biojeep Posted May 16, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 16, 2016 We will be driving from Anchorage to Denali & would like to stop at the Musk Ox Farm. How far is the farm from the main highway to Denali? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapleleaves Posted May 16, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 16, 2016 2 different highways! You'll be driving the George Parks Hwy when you travel from Anchorage to Denali. The Parks Hwy runs north/south direction . The Musk Ox farm is off the Glenn Hwy which runs east/west. The cut off to the Glenn Hwy is just north of Anchorage. Use the attached map to get your bearings. Look for Palmer; the farm is about another 5 miles east of there. Going to the farm would be a detour of about 15-20 minutes each way. http://www.themilepost.com/pdfs/highways/glennhwy_map_2.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKStafford Posted May 16, 2016 #3 Share Posted May 16, 2016 2 different highways!You'll be driving the George Parks Hwy when you travel from Anchorage to Denali. The Parks Hwy runs north/south direction . The Musk Ox farm is off the Glenn Hwy which runs east/west. The cut off to the Glenn Hwy is just north of Anchorage. Clarification: It's the Glenn Highway leaving Anchorage. The Parks Highway begins at the junction a few miles south of Wasilla. So you'd take the Glenn Highway north from Anchorage, through Palmer to the Musk Ox farm a couple of miles north of Palmer. To continue onto Denali, come back south to Palmer and turn west on the Palmer/Wasilla Highway. This will join the Parks Highway in Wasilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phdiva Posted June 6, 2016 #4 Share Posted June 6, 2016 The musk ox farm is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBBrew Posted July 21, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 21, 2016 How long should we plan on spending at the farm?? Website says the "tour" is 45 minutes but is there anything to do outside of that guided tour?? And do you know if they sell the qiviut merchandise on property? If not, any great suggestions of where to buy?? I have my heart set on a hat -- and for what I think I'm gonna end up spending (couple hundred maybe???), I want to have several to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvz2run2000 Posted July 21, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 21, 2016 We stopped at the Musk Ox Farm two weeks ago on our way back to Anchorage form Denali. It is well done and quite informative. There is a small museum/gift shop to look at while you wait for tour (5-15 minutes worth). The tour itself is about 45 minutes long and starts on the hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvorcruise Posted July 21, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 21, 2016 How long should we plan on spending at the farm?? Website says the "tour" is 45 minutes but is there anything to do outside of that guided tour?? And do you know if they sell the qiviut merchandise on property? There's not really anything to do beyond the tour - there's an interpretive area to go through while you wait for a tour to begin. They do sell qiviut products there as well as in their Oomingmak shop in downtown Anchorage. My wife still loves the nachaq I bought her there 20-odd years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torybruno Posted July 22, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I couldn't talk hubby into the Ox Farm, but further up the road, is the MICA guided glacier tours... This was THEE highlight of our cruise/Denali visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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