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Lake Clark National Park & PreserveTrophy rainbow trout are found in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
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Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
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The Alaska Peninsula area offers boundless recreational opportunities. Nearby national parks include Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alagnak Wild River, and Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service manages Becharof National Wildlife Refuge and the State of Alaska manages McNeil River State Game Sanctuary. To the northwest, Wood-Tikchik State Park is a favorite of rafters, kayakers, and wildlife viewers.

The towns of King Salmon and Iliamna have daily scheduled flights from Anchorage and if you'd like to take a road trip, Homer and Kenai/Soldotna are only a few hours away on the Sterling Highway.

 

 
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A grizzly bear below Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve.
Katmai National Park is famous for bears.
Learn more about visiting Brooks Camp or the Katmai coast.
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Lake Clark is fed by snowfall and glaciers in the surrounding mountains.  

Did You Know?
Lake Clark is 1056 feet deep and covers 128 square miles. Thousands of years ago, the lake (and nearby Lake Iliamna) may have been open to salt water before being closed off by glacial outwash deposits.

Last Updated: August 17, 2006 at 16:05 EST