Sustainability Spotlight: Murphy Dome Yurt

Our Sustainability Spotlight series is aimed at broadening the conversation surrounding sustainable tourism for visitors and businesses by sharing the stories of our Adventure Green Alaska certified businesses. To learn more about Adventure Green Alaska certification, please visit our about page.

The Murphy Dome Yurt is located roughly 25 miles outside of Fairbanks in the Murphy Dome area. They offer stays in cozy, authentic yurts year-round. Their sustainable practices have been inspired by the natural landscape in which their business operates. The owners continually assess the use of local resources to limit their impact on the land. Murphy Dome Yurt enjoys providing services off-grid as it shows the value of a low-impact lifestyle to their guests.

There is an abundance of ways that visitors are able to engage with their natural surroundings. With the Tanana Valley State Forest as Murphy Dome Yurt’s backdrop, guests receive a truly immersive Alaskan experience that includes forest walks, fat biking, skiing, and mushing with sled dogs. The staff affectionately call the forest trails nearby ‘enchanted.’ Natural wonders such as old-growth trees, moss, hills, and the aurora borealis are all common sights visitors take in during their stay with Murphy Dome Yurt.

The business operates completely off-grid, and they are open year-round. In the summer, they attract visitors with their fresh honey from beehives located on-site. Guests enjoy views of the Northern Lights and opportunities for mushing with sled dogs in the winter. The cuisine that is offered to guests year-round is organic and locally grown. These intentional touches from the staff at Murphy Dome Yurt set a standard of how sustainable tourism can be achieved for small businesses operating in rural locations.

To learn more about Murphy Dome Yurt, visit their Green Business profile.