Indian Creek Bicycle Trail & Bird Creek Campground 
 We love this bike trail because it is so picturesque and
easy. Our friend Paul used to
take students from his elementary school here for field trip bicycle excursions.
We were fortunate enough to be asked to join him one spring for his first
ride of the season. We would
recommend this approximately 3 mile trail to anybody interested in getting a
little exercise and enjoying the view of Turnagain Arm.
 The beginning of this trail can be found just over 20 miles
outside of Anchorage on the Seward Highway.
Driving south out of Anchorage, look for the parking lot on the right
side of the road marked with a big brown sign.
The parking lot has toilets, as well as a viewing area with a telescope
to see across the waters to the town of Hope.
The bike trail is completely paved to the end, and the park service was
in the process of installing benches along side the trail every so often.
These should be complete by the fall of 2000.
 Part of the trail follows along the edge of Bird Creek
Campground. This campground
features 22 campsites and 4 walk-in sites.
It has toilets as well as a water pump.
However, Bird Creek is a very popular area for Anchorage fishers, so it
can be extremely difficult to find an empty spot. If you do, spending an evening in this beautiful site is well
worth the time.
 Across the Seward Highway from the campground there is a
parking lot with additional camp sites. These
sites are not as nice as the main campground, just a place to park with a picnic
table, fire ring, and place to pitch a tent.
But there are toilets here too, as well as water fountains and boards
describing more of the geology and wildlife found in the area.
 Camping here too costs $10 per night.
There is also a day use area with picnic
tables along the side of the parking lot overlooking the inlet. Restaurants would charge an arm and a leg to offer this sort
of view – but for day use it is yours for free.
Over by the main viewing area there are telescopes to use for spotting
wildlife or admiring the scenery across the inlet.
Presently, the bike trail ends at a short
dirt road hill that climbs back up to the highway.
There are plans to extend and connect the trail to the Girdwood bicycle
trail that was recently constructed atop the old roadbed where the Seward
Highway once ran.
Last Visited: May 2000
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