Anchorage · DOG SLEDDING & MUSHING TOURS
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Sled dogs are the state sport of Alaska, and you can meet a working team year round. These are the best dog sledding tours near Anchorage, from summer cart rides in Willow to a helicopter landing on a glacier kennel, with what each involves and which run on snow versus on wheels.
A short Seward dog mushing tour with a husky team ride, close puppy time, and an Iditarod gear-and-training lesson, plus round-trip transport.
“Knowledgeable staff, clean place, started on time. We enjoyed our guide and he was able to answer all our questions. Easy to find the location with good parking”
1.5-hour Willow husky sled ride from Wasilla. Help harness Iditarod dogs, ride private trails with Denali views, warm up after.
“Amazing experience. So much fun and informative. Guides were great and provided an exciting adventure. The dogs were super friendly and you could easily tell they loved to go sledding. Highly recommend and would do the experience again. Thank you!”
Helicopter to Punchbowl Glacier for guided dog sledding with Iditarod stories in a small group from Girdwood.
“Such an amazing and memorable experience! Everybody was so nice, the dogs were so amazing and well loved. The helicopter ride was short, but beautiful, and the mushing on the glacier was phenomenal! So much fun!”
Fly by helicopter to Godwin Glacier, ride real huskies on snow, and warm up at a professional dog camp near Seward for about 90 minutes.
“Helicopter ride is very scenic and the top of the glacier looks surreal. The dogs are beyond impressive and the puppies are adorable.”
Meet a Seward husky kennel, cuddle puppies, and take a 2-km wheeled sled-cart ride. Small group, about 1.5 hours, $95.
“So so fun to watch the handlers do what they love. The dogs are all well cared for and friendly. They went out of their way to make sure we got all our questions answered and pictures taken.”
Anchorage dryland dog sledding at Tozier Track: meet musher Robert, learn mushing and Iditarod ties, ride a wheeled sled, and meet puppies.
“What a great experience! We did this as a last-minute excursion, but so happy we did! Robert and Jay provided a wealth of knowledge and history regarding dog sledding in Alaska. We had a fabulous time. The dogs were awesome, and the puppies were adorable! Great experience and highly recommend!”
Traditional Alaskan dog sledding near Willow with an Iditarod-style team, Denali views, hands-on harnessing, and hot cocoa and cookies after.
“Kaci was a wonderful musher! She was very informative and friendly! Both our mushers made sure we had a safe a fun time! They made sure we had photo opportunities and even took some snaps with our camera so we could have a group photo! We would definitely go again to experience it with more snow!”
Summer dog sledding in Seward: tour Mitch Seavey’s kennel, ride a wheeled sled through rainforest trails, meet huskies and puppies.
“I really enjoyed the tour and dog sled ride. Everthing was well maintained.”
Scenic Glenn Highway views plus a Willow kennel visit with an Iditarod musher and a short overland husky sled ride from Anchorage.
“My daughter and I loved the experience. On the way to Willow for the ride, our guide David shared facts about the surrounding area. We made a stop at a cute small shop for a bathroom break and one large scoop of ice cream. We then headed to Willow and made a brief stop at the community center where the start of Iditarod takes place. Now it was on to the puppies and dog sled ride. We stopped at Matthew Failor's kennel. Matthew finished 11th in the 2025 Iditarod. One can tell he loves and takes care of his dogs. My group played with adorable puppies while the other group…”
Seward kennel tour with Travis Beals, husky puppy cuddles, sled commands demo, and a 1.5-mile dog sled ride in Alaska.
“A must do!!!! We were visiting Alaska for 10 days and went on many guided adventures and this was our favorite, hands down. The location is easy to find and so very cute! The entire staff is amazing! It was wonderful hearing about their adventures and learning all about Dog sledding. They are so knowledgeable, sharing lots of information about their dogs, the Iditarod, and dog sledding. They were happy to answer all our questions, and you could tell that they LOVE what they do. We were able to spend some time meeting the dogs, and it was especially wonderful to get to meet some of the puppies!!! But, the…”
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