Alaska Parks and Recreation Areas with Cross Country Skiing

This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District. The park also administers the Chilkoot Trail and a small portion of the White Pass Trail. Included in the park is a portion of the Dyea Townsite at the foot of the Chilkoot Trail. read more...

Phone: 907-983-2921   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Skagway   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Park   Activities: Backpacking, Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting and Shooting, Kayaking, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Snowmobiling   Details Provided By: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Located along the Canadian border in central Alaska, the preserve protects 115 miles of the 1,800-mile Yukon River and the entire Charley River basin. Numerous rustic cabins and historic sites are reminders of the importance of the Yukon River during the 1898 gold rush. Paleontological and archeological sites here add much to our knowledge of the environment thousands of years ago. Peregrine falcons nest in the high bluffs overlooking the river, while the rolling hills that make up the preserve are home to an abundant array of wildlife. The Charley, a 100-mile long wild river, is considered by many to be the most spectacular river in Alaska. read more...

Phone: 907-547-2233   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Eagle   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Preserve   Activities: Backpacking, Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting and Shooting, Kayaking, Whitewater Rafting, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Nature Walks, Snowmobiling   Details Provided By: Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve

By establishing Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve (GAAR) in Alaska's Brooks Range, Congress has reserved a vast and essentially untouched area of superlative natural beauty and exceptional scientific value - a maze of glaciated valleys and gaunt, rugged mountains covered with boreal forest and arctic tundra vegetation, cut by wild rivers, and inhabited by far-ranging populations of caribou, Dall sheep, wolves, and bears (barren-ground grizzlies and black bears). read more...

Phone: 907-692-5494   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Bettles   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park, National Preserve   Activities: Backpacking, Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting and Shooting, Rock Climbing, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Snowshoeing   Details Provided By: Gates of the Arctic National Park

It's more than a mountain. Denali National Park & Preserve features North America's highest mountain, 20,320-foot tall Mount McKinley. The Alaska Range also includes countless other spectacular mountains and many large glaciers. Denali's more than 6 million acres also encompass a complete sub-arctic eco-system with large mammals such as grizzly bears, wolves, Dall sheep, and moose. read more...

Phone: 907-683-2294   Price Range: $10 - $20   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Denali Park   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park, National Preserve   Activities: Backpacking, Biking / Bicycling, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing, Snowmobiling   Details Provided By: Denali National Park

The Chugach, Wrangell, and St. Elias mountain ranges converge here in what is often referred to as the "mountain kingdom of North America." The largest unit of the National Park System and a day's drive east of Anchorage, this spectacular park includes the continent's largest assemblage of glaciers and the greatest collection of peaks above 16,000 feet. Mount St. Elias, at 18,008 feet, is the second highest peak in the United States. read more...

Phone: 907 822 5234   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Copper Center   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park, National Preserve   Activities: Backpacking, Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting and Shooting, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Whitewater Rafting, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Snowmobiling   Details Provided By: Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve

Kobuk Valley National Park is encircled by the Baird and Waring mountain ranges. The park povides protection for several important geographic features, including the central portion of the Kobuk River, the 25-sqaure-mile Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, and the Little Kobuk and Hunt River dunes. read more...

Phone: 907-442-3890   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Kotzebue   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Backpacking, Boating and Watercraft, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Camping   Details Provided By: Kobuk Valley National Park

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a composite of ecosystems representative of many regions of Alaska. The spectacular scenery stretches from the shores of Cook Inlet, across the Chigmit Mountains, to the tundra covered hills of the western interior. The Chigmits, where the Alaska and Aleutian Ranges meet, are an awesome, jagged array of mountains and glaciers which include two active volcanoes, Mt. Redoubt and Mt. Iliamna. Lake Clark, 40 miles long, and many other lakes and rivers within the park are critical salmon habitat to the Bristol Bay salmon fishery, one of the largest sockeye salmon fishing grounds in the world. Numerous lake and river systems in the park and preserve offer excellent fishing and wildlife viewing. read more...

Phone: 907.271.3751   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Port Alsworth   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park, National Preserve   Activities: Backpacking, Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting and Shooting, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Whitewater Rafting, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Nature Walks, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing, Snowmobiling   Details Provided By: Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

Sweeping from rocky coastline to glacier-crowned peaks, Kenai Fjords National Park encompasses 607,805 acres of unspoiled wilderness on the southeast coast of Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. The park is capped by the Harding Icefield, a relic from past ice-ages and the largest icefield entirely within U.S. borders. read more...

Phone: 907-224-2132   Price Range: $5 - $15   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Seward   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Backpacking, Boating and Watercraft, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Wildlife Watching, Camping, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Kenai Fjords National Park