"library" pencils were available to keep score on the handout roster, which has a scoresheet on back. I liked keeping score today, something I haven't done in awhile. I'd come again for sure. A great inexpensive place to bring the family. Solid players. Tickets for adults 18-64 are $7, kids 6-17, as well as 65+ are $5. Active Military are $5 as well, and UAF Students are $5. Kids 6 and under are FREE. I paid with cash, not sure of the credit card situation. I'd recommend bringing a pad or sweater or something to sit on to cushion the aluminum bleachers. It is nice to know there is some pure baseball out there, and a great way to spend an evening in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Nice park! Dexter had a great time. It is kept up. Has an outhouse and picnic tables. Plenty of…read moredog poop bags for those that forget theirs. And water tank!

Temporary site for dog park. Active fund raising ongoing for move to Davis Rd & Wilbur St. Current…read morelocation near downtown is fenced gravel lot. No trees. Pretty basic for a fun, off-leash frolic.

BEST experience EVER!!! Shannon was our guide and she was very knowledgeable,personable and just…read moremade this a very special experience! Would love to do this again. They also do a night tour which I can imagine how magical that would be.

Wonderful outdoor retreat, snow shoeing in the woods. Shannon and Evan are so passionate about the…read moregreat outdoors and could not have been nicer people to talk to and learn from. A surprise tea break among the powdered snow covered forest was a beautiful treat.

Its a pole. Its painted in red and white stripes, like a candy cane, which I guess is what you'd…read moreexpect. Its in a small park that has flowers in the summer and also has a playground. The street its on has Christmas-themed banners up probably year round. If you actually want to see a pole in North Pole, this is a good place to go; our kid got a kick out of it. But at the end of the day, its a pole and nothing more. But you might as well check it out while you're in town.

It's a historic site that's known to many as a cutesy thing to ever visit. So how can I not give it…read morea 5 star?!! But it really is just that, the North Pole. Funny how it was found in a junkyard though. Perfect time to visit it too, while lightly covered in melting snow.

Pretty cool place to go check out especially if you're into Christmas and Santa Claus…read more Even in the middle of the summer if they have all of the Christmas presents and Christmas decorations and Santa Claus things that you can see. There's free parking all over the place fun places to take pictures and you can even buy fudge in the summer.

There really is a place called the north pole and it's in Alaska. Like 30 minutes away from…read moreFairbanks you can find your way at the Santa Claus house, a 365 day a year gift shop/Santa house where you can send letters to Santa at North Pole or even buy a piece of a deed of the north pole, you can't miss it because the town has poles dressed in Candy Cane poles definitely worth a trip if you're out here great place to see the northern lights

Great experience as a first-timer/tourist! Only one guy was…read morerunning the business at our time from what I could tell but he was very nice and helpful with getting us set up with shoe rentals and the climbing basics. The gym offers a small weightlifting area, bouldering treadmill, kids climbing area, and plenty of bouldering courses varying in difficulty. A few couches were placed throughout the area for relaxing and recovering. The two restrooms were clean and there was a water station provided. Additionally, there was a community type of wall that had various amounts of information. Most notably, one of the programs they had was a find-a-gym-buddy post. Some people would leave posts of their climbing availabilities and if they could provide a ride or needed one - sounds like a great club to join if you are a local looking to take up a new hobby in climbing. I recommend visiting for anyone looking into this place and I would come again if given the chance.

This place was amazing. The kids absolutely love this place. There are different climbs based on…read moreyour skill level. So it is great to have the entire family have an outing here.

Had.trip with guide Tyson on the Delta Clearwater river for Grayling. It was terrific trip, guide,…read moreriver and experience. Highly recommend!

My husband and I had the best time ice fishing with our guide, Tyson!…read more He picked us up right on time from our hotel in Fairbanks and got everything set up for fishing. The equipment was easy to use and everyone caught plenty of fish. I thought it was a really cool experience that we were able to eat the fish we caught right after it came out of the water. Tyson made a delicious meal for everyone and we all had some great conversations too! We will be talking about this one for years!

This was a really fun experience overall. It was a nice, relaxing dog sled ride through a serene…read morepublic park. Our guide was fun to talk t, a nice guy who has been training and running sled dogs for years and had great stories. Checking in: When you arrive, you check in at a little house at the bottom of the long driveway downhill and then head over to the sled waiting area. Meeting the Dogs: While you wait your turn, you can pet and play with the dogs. It's a little bit sad at first because each dog is chained to a stake near their individual dog house. Some of them were really tired and just wanted to be left alone, but others were super friendly and eager to make friends. The Ride: When it's your turn, you just pop right into the sled and off you go! A quick heads-up: make sure you get completely comfortable before you take off, because there is no stopping to re-adjust once you start. Also, keep in mind the seating arrangement means the person in front is essentially laying back on the person in the back. While it was a fun bucket-list experience, it's probably a one-and-done activity that I wouldn't necessarily feel the need to do again. Pro tip: Warning (The Hill): To get to the rides, you drive down a long, snow-covered driveway hill, roughly 150 yards. As I was driving down, I couldn't help but wonder if my car would be able to get back up. Sure enough, afterwards, my SUV rental could not make it up the slope and kept sliding backward. Even though I was driving an All-Wheel Drive SUV, it only had standard tires instead of proper snow tires, which caused me a ton of grief and ultimately required a tow up the hill by AAA. (If you're curious, I rented the vehicle from Budget at the airport, you can read my separate review about that nightmare!). It's a fun, authentic Alaskan adventure. Just make sure your vehicle is truly winter-ready.

What an amazing adventure. We had a fantastic ride through snowy forest being pulled by beautiful…read moredogs!! We had a great chat with our musher about life in Alaska and she stopped for photos. Petting the dogs afterwards was a wonderful way to end the trip. Highlight of our trip to Fairbanks.