Serenity Falls
Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
- Access status
- Reserved-hut view; public exterior view unconfirmed
- The walk
- About 24 miles round trip to the hut
- Ground & access
- A long remote trip on a mostly broad lakeside trail, with a final uphill section. Snow and ice can substantially change travel time and equipment needs. No verified base approach is supplied.
Alaska.org documents waterfall views from inside Serenity Falls Hut, which requires a reservation. Do not assume day hikers may enter the hut. A public exterior viewing location has not been confirmed. The state gives the approach via Eklutna Lakeside Trail: past Kanchee Campground, stay before the large Eklutna River bridge and follow the signed uphill trail a few hundred yards to the hut.
Plan your visit
Reservation required: waterfall view from Serenity Falls Hut
The state gives 24 miles round trip to the hut. This is a viewing location, not a measured route to the waterfall base.
A long remote trip on a mostly broad lakeside trail, with a final uphill section. Snow and ice can substantially change travel time and equipment needs. No verified base approach is supplied.
Where to start
Start at the Eklutna Lake trailhead parking area. Hut reservations include parking permits according to party size; consult the reservation confirmation.
Timing & water
State guidance allows hiking and biking in summer and skiing or snowshoeing in winter. Motorized use is restricted; check current trail conditions and rules.
Before you go
A hut reservation is required for the documented interior view. Check current booking terms. State fees list $5 parking at Eklutna Lake; hut reservations include parking permits according to party size.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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