Ship Creek Overlook Park — Attraction in Alaska

Nice place to stroll and watch enthusiastic anglers in action.

We were hoping to see some salmon and some fishing action so we went by the popular fishing hole at Ship Creek.

We visited the Ulu Factory and the Ship Creek trail which is right behind the factory. There are paid parking right in front of Ulu Factory.

A beautifully constructed and paved park. We saw lots of joggers during our visit. Fishermen line the stretch and repeatedly casting their line. Intriguing fishing technique, which I suspect is due to the water current.

We didn't spot any fish nor any fishermen reeling in any, it was still an interesting sight to observe.

This is the shoulder season and most of the king salmon have yet to arrive so we weren't able to spot any action. Believe this is going to be an amazing sight later in summer.

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The start of a trail that crosses over Ship Creek and allows the opportunity to watch people fish for Salmon as they make their run up from the bay. It's located along the northern edge of Anchorage, literally a short walk from downtown.We went in June 11, just after arriving from the airport and were looking for something cheap to do. We took an Uber to the Overlook and there's a trail that follows the creek from there. The water was brown but there were still plenty of people fishing of the banks, which were mostly muddy slopes. Unfortunately, we didn't see a single fish being caught that day but had fun just walking along the trail and...

This place sucks. It’s a scam. They charge for parking. Even on weekends unlike the rest of Anchorage. If you screw up and don’t realize it’s different, you get $50 ticket. Unbelievable. There is a giant empty parking lot right across the street that doesn’t charge anything. Park there. Avoid this tourist trap. They are obviously looking for people to entrap. We left our car to go ask about weekend parking. Literally gone 4m and someone had ticketed my car. They must have people hiding and ticketing. Go somewhere...