Recreating in Healy and Surrounding Communities

  • Mountains of Fun Playground: Located between the Tri-Valley Community Center and the Tri-Valley School. Family friendly facilities that include a playground and covered pavilion; seasonal porta potty maintained on site. Located on Denali Borough property and managed by the Mountains of Fun nonprofit.

 

  • Otto Lake Park: The only lakeside park in the Denali Borough, just a mile off the Parks Highway. Infrastructure includes a covered pavilion, playground equipment, BBQ’s, picnic tables, sandy beach, dock, and a boat launch. There is no overnight camping permitted. Leased land from the Alaska Railroad and managed by the Healy Valley Lions Club nonprofit. At the time of this Plan, the Lions Club was working with the Borough on funding opportunities to build a vaulted toilet, an essential facility for a public park.

 

  • Tri-Valley School has a playground, soccer field, softball field, frisbee golf course, outdoor basketball court, and cross-country ski trails - all managed by the Denali Borough School District.

 

  • Healy Hockey Rink: An outdoor hockey rink next to the Tri-Valley Community Center for both high school and club teams. Owned and managed by the Healy Hockey nonprofit.

 

  • Antler Ridge Trail - located at Milepost 245 of the Parks Highway: Currently a social trail with parking and rest area with a vaulted toilet. Construction is scheduled in 2027 for a public trail that will include an ADA loop.

 

  • Nenana River Boat Launches: There are several informal access points along the Parks Highway rights-of-ways to access the Nenana River in the Healy area:
  • Healy put-in at Milepost 3 of the Healy Spur Road
  • Ferry put-in at the train trestle on Ferry Road

Nenana River put-in locations are not managed or maintained.