Alaska: 36 state parks, 62 recreation areas, 10 historic sites and 1 natural area

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Afognak Island State ParkOld-growth Sitka spruce, salmon spawning habitat and Kodiak brown bear mark this roadless island 25 air miles…
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle PreserveThis 48,000-acre preserve protects river bottomland along the Chilkat, Kleheni and Tsirku Rivers, home to one…
Anchor River State Recreation AreaFive campgrounds line the Anchor River and the Cook Inlet shore, with views across the water to Mount…
Beecher Pass State Marine ParkBig Saltery Island, west of Wrangell, anchors this undeveloped 660-acre marine park with no road access…
Betton Island State Marine ParkThis 480-acre marine park on the east side of Betton Island in Clover Passage has no road access and no…
Big Bear Baby Bear State Marine ParkSheltered islands and coves in Peril Straits, some 35 miles north of Sitka, give boaters a calm anchorage…
Big Lake North State Recreation SiteSixty walk-in campsites, 24 picnic sites and a boat launch sit on Big Lake, 13 miles west of Wasilla. Fish…
Big Lake South State Recreation SiteTwenty campsites, ten picnic sites and a boat launch sit on Big Lake, about 7 miles off the Parks Highway…
Birch Lake State Recreation SiteA lily-pad lake beside forested wetlands sets the scene at this 48-acre site at the end of the road, with a…
Black Sands Beach State Recreation AreaDark sand and shallow, sloping beaches ring the Blank Islands and part of Gravina Island, about 4.6 miles…
Blueberry Lake State Recreation SiteA high alpine lake at Thompson Pass, 24 miles north of Valdez, with grayling fishing, 25 campsites and 25…
Buskin River State Recreation SiteBordering the Buskin River near Kodiak's airport, this 168-acre site offers sockeye and coho fishing, with an…
Caines Head State Recreation AreaA 650-foot headland above Resurrection Bay holds the abandoned World War II Fort McGilvray, reached on a…
Captain Cook State Recreation AreaCook Inlet beaches, forests, lakes and streams fill this area, where Tanaina house pits remain from salmon…
Chena Pump State Recreation SiteTwo reservable picnic shelters and about 60,000 square feet of grass dotted with tree clusters make this…
Chena River State Recreation AreaThis 254,080-acre area east of Fairbanks stretches along Chena Hot Springs Road through forests, rivers and…
Chena River State Recreation SiteA day-use riverside site on Geraghty Avenue near the Fairbanks airport, with 30 picnic sites, shelters, a…
Chilkat Islands State Marine ParkThis 6,560-acre island group lies just south of Chilkat State Park, with rocky beaches and no road access or…
Chilkat State ParkOn the edge of Chilkat Inlet, this park looks out to Rainbow and Davidson glaciers and holds 35 forest…
Chilkoot Lake State Recreation SiteThirty-two campsites among Sitka spruce sit at the south end of Chilkoot Lake, where four salmon runs draw…
Chugach State ParkSpanning roughly 495,000 acres of mountains, glaciers and lakes beside Anchorage, this park ranks among the…
Clam Gulch State Recreation AreaBluffs above Cook Inlet give this 495-acre area views of Mounts Iliamna, Redoubt and Spurr, with 120…
Clearwater State Recreation SiteSeventeen campsites, a boat launch and picnic sites sit beside the clear Delta Clearwater River, home to…
Crooked Creek State Recreation SiteA short walk from where Crooked Creek meets the Kasilof River, this 105-acre site has 79 campsites and bank…
Dall Bay State Marine ParkDall Bay is a 585-acre marine park of undeveloped tidelands at the southwest end of Gravina Island, with no…
Decision Point State Marine ParkSpruce and hemlock uplands and two camping beaches lie at the eastern end of Passage Canal, about 8 miles…
Deep Creek State Recreation AreaOn Cook Inlet, this area offers 100 campsites, halibut and king salmon fishing, and beaches popular for…
Delta State Recreation SiteTwenty-five developed campsites, a covered picnic shelter and one cabin sit just north of the Delta Junction…
Denali State ParkBetween the Talkeetna Mountains and the Alaska Range, this 325,240-acre park spans lowland streams to alpine…
Donnelly Creek State Recreation SiteBraided Delta River channels and views of tall Alaska Range peaks surround this secluded 46-acre site with 12…
Dry Creek State Recreation SiteFifty campsites on several loops sit four miles north of Glennallen, with nine picnic sites, toilets and…
Eagle Beach State Recreation AreaThe Eagle River crosses this 590-acre area 27 miles north of Juneau, with views of Lynn Canal and the Chilkat…
Eagle Trail State Recreation SiteWith 35 campsites on 280 acres, this stop south of Tok is the first Alaska Range access for many highway…
Eveline State Recreation SiteGentle trails on 80 acres at Homer pass spring and summer wildflowers and year-round panoramic views, with a…
Fielding Lake State Recreation SiteSet in the Alaska Range at 2,973 feet, above tree line, this 605-acre site has a lake whose ice sometimes…
Finger Lake State Recreation SiteFinger Lake offers 24 campsites, two group areas, 25 picnic sites and a boat launch between Palmer and…
Funter Bay State Marine ParkThis 162-acre marine park on Funter Bay, at the northern end of Admiralty Island, is undeveloped and has no…
Grant Island State Marine ParkAn undeveloped marine park of 592 acres north of Joe Mace Island, with uplands, tidelands and excellent…
Grindall Island State Marine ParkThis 240-acre island, reached only by boat or plane, once held a fox farm that ran from 1922 into the 1950s…
Halibut Point State Recreation SiteAn oceanfront day-use site four miles north of downtown Sitka, with a half-mile trail through coastal spruce…
Harding Lake State Recreation AreaEstablished in 1967 and one of the oldest units in the system, this area has more than 90 campsites in spruce…
Hatcher Pass East Management AreaIn the Talkeetna Mountains, summits above 6,000 feet and glaciers rise over a history of gold prospecting…
Hole in the Wall State Marine ParkThis 585-acre marine park on the west side of Prince of Wales Island has no road access and no development…
Jack Bay State Marine ParkAlder, muskeg, salt marsh and old-growth spruce and hemlock cover this 811-acre park, reached by boat or…
Joe Mace Island State Marine ParkJoe Mace Island is a 62-acre undeveloped marine park in Summer Strait, near Point Baker, with no road access…
Johnson Lake State Recreation AreaWooded Johnson Lake has 51 campsites, a boat launch, picnic shelters and a group picnic area. Rainbow trout…
Juneau Channel Islands State Marine ParkFourteen islands in Lynn Canal, including Lincoln and Shelter, make up this 3,560-acre park reached by boat…
Kachemak Bay State ParkAlaska's first state park spreads across roughly 400,000 acres of peaks, ice, forest and coastline, with…
Kachemak Bay State Wilderness ParkAlaska's first state park, from 1972, covers 198,399 acres in the Kenai Mountains with 79 miles of coastline…
Kasilof River State Recreation SiteA boat launch popular with fishing guides and sport anglers anchors this 30-acre Kasilof River site, with 25…
Kenai River Special Management AreaSet aside in 1984, this corridor follows the Kenai River for over 105 miles and takes in Kenai and Skilak…
King Mountain State Recreation SiteTwenty-two campsites, a picnic shelter and picnic sites sit on the Matanuska River bank beneath King…
Lake Aleknagik State Recreation SiteThis small site at the end of Lake Aleknagik Road is the gateway to Wood-Tikchik State Park, with a boat…
Lake Louise State Recreation AreaTwo campgrounds with 67 sites, a boat launch and picnic shelter sit on Lake Louise, where lake trout…
Liberty Falls State Recreation SiteTen campsites sit beside cascading Liberty Falls and Creek in a canyon setting near Chitina in the Copper…
Lowell Point State Recreation SiteA 4.5-mile coastal trail to North Beach starts here south of Seward, with part passable only at low tide. Old…
Lower Chatanika River State Recreation AreaWhitefish campground sits on the Chatanika River shore and Olnes Pond campground beside 16 acres of water…
Magoun Islands State Marine ParkSheltered bays on the south side of Magoun Island in Krestof Sound, about 12 miles northwest of Sitka, make…
Matanuska Glacier State Recreation SiteAlong the Glenn Highway scenic byway, you can see the glacier from the parking lot and the interpretive…
Matanuska Lakes State Recreation AreaMoraine ridges about 30,000 years old ring Matanuska, Canoe, Irene and Long lakes, stocked with trout and…
Montana Creek State Recreation SiteThirty-six campsites, 38 picnic sites and trails sit off the Parks Highway before the Talkeetna Spur Road…
Moon Lake State Recreation SiteA sandy beach and boat launch make this 22-acre lake site near Tok a local getaway where floatplanes land…
Morgan's Landing State Recreation AreaOn the Kenai River within the Kenai River Special Management Area, this 279-acre site has 51 campsites and…
Nancy Lake State Recreation AreaFlat, lake-studded land, rare in Alaska, with forests, clear lakes and wetlands. The 8-mile Lynx Lake Loop…
Nancy Lake State Recreation SiteGlaciers scoured the Susitna Valley, and when the ice retreated about 9,000 years ago it left drumlins and…
Ninilchik State Recreation AreaFour campgrounds, including a 93-acre river campground in spruce and birch forest and a bluff camp with a…
Old Kasilof Landing State Recreation SiteA drift boat retrieval point on the Kasilof River, once a gateway for explorers, fur traders and trappers…
Oliver Inlet State Marine ParkWhere Seymour Canal ends on Admiralty Island, this 560-acre park lies amid heavy concentrations of nesting…
Pasagshak State Recreation SiteThe Pasagshak River runs three miles from Lake Rose Tead into Pasagshak Bay, with Dolly Varden and several…
Pavlof Harbor State Marine ParkOn Chichagof Island, a creek falls at this undeveloped park draws bears, with viewing protocols from July 1…
Point Bridget State ParkMeadows, cliffs, salmon spawning streams and rocky beaches with sea views fill this 2,800-acre park…
Porcupine Creek State Recreation SiteTwelve campsites and 12 picnic sites fill this 240-acre site near the Nabesna Road intersection. Camp, fish…
Portage Cove State Recreation SiteA seven-acre shoreline site near downtown Haines with views of Chilkoot Inlet and the surrounding mountains…
Quartz Lake State Recreation AreaQuartz Lake and Lost Lake are stocked each year with rainbow trout and coho, and their campgrounds hold 103…
Refuge Cove State Recreation SiteThis half-mile strip between a sandy beach and the road has trails along its length, nine picnic sites and a…
Rocky Lake State Recreation SiteTen campsites, picnic sites and a boat launch sit on Rocky Lake near Big Lake, where jet boats, jet engines…
Salcha River State Recreation SiteSix campsites and a public-use cabin sit on the Salcha River, 40 miles southeast of Fairbanks. A boat launch…
Sawmill Bay State Marine ParkPeaks of 4,000 feet ring this 40-acre bay, a favorite Valdez Arm anchorage sheltered in its southwest arm…
Sealion Cove State Marine ParkA mile of open-Pacific sand waits at the end of a 3.5-mile trail from Kalinin Bay through river estuary…
Security Bay State Marine ParkA safe-haven anchorage on northern Kuiu Island looks out over Frederick Sound and Chatham Strait, with one…
Settlers Cove State Recreation SiteRed cedar, western hemlock and Sitka spruce shelter this 275-acre site, with a sandy beach that is rare…
Shoup Bay State Marine ParkA retreating Shoup Glacier left a brackish, iceberg-dotted lagoon beside a black-legged kittiwake rookery…
Shuyak Island State ParkAt the tip of the Kodiak Archipelago, 54 air miles north of Kodiak, Sitka spruce forest, rugged coastline and…
South Esther Island State Marine ParkLake Bay holds one of the world's largest fish hatcheries, and Quillian Bay offers relatively undisturbed…
Squirrel Creek State Recreation SiteSquirrel Creek, the Tonsina River and a small lake frame 25 campsites here, 35.5 miles south of Glennallen…
St. James Bay State Marine ParkA park of protected anchorages on the west side of Lynn Canal, reached by small boat or float plane, with…
Stariski State Recreation SiteA high bluff over Cook Inlet gives views of Mounts Augustine, Iliamna and Redoubt from this small, quiet…
Sullivan Island State Marine ParkThis undeveloped 2,720-acre park at the south end of Sullivan Island in Lynn Canal has rocky beaches and two…
Summit Lake State Recreation SiteA small glacially carved tarn, 20 feet deep, sits on Hatcher Pass, where the summit elevation is 3,886 feet…
Surprise Cove State Marine ParkForested uplands, muskeg and two large lakes lie behind this 2,280-acre cove, one of the most popular…
Taku Harbor State Marine ParkA natural bowl-shaped harbor on Stephens Passage, once home to a major salmon cannery, now serves as a night…
Thoms Place State Marine ParkA sheltered cove on the southwest corner of Wrangell Island holds this 1,198-acre undeveloped marine park…
Thumb Cove State Marine ParkPorcupine Glacier looms above this sheltered Resurrection Bay cove, with a sand and cobble beach and fresh…
Tok River State Recreation SiteTwenty-seven campsites on the east bank of the Tok River, six fitting motor homes up to 60 feet, welcome…
Upper Chatanika River State Recreation SiteA road runs to a gravel bar for camping, picnicking and fishing at this 73-acre site with 24 campsites and a…
Willow Creek State Recreation AreaWillow Creek meets the Susitna River at this 3,583-acre area with a large paved 140-site campground. Anglers…
Wood-Tikchik State ParkNearly 1.6 million acres make this the largest US state park, with 12 clear-water lakes in two systems and…
Woody Island State Recreation SiteThis 112-acre site at the north end of Woody Island in Chiniak Bay has no road access and no development…
Worthington Glacier State Recreation SiteA roadside stop at Thompson Pass, 28 miles north of Valdez, offers glacier viewing from a pavilion with…

Historic sites & museums 10

Baranof Castle State Historic SiteCastle Hill in downtown Sitka was a Tlingit fortification, then the hilltop where Alaska was formally…
Big Delta State Historical ParkRika's Roadhouse, built in 1913 and a stop on the Valdez-to-Fairbanks Trail until 1947, anchors this small…
Ernest Gruening State Historical ParkTerritorial Governor Ernest Gruening's summer home stood here, and he wrote the 1953 statehood manifesto "The…
Fort Abercrombie State Historical ParkWorld War II coastal defense ruins stand among surf-pounded cliffs, spruce forest and wildflower meadows, a…
Fort Rousseau Causeway State Historic SiteAmmunition magazines, lookouts, gun emplacements and a command center remain from WWII, when this site…
Independence Mine State Historical ParkOne of Alaska's largest gold mining camps, with assay office displays on assaying and retorting, sits on…
Old Sitka State Historical ParkOn Starrigavan Bay, this National Historic Landmark preserves the site of a Russian settlement from the early…
Petroglyph Beach State Historic SiteWrangell's seven-acre site holds the highest concentration of petroglyphs in Southeast Alaska, with at least…
Totem Bight State Historical ParkIn 1938 a US Forest Service program salvaged and reconstructed totem poles here, hiring older Native carvers…
Wickersham State Historic SiteBuilt in 1898, the House of Wickersham was the first large Victorian home on Chicken Ridge and is on the…

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