- We want to go day-hiking close by, where can we go?
- We want to do a backpack trip with trails. Where can we go?
- We want to do a backpack trip without trails. Where can we go?
- Where can we mountain bike in the mountains? City? Trails?
- We want to rent a public use cabin. Where can I find information about rentals? Can you drive to any?
- Where can we go fishing? Who can help us with gear, supplies, licenses? What about regulations? Are there any good books about local fishing? I HAVE to catch a salmon/halibut before I go home!
- Can I fish in Denali National Park?
- Where can I learn how to be safe around bears, moose and other animals?
- We want to hunt in Alaska. Can you send information?
- We want to learn more about Alaska's cultural heritage. What can you tell us?
- We backpack and camp regularly in California. What can you tell us about minimum impact and safe camping/backpacking in Alaska?
- I'm a cross-country skier, where can I ski? Also, can you tell me what skijoring is?
- Can I get information on dog-mushing and where I can do it?
- Where can we snowmachine on public lands?
- Can I carry my gun while hiking in national and state parks?
1. We want to go day hiking close by, where can we go?
If near Anchorage, Chugach
State Park provides a wide variety of choices. The Park's Ridgelines newspaper
details distances, difficulty and trailhead locations. Also, Anchorage
Municipality Parks and Recreation offers something for everyone right
here in town, from paved walkways to undeveloped trails!
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to top2. We want to do a backpack trip with trails. Where can we go?
Most hiking in Alaska is without trails, but most state parks, national
forests, a few national parks and BLM lands
will have maintained trails. Locally, Chugach National Forest provides
maintained trial hiking on the Kenai Peninsula (a trail listing is available).
The Alaska State Park system also has maintained trails (trail descriptions
for Chugach State Park are found in the Ridgelines newspaper).
3. We want to do a backpack trip without trails. Where can we go?
To almost any public lands area in Alaska! National parks, state parks,
national forests and BLM land all provide "trail-less" hiking. Some popular
destinations: Wrangell-St.
Elias NP, Gates
of the Arctic NP, any Brooks Range area, numerous areas in Southeast
Alaska, and the Aleutian Range. Brochures with hiking suggestions and
contact phone numbers/addresses are available.
4. Where can we mountain bike in the mountains? City? Trails?
| APLIC has a notebook file describing mountain biking areas in the Chugach National Forest. The Ridgelines newspaper describes areas within Chugach State Park. A Mountain Biking on Public Lands flyer details state and federal lands where mountain biking is and is not allowed. Anchorage biking trail guides are available from Alaska Natural History Association (ANHA) and even listed in the local phone book. |  Mt. Drum
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5. We want to rent a public use cabin. Where can I find information
about rentals?
The AnchorageAlaska Public Lands Information Centersrents public use cabins for the Kenai Fjords National
Park.. Information is also available for Tongass and Chugach National
Forests, Alaska State Parks, Bureau of Land Management, Fish & Wildlife
Service and National Park Service cabins. For general information, check
our Cabin Information Page.
6. Where can we go fishing? Who can help us with gear, supplies,
licenses? What about regulations? Are there any good books about local
fishing? I HAVE to catch a salmon/halibut before I go home!
Alaska Public Lands Information Centerscan provide you with regulations for any area in Alaska. Good
general brochures and fliers on which fish are where and when, specific
area fish guides, outfitter-guide lists and directions to any local sporting
goods store for gear and licenses. Also available throughout the summer
is a weekly update on fishing conditions. Depending onAlaska Public Lands Information Centersstaffing,
visitors might even find an avid fisherman behind the desk who can answer
their questions.
7. Can I fish in Denali National Park?
Yes, but you might prefer other places. Fishing isn't great because
the fish can't tolerate the conditions of most rivers inside the park...too
much glacial silt. There are a few clear mountain streams where arctic
grayling may be caught. Lake trout may be found in Wonder Lake. No license
is required in the original Park. A state license is needed for the 1980
park additions and the Denali National Preserve.
8. We came to kayak/canoe. Where can we find information?
Alaska Public Lands Information Centershas a flyer detailing popular canoeing and kayaking areas. For
example, Kenai
Fjords National Park provides excellent kayaking. Resources are available
for rentals and tours. Canoeing is popular in the Nancy Lakes State Recreation
Area and Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Brochures are available for
both areas.
9. Where can I learn how to be safe around bears, moose and other animals?
Most of what you need, you already have...common sense. Keep your distance, let them know you are there, and don't run in panic. Bear Facts is a good brochure to review. Many public lands brochures discuss how to safely enjoy Alaska's wildlife. 10. We want to hunt in Alaska. Can you send information?
11. We backpack and camp regularly in California.What can
you tell us about minimum impact and safe camping/backpacking
in Alaska?
12. I'm a cross-country skier, where can I ski? Also, can
you tell me what skijoring is?
13. Can I get information on dog-mushing and where I can
do it?
14. Where can we snowmachine on public lands?
15. Can I carry my gun while hiking in national and state
parks?
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