Alaska Parks and Recreation Areas - Page 2

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

In the late 19th and 20th centuries, over 2,000 whaling voyages set out from New Bedford, Massachusetts, bound for the bowhead whaling grounds off Alaska's arctic coast. The voyage of over 20,000 miles took the whalers to the Azore islands off the coast of Africa, around Cape Horn and the southernmost tip of South America, to the Hawaiian islands and finally, to the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. Many Alaska Natives, particularly Inupiat Eskimo people, participated in commercial whaling. In addition to crewing on the ships they hunted for food for the whalers, provided warm fur clothing, and sheltered many crews that were shipwrecked on the Alaska coast. read more...

Phone: 907-852-4594   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Barrow   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: N/A   Activities:   Details Provided By: Inupiat Heritage Center

Western Arctic National Parklands is a management unit which includes Noatak National Perserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Kobuk Valley National Park all near Kotzebue, Alaska, and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve located on the Seward Peninsula near Nome, Alaska. read more...

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Nearest Popular City: Kotzebue   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: N/A   Activities:   Details Provided By: Western Arctic National Parklands

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

Cape Krusenstern National Monument is a coastal plain dotted with sizable lagoons and backed by gently rolling limestone hills. Cape Krusenstern's bluffs and its series of 114 beach ridges record the changing shorelines of the Chukchi Sea over thousands of years. 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 Monument   Activities: Backpacking, Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Wildlife Watching   Details Provided By: Cape Krusenstern National Monument

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