Iditarod Ceremonial Start on BLM Campbell Tract

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management and partners invite the public to join us for the finish of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Ceremonial Start on Saturday, March 7 at the BLM’s Campbell Tract Special Recreation Management Area. This year’s event will be a special celebration of America’s 250th birthday and Freedom 250, highlighting Alaska’s mushing heritage, the power of public lands, and the Iditarod National Historic Trail.

The 730-acre Campbell Tract is a great location to view the Iditarod mushers and their dog teams as they emerge from the woods and trot down the Campbell Airstrip to finish their 11-mile run from downtown.   

This year’s event on Campbell Tract will feature activities for the whole family and will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The ceremonial start begins at 10 a.m. downtown, and it takes teams about 45 minutes to make the run from downtown to the Campbell Tract.

The BLM serves as federal administrator for the Iditarod National Historic Trail.