musk ox farm

jeannies337

Four of us from Seattle made the trip from Anchorage to visit the Farm. We felt it was very worthwhile, especially for animall lovers, as few of us have the opportunity to see this amazing creatures. The facility folks were friendly and the tour guide had a lot of information and did not hurry us. We saw the bulls, mothers, and a number of cute, yes cute, juveniles and babies. We purchased a scarf made from the "qiviut" of the ox, which is the soft, light, underwool of the musk ox. Is it light as air and incredibly warm (they say it is 10 times warmer than wool. It has been a lovely travel item and a conversation piece with our friends in Seattle. In addition, by attending, you help support this non-profit that is doing awesome work to preserve and educate the rest of us about these unique and increasingly rare animals.

richardsE9018QI

The Musk Ox farm is adjacent to us on our South. We get to watch the Bulls bang heads into each other and frolic around their fields. The public entrance is off the Glenn Highway. They offer cards, pictures, books and items to wear made from the Musk Ox under fur. They are beautiful, warm and long-wearing. Shopping is free. They offer a tour of the Musk Ox and their babies, for a fee, which are kept near that end of the farm. Worth the trip and experience. Mother's get in free on Mother's Day, which is their official opening for each year.

edsel13304

This place will educate you about a very primitive very old species of animal that lives in the Arctic. Our tour guide had all kinds of information to share with the visitor's. She took us on a walking tour of the pens where the animals are kept, starting with the young ones and progressing up to the senior animals. These animals produce one of the warmest hair/ fur used to produce winter clothing. But it is very expensive.

MLT936

After seeing a tourism video in our hotel highlighting the muskox, we headed an hour north of Anchorage to visit the Musk Ox Farm. Upon arrival at the farm, the gate was closed and a sign was posted that said "Tours By Appointment Only During Winter". But it's not winter for another seven weeks !Had we known in advance, of course we'd have scheduled an appointment. As it turned out, we weren't in the area long enough to make a return visit. However after reading some of the other Trip Advisor reviews, the farm being closed might have worked to our advantage.Several of the muskox were lolling near the fence near the road. So we got out of the car and took quite a few pictures of the beautiful creatures, which apparently is prohibited when you pay for an actual tour. And we didn't have to pay anything to see them. I have no idea what the tour is like, but I did learn a lot about the mammals via the hotel video, and I'd highly recommend seeing these unusual animals up close.

MaryF398

I do love the musk ox farm. Though I have been there numerous times it is still exciting to see the little ones and their moms too. They are so big and shaggy they almost seem to belong from ancient of days. This place has an awesome view. It is so well maintained, not like visiting a stinky animal farm. The tour guides are really knowledgeable. For a child, there are a lot of "touchy-feely" things to engage in. I highly recommend this stop for anyone.

theresam810

this was a nice little farm that we learned a lot about the musk ox and it was very enjoyable. Short and sweet. Would recommend.

pata313

Our trip to the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer was great. The tour was interesting and see those magnificent creatures was fantastic. We love it so much, we adopted a little musk ox named Olive.

DianneRoberson

It is an awesome experience to see these animals. The farm near Palmer, Alaska is beautiful and their musk ox are well care for. The tour guide constantly moves photographers away from the fence even when the musk ox are hundreds of feet away and sleeping. At a distance of a few feet from the fence all you get is a lot of fence in your photograph. This is the only chance most people have of photographing a real live musk ox.Instead of negative commands to the tourist, the musk ox farm could cut some space in the fence wire at a good eye level for a camera lens to see through. The animal refuge near Portage Glacier south of Anchorage is much more photo friendly.

mimififi

In reading some of the other reviews, I feel badly that people didn't get the photo ops they wanted, or didn't think they were getting their money's worth by visiting the farm. I willingly spent the $11 per adult admission fee, not because I wanted to get a lot in return for it, but because I knew a part of what I paid was being used to support the farm, and provide food and shelter for these grand animals. I learned a lot about these beautiful creatures, and didn't realize that they had been wiped out in Alaska and had to be reintroduced. That's why the farm is so important for them. They are well cared for, and provide qiviut for the knitting cooperative. I enjoyed my visit, and was glad I had made the decision to stop on my way to Talkeetna. Any opportunity I have to learn something new and to help animals is worth it to me. Besides, the babies are adorable! How can you not love them?

akgrl333

I'm all about supporting small business so I was happy to pay the fee (I think it was like 10 or 15 bucks) but....it was ok. They have a little museum and the tour is maybe 30 minutes or so depending how long you want to take pictures. I was lucky to go on a sunny day and it was GORGEOUS. Green fields and the mountains can't be beat!!! The ox mostly stayed far away except the babies you weren't allowed to interact for safety reasons. Fun activity if you have an hour or so to kill.

photosbyalexandria

The tour guide is very informative but there are very few photo ops with the large animals. I understand the safety factor but for the price they charge for a 45 minute tour I expected more photos. They do however let you feed the babies through the fence but not worth $11 per person

Vandal_Proud

We had a great tour of the Musk Ox farm and saw some baby musk oxen. We enjoyed the history and vision of the farm. It is a great stop for all ages.

56Betty56

Driving from Homer, Alaska to Tok Alaska we stop at the Musk Ox Farm. It was good to see them because we probably wouldn't get to see them any where else. The guide had lot's of information about the ox. It was a easy path to follow. The only thing, These animals God made, were made for cold weather, I thought they should have a large pond for them to get in to cool off and more shade trees. The guide said one of them had a heat stoke.

101NDTraveler2013

Stopped at the Musk Oxen farm. Took the tour and enjoyed learning about this research facility and seeing Musk Ox in all their glory. The guide was well versed in the history, general info and biological aspects unique to this facility. Kids and adults enjoyed sharing grasses and dandelions with the babies and some adult oxen. I fully recommend this stop

bcoffman

I was on my way to Wasilla from Tok during my annual solo road trip when I saw the sign for the Musk Ox Farm. I was intrigued, I wasn't even sure what a musk ox was! I immediately decided I HAD to go and find out and I'm glad I did.I thought the tour was very reasonably priced. Our guide Katie was enthusiastic and very knowledgeable in addition to having a great talent for walking backwards so she could face us as she led the tour! I not only found out what a musk ox is, I learned a great deal about their history, habits, and physiology. Seeing them up close was wonderful, they are really so homely that they are cute!At the end of the tour, for a fee, I "adopted" a young musk ox for my 10 year old granddaughter. They will send her a picture and information on "her" musk ox. Besides giving my granddaughter a unique gift and an opportunity to learn about this unusual animal, I felt I was donating money to a worthy cause. It's a win-win situation. Thanks Katie!animal