Bering Land Bridge National Preserve • Alaska

Three wet muskox stand in a line.

A hiker is seen in the distance as autumn colors dominate the tundra landscape.

Rolling sand dunes with sparse vegetation with full moon rising above.

A vast expanse of undulating hills with granite spire jutting from the top.

Flock of shore birds taking flight

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve lies at the continental crossroad that greatly influenced the distribution of life in the Western Hemisphere during the Pleistocene Epoch. It is a vital landscape for Indigenous communities who depend on the land just as their ancestors did for many generations. It is a wild and ecologically healthy landscape unlike any other.

Three wet muskox.
NPS / Roy Wood

Autumn hike at Bering Land Bridge
NPS / Katie Cullen

Coastal moon rise
NPS Photo

A small aircraft descends on Serpentine Hot Springs.
NPS / Neal Herbert

Flock of shore birds taking flight
NPS / Jim Pfeiffenberger

A shallow hot spring in a remote landscape is surrounded by rolling hills.

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In a dramatic landscape, giant tors jut out of gently slopping hills.

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A ranger holds seashells on the beach while teaching students.

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Sea ice piles up on the shore in Nome, Alaska.

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A yellow tent is pitched on bare ground as gray clouds loom above.

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Three snowmobiles pointing down the trail.

Snowmobiling allows you to reach remote and secluded destinations during times of adequate snow coverage.

Last updated: December 10, 2025

Contact Info

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 220

Nome, AK 99762

Phone:

1-907-759-8020

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