Wasilla

Wasilla is a city in Alaska. It is most famous as the hometown of Alaska Governor and 2008 Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin. She served as mayor of the city for six years. Wasilla is the last city of significant size on the Parks Highway northward; therefore, it is a frequent stopping point if traveling by car to Denali National Park, Fairbanks or other points north.

• Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (IATA: ANC) is about an hour away from Wasilla, in Anchorage. It has flights to and from the continental United States, Canada, Asia, various airports in Alaska, and seasonally to Frankfurt.

Route 3 is the only highway that serves Wasilla.

• From Seattle, it's a 43 hour drive.
• From San Francisco, it's a 56 hour drive.
• From Anchorage, it's an hour drive.

Wasilla has several branches of chain stores for buying food, clothes and outdoor supplies, dominated by a huge Fred Meyer superstore. If you are going north and forgot to bring something important with you or buy it in Anchorage, you should be able to find it in Wasilla.

Wasilla contains a collection of standard fast-food and quick-casual eating options.

• Evangelo's Restaurant, 2530 E Parks Hwy., (907) 376-1212‎. Italian fare.
• Windbreak (The Trout House), 2201 E. Parks Highway, ☎ (907) 376-4484, www.windbreakalaska.com. 6am-11pm M-S, 7am-11pm Sundays. Diner style food with local fishing furnishings.

• The Grape Tap, 322 N Boundary Street, ☎ 907.376.8466, www.thegrapetap.com. T-R 5-9pm, F&S 5-10pm. A wine and dine sort of place. Classy and chic, they are located in a nice house located in downtown old Wasilla.

Snowed Inn B&B 495 So. Begich Dr. (866) 799-5169‎

From Wasilla, it is about a 4 hour drive to Denali National Park.

• While Wasilla is beautiful and is has a fast growing population and rising price of real estate, there isnt much to do in the way of entertainment. However, it is the official start of the iditarod each year, and the iditarod museum is there as well. You can actually take a ride with some of the … • Kevin H.
• NOT as dumb a place as Sarah Palin makes it seem. Yes there is sprawl and blight, but this and rampant, uncontrolled spending by her administration caused it.... OBAMA '08!!! Yes, I do live in Alaska and I'm embarrassed by her actions giving my home state a bad name. • Kenneth K.
• Small Town Alaska. Beautiful open planes, lots of wild life, and many scenic views. • Erica OG