Moose Pass, Alaska · Kenai Peninsula County · Facility
Hop off the Train at the Spencer Whistle Stop!Take a tour with a Forest Service interpreter around the foot of Spencer Lake and then float among the icebergs that have calved off of the great glacier while the guide steers an Alaskan Native canoe. Or take a leisurely journey by raft down the Placer River toward Turnaga…
Hop off the Train at the Spencer Whistle Stop!Take a tour with a Forest Service interpreter around the foot of Spencer Lake and then float among the icebergs that have calved off of the great glacier while the guide steers an Alaskan Native canoe. Or take a leisurely journey by raft down the Placer River toward Turnagain Arm.
Heading to Spencer Whistle Stop? A few things to know before you go:
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