Alaska


Parks

  • Wild River

    Alagnak

    King Salmon, AK

    The headwaters of Alagnak Wild River lie within the rugged Aleutian Range of neighboring Katmai National Park and Preserve. Meandering west towards Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea, the Alagnak traverses the beautiful Alaska Peninsula, providing an unparalleled opportunity to experience the unique wilderness, wildlife, and cultural heritage of southwest Alaska.

    Rafters on the Alganak Wild River

  • Alaska Public Lands

    Anchorage, AK

    Alaska’s parks, forests, and refuges are rich and varied. The Alaska Public Lands Information Centers help visitors and residents to have meaningful, safe, enjoyable experiences on public lands, and encourages them to sustain the natural and cultural resources of Alaska. These centers provide trip-planning, interpretation, and education for all ages.

    Photo of touchable historic three-dimensional map at the Alaska public lands information Center

  • National Historic Area

    Aleutian Islands World War II

    Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, AK

    The remote Aleutian Islands, home to the Unangax^ (Aleut) people for over 8,000 years, became a fiercely contested Pacific battleground in World War II. Some Unangax^ were taken from their homelands as Japanese prisoners of war while the others were evacuated from the islands by the government. Both groups suffered greatly during the war, and some would never return to their villages.

    Image of four aviators at leisure, playing cribbage

  • National Monument & Preserve

    Aniakchak

    King Salmon, AK

    Given its remote location and challenging weather conditions, Aniakchak is one of the most wild and least visited places in the National Park System. This landscape is a vibrant reminder of Alaska's location in the volcanically active "Ring of Fire," as it is home to an impressive six mile (10 km) wide, 2,500 ft (762 m) deep caldera formed during a massive volcanic eruption 3,500 years ago.

    Aerial view of Aniakchak Caldera taken from northern rim

  • National Preserve

    Bering Land Bridge

    Nome, AK

    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.

    Breathtaking autumn colors in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

  • National Monument

    Cape Krusenstern

    Kotzebue, AK

    A bridge to the past and a land for the future, Cape Krusenstern National Monument protects approximately 560,000 acres of diverse Arctic coastal, and upland ecosystems. Inhabited by the Iñupiaq people since time-immemorial, over 5,000 years of sequential human use is documented in the 114 successive beach ridges. Rich connections to the land and waters are preserved through subsistence practices.

    Chunks of melting sea ice along a shoreline and subsistence camps on the beach in the background.

  • National Park & Preserve

    Denali

    Denali Park, AK

    Denali is six million acres of wild land, bisected by one ribbon of road. Travelers along it see the relatively low-elevation taiga forest give way to high alpine tundra and snowy mountains, culminating in North America's tallest peak, 20,310' Mount McKinley. Wild animals large and small roam un-fenced lands, living as they have for ages. Solitude, tranquility and wilderness await.

    pond surrounded by green brush, reflecting a distant range of snow-covered mountains that are dominated by one massive mountain

  • National Park & Preserve

    Gates Of The Arctic

    Bettles, AK

    This vast landscape does not contain any roads or trails. Visitors discover intact ecosystems where people have lived with the land for over ten thousand years. Wild rivers meander through glacier-carved valleys, caribou migrate along age-old trails, endless summer light fades into aurora-lit night skies of winter. Virtually unchanged, except by the forces of nature.

    Image of mountains and river

  • National Park & Preserve

    Glacier Bay

    Gustavus, AK

    Covering 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines and deep sheltered fjords, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is known as Homeland to the Huna and Yakutat Lingít, and is a highlight of Alaska's Inside Passage. From sea to summit, Glacier Bay offers limitless opportunities for adventure and inspiration.

    Winter light on the Fairweather Range

  • Iñupiat Heritage Center

    Barrow , AK

    On the rooftop of the world, the Iñupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska, tells the story of the Iñupiat people. They have thrived for thousands of years in one of the most extreme climates on Earth, hunting the bowhead, or "Agviq." In the 19th century, the quiet northern seas swarmed with commercial whalemen from New England, who also sought the bowhead for its valuable baleen and blubber.

    Three Iñupiat men paddling a whaling boat

  • National Park & Preserve

    Katmai

    King Salmon, AK

    A landscape is alive underneath our feet, filled with creatures that remind us what it is to be wild. Katmai was established in 1918 to protect the volcanically devastated region surrounding Novarupta and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Today, Katmai National Park and Preserve also protects 9,000 years of human history and important habitat for salmon and thousands of brown bears.

    Large male brown bear at Brooks Falls

  • National Park

    Kenai Fjords

    Seward, AK

    At the edge of the Kenai Peninsula lies a land where the ice age lingers. Nearly 40 glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords' crowning feature. Wildlife thrives in icy waters and lush forests along the fjords once carved by the vast expanse of ice. Today, shrinking glaciers bear witness to the effects of our changing climate.

    Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park

  • National Historical Park

    Klondike Gold Rush

    Skagway, AK

    Headlines screamed "Gold!" The dream of a better life catapulted thousands of people to Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Their journey shaped them, and changed the people they encountered and the north forever. Today, the park remembers the trails, boomtowns, and stories of the Klondike Gold Rush.

    historic photo of men with gear at the Alaska-British Columbia border in the snow

  • National Park

    Kobuk Valley

    Kotzebue, AK

    Caribou, sand dunes, the Kobuk River, Onion Portage - just some of the facets of Kobuk Valley National Park. Thousands of caribou migrate through, their tracks crisscrossing sculpted dunes. The Kobuk River is an ancient and current corridor for people and wildlife. For 9000 years, people came to Onion Portage to harvest caribou as they swam the river. Even today, that rich tradition continues.

    Image of sand dunes

  • National Park & Preserve

    Lake Clark

    Port Alsworth, AK

    Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a land of stunning beauty. Volcanoes steam, salmon run, bears forage, and craggy mountains reflect in shimmering turquoise lakes. Here, too, local people and culture still depend on the land and water. Venture into the park to become part of the wilderness.

    Fall colors dot a landscape with towering mountain peaks and turquoise lakes in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

  • National Preserve

    Noatak

    Kotzebue, AK

    As one of North America's largest mountain-ringed river basins with an intact ecosystem, the Noatak River environs feature some of the Arctic's finest arrays of plants and animals. The river is classified as a National Wild and Scenic River. It offers stunning wilderness float-trip opportunities - from deep in the Brooks Range to the tidewater of the Chukchi Sea.

    Ice crystals form on ground vegetation

  • National Historical Park

    Sitka

    Sitka, AK

    On an island amid towering spruce and hemlock, Sitka National Historical Park preserves the site of a battle between invading Russian traders and Indigenous Kiks.ádi Tlingit. Totem poles from Tlingit and Haida areas line the park’s scenic coastal trail, and the restored Russian Bishop’s House is a rare reminder of Russia’s colonial legacy in North America.

    Two totem poles overlook spruce and hemlock forest, tidal flats and ocean.

  • National Park & Preserve

    Wrangell - St Elias

    Copper Center, AK

    Wrangell-St. Elias is a vast national park that rises from the ocean all the way up to 18,008 ft. At 13.2 million acres, the park is the same size as Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Switzerland combined! Within this wild landscape, people continue to live off the land as they have done for centuries. This rugged, beautiful land is filled with opportunities for adventure.

    Winter in the Wrangells

  • National Preserve

    Yukon - Charley Rivers

    Eagle, AK

    Located in Interior Alaska, Yukon-Charley Rivers offers exploration in a largely untouched landscape. Whether you float the mighty Yukon River or paddle the Charley River's whitewater, your memories will last a lifetime. Geology, cultural history, gold rush remnants, wildlife, and vast scenery will be a part of your experience. But, the strongest element will be solitude. Your adventure awaits.

    The Slaven's beach on the Yukon River

American Battlefield Protection Program Grants

  • Kiska Wwii Battlefield: Cultural Landscape Survey

    American Battlefield Protection Program - $62,028 grant, 2009
    Partner: Alaska Regional Office, Nps

Certified Local Governments

  • Anchorage

    Anchorage, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1995

  • Cordova

    Cordova, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1995

  • Dillingham

    Dillingham, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1990

  • Fairbanks

    Fairbanks, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1992

  • Fairbanks North Star Borough

    Fairbanks, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1992

  • Juneau City/Borough

    Juneau, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1988

  • Kenai

    Kenai, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1995

  • Ketchikan

    Ketchikan, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1991

  • Matanuska-Susitna Borough

    Palmer, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1987

  • North Slope Borough

    Barrow, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1987

  • Seward

    Seward, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1992

  • Sitka City/Borough

    Sitka, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1994

  • Unalaska

    Unalaska, AK

    Certified Local Government - since 1991

Federal Lands to Parks Transfers

  • Finger Lake State Recreation Site

    Alaska Division of Parks

    Federal Lands to Parks Transfer - 47 acres

  • Former Ft. Richardson Military Res

    City of Anchorage

    Federal Lands to Parks Transfer - 97 acres

  • Gibson Cove Bunker Open Space

    City of Kodiak

    Federal Lands to Parks Transfer - 37 acres

  • Gibson Cove Park/Bird Sanctuary

    City of Kodiak

    Federal Lands to Parks Transfer - 7 acres

  • Lake Louise State Recreation Area

    Alaska Division of Parks

    Federal Lands to Parks Transfer - 40 acres

  • Old Hermit Park

    GREATER ANKORAGE AREA BOROUGH

    Federal Lands to Parks Transfer - 0 acres

  • Shoemaker Bay Recreational Area

    City of Wrangell

    Federal Lands to Parks Transfer - 31 acres

  • Totem Square

    Sitka Pioneers Home

    Federal Lands to Parks Transfer - 1 acres

  • Wrangel Seaplane Ramp

    Alaska Division of Waters and Harbors

    Federal Lands to Parks Transfer - 5 acres

Historic Preservation Tax Credit Projects

  • Brown And Hawkins Building

    Seward, AK

    Historic Preservation Tax Credit - project total $69,000 completed in 2009

  • Brown And Hawkins Store

    Seward, AK

    Historic Preservation Tax Credit - project total $235,000 completed in 2005

  • Ester Camp Assay Office

    Ester, AK

    Historic Preservation Tax Credit - project total $10,177 completed in 1996

  • Ester Camp Mess Hall

    Ester, AK

    Historic Preservation Tax Credit - project total $88,204 completed in 1998

  • Helmer Ronning Cabin

    Talkeetna, AK

    Historic Preservation Tax Credit - project total $43,089 completed in 1997

  • Mackinnon Apartments

    Juneau, AK

    Historic Preservation Tax Credit - project total $2,847,246 completed in 2001

  • Mckinley Tower Apartments

    Anchorage, AK

    Historic Preservation Tax Credit - project total $21,647,615 completed in 2009

  • Seward Railroad Depot

    Seward, AK

    Historic Preservation Tax Credit - project total $701,821 completed in 2002

Land & Water Conservation Fund Grants

  • Allridge Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $487,478 grant, 2005
    Partner: Borough of Fairbanks North Star

  • Anchor River State Recreation Area

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $120,000 grant, 2006
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Baranof Castle State Historical Site

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $24,434 grant, 2002
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Chena Pump Wayside

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $113,680 grant, 2002
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $92,870 grant, 2000
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $35,840 grant, 2004
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Chugach State Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $126,490 grant, 2007
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Chugach State Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $100,000 grant, 2008
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Denali State Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $80,000 grant, 2006
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Fish Creek Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $125,000 grant, 2008
    Partner: City And Borough of Juneau

  • Harding Lake State Recreation Area

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $160,000 grant, 2006
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Jack Gist Recreational Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $169,792 grant, 2000
    Partner: City of Homer

  • Kasilof River State Recreation Site

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $446,184 grant, 2004
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Keidladee Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $131,550 grant, 2009
    Partner: City of Hoonah

  • Kenai Soccer Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $321,315 grant, 2005
    Partner: City of Kenai

  • Kimsham Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $413,272 grant, 2004
    Partner: City And Borough of Sitka

  • Mort Fryer Memorial Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $370,392 grant, 2004
    Partner: City of Petersburg

  • Nancy Lake State Recreation Area

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $238,753 grant, 2006
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Nome Outdoor Sports Complex

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $154,000 grant, 2007
    Partner: City of Nome

  • Orca Inlet Recreation Area

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $117,504 grant, 2006
    Partner: City of Cordova

  • Pinky's Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $102,000 grant, 2005
    Partner: City of Bethel

  • Savikko Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $197,000 grant, 2003
    Partner: City And Borough of Juneau

  • Sea Lion Cove State Marine Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $39,468 grant, 2002
    Partner: Alaska Division of Parks

  • Tanana Lakes Recreation Area

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $603,490 grant, 2007
    Partner: Borough of Fairbanks North Star

  • Tlinget Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $215,599 grant, 2003
    Partner: City of Haines

  • Turnaround Park

    Land & Water Conservation Fund - $219,800 grant, 2007
    Partner: City And Borough of Sitka

National Register of Historic Places

Preserve America Grants

  • Alaska State Park National Historic Landmark Preservation Plans

    Preserve America - $52,912 grant, 2008
    Partner: Alaska State Historic Preservation Office - $52,912 contribution

  • Downtown Anchorage Historic Walking Tour and Education Project

    Preserve America - $20,000 grant, 2008
    Partner: Municipality of Anchorage - $20,000 contribution

  • Ketchikan Waterfront Wayfinding Program

    Preserve America - $100,000 grant, 2007
    Partner: City of Ketchikan - $100,000 contribution

Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Projects

  • Anchorage Hillside Singletrack Trails

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Project - 9 trail miles, 2009
    Partner: Singletrack Advocates

  • Anchorage Kincaid Park Singletrack Trails

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Project - 9 trail miles, 2011
    Partner: Singletrack Advocates

  • Chena State Recreation Area Mastodon Trail

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Project - 8 trail miles, 2011
    Partner: Alaska State Parks, Northern Area Office

  • Chenega Bay Trail

  • Chugach Park Trails

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Project - 6 trail miles, 2007
    Partner: Chugach State Park Citizens Advisory Board

  • Cooper Landing Walkable Community

  • Copper River Country Stories Mapguide

  • Cottonwood Creek Access, Mat-Su

  • Denali State Park Trail

  • Dyea Flats Trails And Recreation Management

  • Ester Dome Singletrack

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Project - 3 trail miles, 2010
    Partner: Alaska Trails

  • Fairbanks Angel Creek Atv Trail Assessment

  • Fairbanks Area Private Land Trail Easements

  • Fairbanks Lions Club Bike Skills And Pump Park

  • Fairbanks Outdoor Recreation Areas

  • Homer Caribou Hills Trail Connections

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Project - 4 trail miles, 2008
    Partner: Homer Soil And Water Conservation District

  • Homer Landscape Suitability Map And Developer Certification

  • Hooper Bay Atv Education

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Project - 2 trail miles, 2009
    Partner: Sea Lion Corporation

  • Hooper Bay Atv Trails

  • International Klondike Gold Rush Trail

  • Kenny Lake Trail

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Project - 3 trail miles, 2007
    Partner: Copper Valley Development Association, Rc&d

  • Kodiak Portage Trail

  • Kongiganak Atv Hardened Trail

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Project - 10 trail miles, 2011
    Partner: Kongiganak Traditional Council

  • Mat-Su Green Infrastructure Strategic Conservation

  • Naknek Sockeye Run Fitness Trail And Bike Path

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Project - 2 trail miles, 2010
    Partner: Babiak Family

  • Tununak-Toksook Bay Atv Trail Crew Training

    Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Project - 5 trail miles, 2011
    Partner: Native Village of Tununak

  • Willow Community Summer Trails

Save America’s Treasures Grants

  • AK Native Heritage Center

    Save America’s Treasures - $176,135 grant, 1999
    Partner: Bureau of Land Management - $176,135 contribution

  • Alaska Moving Image Pres.

    Save America’s Treasures - $500,000 grant, 2002
    Partner: Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association - $500,000 contribution

  • Alaska Native Heritage

    Save America’s Treasures - $730,980 grant, 1999
    Partner: Imls - $848,110 contribution

  • Alyeska Roundhouse

    Save America’s Treasures - $197,221 grant, 2005
    Partner: Girdwood, Inc. - $197,221 contribution

  • First Avenue District

    Save America’s Treasures - $299,000 grant, 2001
    Partner: Fairbanks Neighborhood - $299,000 contribution

  • Five Finger Lighthouse

    Save America’s Treasures - $197,535 grant, 2004
    Partner: Juneau Lighthouse Association - $278,170 contribution

  • Fort Egbert

    Save America’s Treasures - $50,000 grant, 1999
    Partner: Bureau of Land Management - $50,000 contribution

  • Holy Assumption Orthodox Church

    Save America’s Treasures - $125,492 grant, 2008
    Partner: Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites IN Alaska - $129,895 contribution

  • Japonski Island Boathouse

    Save America’s Treasures - $325,000 grant, 2005
    Partner: Sitka Maritime Heritage Society - $480,572 contribution

  • Judge Wickersham House

    Save America’s Treasures - $298,000 grant, 2003
    Partner: Alaska State Parks - $298,000 contribution

  • Kennecott Archives

    Save America’s Treasures - $61,190 grant, 2001
    Partner: St. Elias Np & Preserve - $61,190 contribution

  • Kennecott Recreation Hall

    Save America’s Treasures - $75,000 grant, 1999
    Partner: Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark - $75,000 contribution

  • Kolmakovsky Redoubt Collection

    Save America’s Treasures - $75,000 grant, 2009
    Partner: University of Alaska Fairbanks - $75,000 contribution

  • Point Retreat Lighthouse

    Save America’s Treasures - $299,000 grant, 2001
    Partner: Alaska Lighthouse Association - $299,000 contribution

  • Russian American Magazin (aka the Erskine House)

    Save America’s Treasures - $273,750 grant, 2007
    Partner: Kodiak Historical Society - $273,750 contribution

  • Sitka Pioneers' Home

    Save America’s Treasures - $150,000 grant, 2000
    Partner: State of Alaska - $198,670 contribution

  • Unalaska Aerology Building

    Save America’s Treasures - $100,000 grant, 2000
    Partner: Ounalashka Corporation - $100,000 contribution

By The Numbers

These numbers are just a sample of the National Park Service's work. Figures are for the fiscal year that ended 9/30/2020.