Alaska

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Gustavus Plane-Crash Site

AK

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Harding Icefield Trail

AK

State Park

Independence Mines

AK

You can find the remains of an old gold mining camp scattered through the Talkeetna Mountains near Hatcher Pass. It is a…

Iñupiat Heritage Center

AK

This museum in Utqiaġvik tracks the history of bowhead whaling and how the Iñupiat people have lived in this Arctic clim…

State Park

Kachemak Bay State Park

AK

A 400,000-acre Alaska park with both standard and wilderness designation, surrounding Kachemak Bay. No road access - vis…

National Park

Katmai National Park & Preserve

AK

Katmai is defined by the massive ash flows of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and the constant movement of brown bears…

National Park

Kenai Fjords National Park

AK

Glaciers from the massive Harding Icefield spill directly into the saltwater fjords here, creating a landscape shaped by…

State Park

King Mountain State Recreation Site

AK

King Mountain State Recreation Site sits along the Matanuska River near Chickaloon, Alaska, at mile 76 of the Glenn High…

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

AK

This stretch of Alaska follows the original trails where thousands of prospectors once pushed toward the Yukon in search…

National Park

Kobuk Valley National Park

AK

Massive sand dunes stretch across the landscape where thousands of caribou migrate each year. You can follow the Kobuk R…

Trailhead

Koyukuk River Route

AK

Top hike in Gates of the Arctic National Park, recommended by Carl Donohue, Expeditions Alaska guide. Take a plane to a …

National Park

Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

AK

Steaming volcanoes and turquoise lakes define this stretch of the Alaskan coast, where salmon runs draw massive crowds o…

Mendenhall Glacier

AK

Massive ice flows stretch over thirteen miles through the Mendenhall Valley just outside of Juneau. You can hike the sur…

Noatak National Preserve

AK

The Noatak River winds through a massive mountain-ringed basin that stretches from the Brooks Range down to the Chukchi …

State Park

Old Sitka

AK

Old Sitka is a state park in Alaska.

State Park

Petroglyph Beach State Historic Park

AK

This Alaskan beach near Wrangell holds the highest concentration of Native American petroglyphs in southeastern Alaska, …

Trailhead

Savage Alpine Trail

AK

Top hike in Denali National Park, recommended by Amy Eckert, travel writer. Few trails exist in Denali National Park, bu…

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Seven Pass Route

AK

Top hike in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, recommended by Greg Fensterman, Trek Alaska guide. Wrangell-St. Elias is t…

Sitka National Historical Park

AK

Thick spruce and hemlock forests line a coastal trail filled with Tlingit and Haida totem poles. You can walk through th…

Trailhead

Telaquana Route

AK

Top hike in Lake Clark National Park, recommended by Dan Oberlatz, Alaska Alpine Adventures owner and guide. This ten-da…

Trailhead

Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes

AK

Top hike in Katmai National Park, recommended by Dan Oberlatz, Alaska Alpine Adventures owner and guide. In 1912, the No…

State Park

Wood-Tikchik State Park

AK

Wood-Tikchik State Park spans over 1.6 million acres in Alaska, making it the largest state park in the nation—bigger th…

National Park

Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve

AK

Massive glaciers and peaks reaching over 18,000 feet define this landscape, which stretches from the Alaskan coast all t…

Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve

AK

This roadless stretch of Interior Alaska is defined by the wide Yukon River and the whitewater rapids of the Charley Riv…