Alaska is home to almost half of all the public parkland in the United States., with 333 million acres of Alaska parklands administered by national, state and local agencies. These lands represent a vast public trust set aside for protection, preservation and public use by all who seek adventure in the great outdoors.
Alaska parklands are a haven for all sorts of outdoor activities, including camping, hiking, backpacking, hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, bird watching, outdoor photography, boating, kayaking, canoeing, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing. There’s hardly an outdoor activity that you can imagine that can’t be found among the hundreds of Alaska parkland properties.
Alaska Parklands: List of Alaska National Park Units
There are 19 National Park Service Units in Alaska, representing about 2/3rds of the land in the entire USA National Park system.
Alagnak Wild River (King Salmon)
Aleutian World War II National Historic Area (Unalaska/Dutch Harbor)
Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve (King Salmon)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (Nome)
Cape Kruzenstern National Monument (Kotzebue)
Denali National Park & Preserve (Denali Park)
Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve (Bettles)
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (Gustavus)
Iñupiat Heritage Center (Barrow)
Katmai National Park & Preserve (King Salmon)
Kenai Fjords National Park (Seward)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park (Skagway)
Kobuk Valley National Park (Kotzebue)
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve (Port Alsworth)
Noatak National Preserve (Kotzebue)
Sitka National Historic Park (Sitka)
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument (Unalaska/Dutch Harbor)
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve (Copper Center)
Yukon-Charley Rivers (Eagle)
Alaska Parklands: List of Alaska State Parks
The Alaska State Park system is the largest in the nation, managing 3.3 million acres. The Alaska parklands roster includes over 120 state park units ranging in size from 1/2 acre to 1.6 million acres.
Chugach Region / Southwest Region
Chugach State Park
Lake Aleknagik State Recreation Site
Wood-Tikchik State Park
Kenai Peninsula / Prince William Sound Region
Anchor River State Recreation Area
Blueberry Lake State Recreation Site
Caines Head State Recreation Area
Captain Cook State Recreation Area
Clam Gulch State Recreation Area
Crooked Creek State Recreation Site
Deep Creek State Recreation Area
Eveline State Recreation Site
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area
Kachemak Bay State Park
Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park
Kasilof River State Recreation Site
Lowell Point State Recreation Site
Ninilchik State Recreation Area
Starski State Recreation Site
Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site
Kodiak Region
Afognak Island State Park
Buskin River State Recreation Site
Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park
Pasagshak State Recreation Site
Shuyak Island State Park
Woody Island State Recreation Site
Mat-Su / Copper Basin Region
Big Lake North State Recreation Site
Big Lake South State Recreation Site
Denali State Park
Dry Creek State Recreation Site
Finger Lake State Recreation Site
Independence Mine State Historical Park
King Mountain State Recreation Site
Lake Louise State Recreation Area
Liberty Falls State Recreation Site
Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site
Matanuska Lakes State Recreation Area
Montana Creek State Recreation Site
Nancy Lake State Recreation Area
Nancy Lake State Recreation Site
Porcupine Creek State Recreation site
Rocky Lake State Recreation Site
Squirrel Creek State Recreation Site
Summit Lake State Recreation Site
Willow Creek State Recreation Area
Northern Region
Big Delta State Historical Park
Birch Lake State Recreation Site
Chena River State Recreation Area
Chena River State Recreation Site
Clearwater State Recreation Site
Delta State Recreation Site
Donnelly Creek State Recreation Site
Eagle Trail State Recreation Site
Fielding Lake State Recreation Site
Harding Lake State Recreation Area
Lower Chatanika State Recreation Area
Moon Lake State Recreation Site
Quartz Lake State Recreation Area
Salcha River State Recreation Area
Tok River State Recreation Area
Upper Chatanika State Recreation Area
Southeast Region
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Baranof Castle State Historic Site
Beecher Pass State Marine Park
Betton Island State Marine Park
Big Bear/Baby Bear State Marine Park
Black Sands Beach State Recreation Area
Chilkat Islands State Marine Park
Chilkat State Park
Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Site
Dall Bay State Marine Park
Ernest Gruening State Historical Park
Fort Rousseau Causeway State Historical Park
Funter Bay State Marine Park
Grant Island State Marine Park
Grindall Island State Marine Park
Halibut Point State Recreation Site
Hole in the Wall State Marine Park
Joe Mace Island State Marine Park
Juneau Channel Island State Marine Park
Juneau State Trails System
Magoun Island State Marine Park
Old Sitka State Historical Park
Oliver Inlet State Marine Park
Pavlov Harbor State Marine Park
Petroglyph Beach State Historic Site
Point Bridget State Park
Portage Cove State Recreation Site
Refuge Cove State Recreation Site
Sealion Cove State Marine Park
Security Bay State Marine Park
Settler’s Cove State Recreation Site
St. James Bay State Marine Park
Sullivan Island State Marine Park
Taku Harbor State Marine Park
Thom’s Place State Marine Park
Totem Bight State Historical Park
Wickersham State Historic Site
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