Cape Krusenstern National Monument
P.O. Box 1029 Kotzebue, AK 99752
907-442-3890
Cape Krusenstern National Monument is primarily a coastal plain, containing large lagoons and rolling hills of limestone. Located entirely north of the Arctic Circle, the monument forms 70-miles of shoreline on the Chukchi Sea along with more than 114 beach ridges. It is a region of permafrost, including typical thermokarst features. Hikers and boaters can see carpets of wildflowers among shrubs containing wisps of qiviut from muskoxen.
Denali National Park & Preserve
P.O. Box 9 Denali Park, AK 99755
907-683-9532
Denali National Park & Preserve is located in the interior of Alaska, centered on Denali (also known as Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in North America at over 20,000-feet (the word "Denali" means "the high one"). The park is 6-million acres of wild land, bisected by one ribbon of road. The preserve is also home to tundra at middle elevations, and glaciers, rock, and snow at the highest elevations. Wild animals of all sizes roam unfenced lands, living as they have for ages.
Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve
101 Dunkel St. Suite 110 Fairbanks, AK 99701
907-459-3730
Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, located north of the Arctic Circle, is the northernmost National Park in the U.S. and the second largest National Park unit. The park is slightly larger than the country of Belgium and contains parts of the Brooks Mountain Range. There are no roads or established trails in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. Local air taxis provide flight-seeing trips, day trips or overnight camp outs to remote locations within the park. Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve known for its polar bears, is America’s least visited park of the 59 National Parks within the National Park System.
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
P.O. Box 140 Gustavus, AK 99826
907-697-2230
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve is in the panhandle west of Juneau, Alaska covering over 3-million acres. The park is covered with rugged mountains, glaciers, rainforest, coastlines and fjords. The preserve protects a portion of the Alsek River and its related fish and wildlife habitats. No roads lead to the park and it is most easily reached by air travel, ferries or by cruise ships.
Inupiat Heritage Center
5421 North Star St. Barrow, AK 99723
907-852-0422
Inupiat Heritage Center tells the story of the Inupiat people. They have thrived for thousands of years in one of the harshest climates on earth, hunting the bowhead whales. In the 19th century, these lonely seas swarmed with commercial whalers from New England, who also sought the bowhead for its valuable blubber and baleen. The center houses exhibits, artifacts, a library, gift shop and a room where traditional crafts are demonstrated and taught.
Katmai National Park & Preserve
1000 Silver St., Building 603, King Salmon, AK 99613
907-246-4250
Katmai National Park & Preserve is an active volcanic landscape and notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a 40-mile ash flow from the Novarupta Volcano that can be between 100 to 700 feet deep. Grizzly bears freely roam the park and eat upon the abundant supply of sockeye salmon. The park also has a wide variety of other Alaskan wildlife and marine life.
Kenai Fjords National Park
1212 4th Ave. Seward, AK 99664
907-422-0535
Kenai Fjords National Park contains the Harding Ice Field, one of the largest ice fields in the U.S. that dates back to the ice-ages. Nearly 40 glaciers flow from the Harding Ice Field. The park is named for the numerous fjords carved by glaciers moving down the mountains from the ice field. Wildlife thrives in the icy waters and thick forests around this vast expanse of ice. Part of the park is accessible by road and is a popular tour destination. The remainder of the park is reachable by boat.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
P.O. Box 517 Skagway, AK 99840
907-983-9200
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1890s. The gold rush was in the Yukon Territory of Canada, and this park comprises staging areas for the trek there and routes leading in its direction. The park consists of four units: three in Skagway, Alaska and a fourth in the Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington. Thousands of people in an effort to ease the woes of economic depression, sold their farms, dropped their businesses and boarded ships to follow their dreams to the frozen north.
Kobuk Valley National Park
P.O. Box 1029 Kotzebue, AK 99752
907-442-3890
Kobuk Valley National Park is noted for the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes and caribou migration routes. The sand dunes were created by ancient glaciers grinding rock. No roads lead to the park and there are no designated trails or roads within the park. Kobuk Valley National Park is reachable by foot, dogsled, snowmobile and air travel and the park is entirely above the Arctic Circle.
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
95 Sterling Hwy Suite 2 Homer, AK 99603
907-781-2117
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve includes many streams and lakes vital to the Bristol Bay salmon fishery, including its namesake Lake Clark. The park includes the shores of Cook Inlet, mountain ranges, tundra covered hills and glaciers. No roads lead to the park and it can only be reached by boat or small aircraft, typically floatplanes.
Noatak National Preserve
P.O. Box 1029 Kotzebue, AK 99752
907-442-3890
Noatak National Preserve was established to protect the Noatak River Basin in northwestern Alaska. The preserve is one of North America's largest mountain-ringed river basins with an intact ecosystem. It is thought to be the last remaining complete river system in the U.S. that has not been altered by human activities. The river is classified as a national wild and scenic river and offers stunning wilderness float-trip opportunities; from deep in the Brooks Range to the tidewater of the Chukchi Sea.
Sitka National Historical Park
103 Monastery St. Sitka, AK 99835
907-747-0110
Sitka National Historical Park commemorates the Tlingit and Russian experiences in Alaska. On this island, a battle between invading Russian fur hunters and indigenous Tlingit took place. Tlingit and Haida totem poles can be found along the park’s scenic coastal trail. Russia’s little known colonial legacy in North America can be found in the restored Russian Bishop’s House in the park.
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
Atka Island, AK 99547
808-422-3399