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NOW OPEN BY RESERVATION ONLY. WINTER EXPERIENCE TOUR OFFERED SEPTEMBER 1st 2021- MARCH 2022. CLOSED SUNDAYS.
Click here to Book Now Book NowExperience Alaskan hospitality and charm on our family farm. We are not a only a wildlife viewing exhibit. We pride ourselves in offering unique experiences that cannot be found anywhere else. Our animals are our pets, they all have names, they love people, and are loved by many people.
Scheduling an experience on our farm is giving us an hour of your time. During this hour you will FEED, PET, and INTERACT with reindeer, moose, alpacas, and more. This is a guided experience; our guides are funny, charming, informative, and often a member of our family. Guides can share animal facts, tell you the names and personalities of the animals, and guide you through how to properly feed and interact with our precious fuzzy family members.
We truly strive to offer a uniquely memorable animal experience on our farm. We would love to share an hour with you. Please schedule an experience with us today to meet with awesome animals and share some loves!
Short answer- yes.
The Summer Reindeer Farm Experience is available daily from May 1st- September 1st. We accommodate walk ins when we can, but often we sell out at certain dates and times. The only way to guarantee entry is by booking an appointment on our website. You are welcome to come, but you may have to wait over an hour for the next available tour.
The Winter Reindeer Farm Experience, Santa Tours, Fall Family Fun, and others will ONLY allow admission with a reservation.
No, sorry.
Because we are a USDA Inspected Facility we are required to keep a staff member with you when you interact with our animals. We offer a guided tour experience. For your safety, and the safety of our animals you must have a tour guide with you at all times.
Our reindeer farm experience is a one hour guided experience. Tours start promptly. Please try to arrive 15-20 minutes before your tour.
This tour is almost exclusively outdoors. Please dress for the weather! We do our best to make people comfortable but dressing for the weather goes a long way! We still do tours in rain, snow, mud, and wind.
Yes the tour is a one hour long walking tour. Please dress for the weather!
This tour is almost exclusively outdoors. Please dress for the weather! We do our best to make people comfortable but dressing for the weather goes a long way! We still do tours in rain, snow, mud, and wind.
Very very rarely we choose to cancel or reschedule tours due to weather. Most often due to icy roads.
This tour is almost exclusively outdoors. Please dress for the weather! We do our best to make people comfortable but dressing for the weather goes a long way! We still do tours in rain, snow, mud, and wind.
We do have mud boots and umbrellas for your to borrow for free, however we do not have every size of boot. We also sell shoe covers in the gift shop for $1.
Mostly importantly, definitely bring a camera or smartphone. You will have tons of opportunities to take photos of feeding the reindeer and moose.
Next please dress for the weather. Wear closed toed shoes and long pants. We do not recommend sandals or white tennis shoes. We do not recommend white pants, loose skirts, scarves, or lanyards. If you choose to wear these things expect the reindeer to chew on your clothes.
Yes, because we have to have a staff member with you at all times we do require an admission fee. This admission covers paying our staff and also helps us feed our animals through the long winter months.
Yes our tour is wheelchair and stroller accessible. There are ramps into and out of the reindeer pen. Some people have had trouble getting their wheelchair or stroller into and out of our colony barn.
Many people choose not to take their strollers into the reindeer pen.
We are very active on social media. We keep our Facebook and Instagram pages up to date.
You can also subscribe to our website to get the latest update on upcoming events. We offer different tours throughout the seasons. Please come visit us any time of year!
Hand-feed and take photographs with our friendly reindeer, get up close to Dolly the bison, and see Rocky the moose! This is a one hour guided experience. This is an outdoor walking tour, so please dress for the weather! Available September-March by appointment.
Hand-feed and take photographs with our friendly reindeer, get up close to Dolly the bison, and see Rocky the moose! This is a one hour guided experience. This is an outdoor walking tour, so please…
This tour will include the same fall fun of our family festival event without the lines, crowds, and stress of a big festival.
It’s that time of year again when we celebrate with our Fall Fun Family Event!
Tom and Gene Williams are founders and owners of the Reindeer Farm. Tom grew up on this very farm in the 1950s as a teenager. It was a dairy farm at that time, and Tom has many memories kept in the Colony barn. Thankfully, the house is still standing today.
Tom had a dream of owning a moose farm. He and his father were avid moose hunters with a great appreciation for these majestic creatures. In Alaska, it is impossible to own a moose or have a moose farm, but reindeer, however, are domesticated animals. A new vision was created!
In 1987, Tom went to Northern Canada to purchase a herd of reindeer. They were brought here to the farm and taught how to eat grains and local hay. The first herd consisted of 20 reindeer. Since 1987, the herd has been as high as 300 but currently sits at around 100.
Tom and Gene have since passed, but the legacy of the farm lives on through their daughters. Their oldest daughter, Denise Williams Hardy, and her family have been running the farm since 2011.
Today the farm has 100 reindeer, 2 Rocky Mountain elk, Dolly the Bison, Appa the Yak, and Rocky the Moose.
We do trail rides on horseback up the Butte, off-the-farm shows with the reindeer, movies, commercials, home visits, the Running of the Reindeer at Fur Rondy, and more!
If you’ve been to the Reindeer Farm lately, you know we’re always adding products to our gift shop. Did you know you could buy them after your visit, too? Shop our online store and get those souvenirs delivered right to your door!
We’ve got a variety of hoodies for kids and adults, t-shirts, baseball hats, zip-up sweatshirts, and more! Our favorite items to sell are our antler products – whistles, knives, keychains, earrings, and buttons made from real antlers from our farm!
This reindeer farm isn't far outside of Anchorage and the drive is beautiful (of course). We visited as a couple and found it would be appropriate for all ages. The family that owns the farm took us right into the herd and let us feed the deer!
– TandLseeingtheworld Provo, UtahThis was the cheapest and one of the best things we did on our Alaska trip! We got to feed reindeer, which was so awesome! They are so sweet and love to be fed. Also, got to feed a moose! If you love animals you will love this experience! Can't wait to come back and do this again someday!
– shley758 Northwood, OhioThe guided tour and chance to feed the reindeer are wonderful opportunities for anyone who likes animals and isn't afraid of them. We even got to "kiss a moose", and they also have a yak and elk in addition to the reindeer. The guide was very informative.
– Curious744921On our way through Palmer, we saw the sign for the Reindeer Farm and decided to check it out. It was awesome! We got to meet orphaned animals brought here, such as Rocky the moose, Dolly the wood bison, a yak, and elk. And, of course, reindeer! Getting an opportunity to enter an enclosure to feed reindeer was fantastic and so much fun!
– Jane L Midland, Michigan
