Where is the best place in Alaska to see the Northern Lights in the winter?”
Although Fairbanks often gets the mention as one of the best sites, there are actually any number of places one can see them from, even Anchorage, despite its lights. The main issue is finding a spot to watch from where the ambient light is as non-existent as possible, however. Fairbanks offers several tour type jaunts to areas where this is the case, but often with a cozy tent or cabin where you can rest while waiting for the lights to decide to show. I watched from atop a mountain in Chena Hot Springs one winter when it was probably -40 outside but we had a yurt for shelter and it was cool but cozy. Obviously the lack of light to distract is a good point, but you also need to be have relatively easy access in and out of the area. We road a sorta CAT caravan up the mountain and down. Had we had to walk, while it would have been doable, it would have been difficult and most likely dangerous. So, while you want little light, it’s good to be where you have access, too, two points that Fa
