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Logo of the Alaska State Park system Campsite at Bluberry Lake SRS in the Chugach Mountains Denali seen from Denali State Park. Alaska’s state park system is managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The system contains over 120 units spanning 3,427,895 acres, making it far larger than any ...
King Mountain State Recreation Site is a state park along the Matanuska River near Chickaloon, Alaska. It features a campground and other visitor amenities. It is located immediately northeast of King Mountain, at mile 76 of the Glenn Highway.
The lake is home to the Harding Lake State Recreation Area a 325 acres (132 ha) park [4] which features a large campground, boat launch, and facilities for sports and outdoor games. [5] This is one of the oldest units in the Alaska State Park system, having been founded in 1967, [4] before the formal state park network was even in place. [6]
The Nancy Lake State Recreation Area was established by the Alaska State Legislature on July 6, 1966, to be set aside specifically for use as recreation. The day prior, the nearby Matanuska-Susitna Borough designated the area as a special land-use district in order to apply local zoning laws which would reinforce the recreational use of the land, and allow the borough to apply penalties for ...
The park is also home to Stormy Lake, a 161.9-hectare (400-acre) lake with boat launch and picnic areas as well as a small, primitive, boat-accessible campground. [2] The lake was the site of two efforts to eradicate invasive species. [9] In winter months the park features ice fishing on the lake and cross-country ski trails. [6]
Road map with camping locations, visitor centers, and ranger stations. There are four camping areas located within the interior of the park (Sanctuary River, Teklanika River, Igloo Creek, and Wonder Lake). Camper buses provide transportation to these campgrounds, but only passengers camping in the park can use these particular buses.
Eklutna Lake and Bold Peak in Chugach State Park seen from Twin Peaks trail The Lakeside Trail along Eklutna Lake in winter. The Lakeside Trail travels 12.7 miles (20.4 kilometers) along the shores of Eklutna Lake until it reaches the mile-long Eklutna Glacier Trail that leads in short order to the moraines at the foot of the colossal blue ice of Eklutna Glacier. [8]
Chilkat State Park is a 9,837-acre (3,980 ha) Alaska state park on a peninsula south of the town of Haines, Alaska between the Chilkat and Chilkoot inlets. Remote and known for the steep 14% grade gravel access road, the park offers campsites with minimal amenities and is open to fishing, hiking, boating, sea kayaking, and sightseeing.