Community
Palmer
Palmer, Alaska has over 5,800 residents as of 2020 in an area of around 5 square miles. Palmer is a small town of local shops and amazing farms and is known for the Alaskan State Fair and the Reindeer Farm.
Services
Jim Creek Campsites Rental
Reserve a campsite at Jim Creek Campground
Library Card
Our Libraries are a part of the Alaska Library Catalog (ALC). Library cards cannot be issued online for Borough Libraries. You must apply for a new library card in person at your local library.
Pool Passes & Punch Cards
Punch cards, annual passes, family passes and extensions.
Pool Rental
Schedule a shared or private rental at either the Palmer Pool or Wasilla Pool.
Swimming Lessons
Register for Swimming Lessons
Boards
Greater Palmer Consolidated No. 132
Fire Service Area (FSA) Board for Greater Palmer - Provides fire protection services in the Greater Palmer area.
South Colony No. 16
Road Service Area (RSA) Board - Services provided within this service area include the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of roads, streets, sidewalks and related drainage facilities.
Facilities
Parks
Matanuska River Park
87 spaces for tents or RV's, central comfort station featuring flush toilets and hot showers, RV dump station, picnic tables, grills, pavilions, a playground, a sand volleyball court, trails and river access, observation deck, parking areas, campfire area
Alcantra Sports Complex
The Alcantra Athletic Complex and Trail System has baseball and softball fields, soccer fields, a disk golf course, and approximately 1.6 miles (2.5 kilometers) of trails.
Trails
Matanuska River Park Trails
Matanuska River Park has approximately 1.6 miles of trails, which form a loop from the parking areas to the river. The trails connect the campground, day use area, and athletic fields to the riverside.
Palmer-Moose Creek Trail
The Palmer-Moose Creek Railroad Trail is a year round, non-motorized trail following an old railroad bed along the Matanuska River.
Morgan Horse Trail
The Morgan Horse Trail is an all-season trail running between the Lazy Mountain Recreation Area and Maud Road.
Crevasse Moraine Trail System
Crevasse-Moraine’s approximately 6.7 miles of trails wind through glacial ridges and depressions, offering year-round recreation across forested loops, open terrain, and snowy slopes.
Matanuska Greenbelt
The Greenbelt are loops of trails between the Palmer-Wasilla Hwy, the Glenn Hwy, Parks Hwy, and Trunk Rd. Trails traverse 4 collaborating land owners: the Mat-Su Borough, the Mat-Su College, UAF Experiment Farm, and the Matanuska Lakes State Rec Area.
Matanuska Peak Trail
The trail passes through forest to alpine to talus field to pinnacle. The view from Matanuska Peak is spectacular!