🥾 Hiking on public land in Alaska

136 public places in Alaska are listed for hiking (76 state & public land, 27 wildlife management areas, 15 national parks, 10 parks, 5 state parks, 2 national forests, 1 state forests). 9 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

Rules, seasons and closures vary by unit. Confirm with the managing agency before you go.

The places

🌳 Chugach State Parkfree
🏞️ Denali National Park$15/person (7 days)
🗺️ Misty Fjords National Monument WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌲 Tongass National Forestfree
🌲 Tongass National ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Admiralty Island National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🌿 Alagnak Wild RiverUnknown — check official site
🦆 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🦆 Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Aleutian Islands WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Alexander Creek Recreation RiverUnknown — check official site
🦆 Anchorage Coastal Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Aniakchak National Monumentfree
🗺️ Aniakchak National PreserveUnknown — check official site
🦆 Arctic National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🦆 Aroostook National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Asi Keyi Territorial ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🦆 Becharof National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Becharof WildernessUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Beecher Pass State Marine ParkUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Bering Land Bridge National Preservefree
🦆 Bing's Landing State Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Birch Creek Wild and Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cape Krusenstern National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cape St. Elias Lighthouse ReserveUnknown — check official site
🦆 Captain Cook State Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carl E. Wynn Nature CenterUnknown — check official site
🦆 Chena State Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Childs Clacier Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chuck River WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Chugach State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌿 Columbia Gems State Marine ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Coronation Island WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌿 Decision Point State Marine ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Delta Wild and Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Denali National ParkUnknown — check official site
🌿 Denali National PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Denali WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ East Foreland Lighthouse ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Endicott River WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌿 Entry Cove State Marine ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forrester Island WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fortymile Wild and Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Gates of the Arctic National ParkUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Gates of the Arctic National PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gates of the Arctic WildernessUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Glacier Bay National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glacier Bay National PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glacier Bay WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Goldstream Public Use AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gulkana Wild and Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hazy Islands WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hinchinbrook Lighthouse ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Homer Airport Critical Habitat AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Innoko National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Innoko WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ivishak Wild and Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Ivvavik National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Izembek WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌿 Jack Bay State Marine ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jay S. Hammond WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Kachemak Bay State Parkfree
🦆 Kanuti National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Karta River WildernessUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Katmai National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Katmai National PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Katmai WildernessUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Kenai Fjords National Parkfree
🦆 Kenai National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kenai Wildernessfree
🏞️ Klondike Gold Rush National Historical ParkUnknown — check official site
🌿 Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-AlsekUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Knik Public Use AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Kobuk Valley National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kobuk Valley WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 Kodiak National Wildlife Refugefree
🗺️ Kootznoowoo WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 Koyukuk National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Koyukuk WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kroto And Moose Creek Recreation RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kuiu WildernessUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Lake Clark National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Clark National PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Creek Recreation RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Susitna Recreation RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Matanuska Valley State Moose RangeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maurelle Islands WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 McNeill River State Game RefugeUnknown — check official site
🦆 McNeill River State Game SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🦆 Mendenhall Wetlands State Game RefugeUnknown — check official site
🦆 Minto Flats State Game RefugeUnknown — check official site
🦆 Nancy Lake State Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nelchina Public Use AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Noatak National PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Noatak Wilderness AreaUnknown — check official site
🦆 Nowitna National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🦆 Palmer Hay Flats State Game RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian Islands WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saint Lazaria WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 Selawik National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Selawik WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Shuyak Island State Parkfree
🗺️ South Baranof WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌿 South Esther Island State Marine ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Etolin WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Prince of Wales WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Steese National Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stikine-LeConte WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Surprise Cove State Marine ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Surprise Ridge State Marine ParkUnknown — check official site
🦆 Susitna Flats State Game RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Talachulitna Recreation RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Talkeetna Recreation RiverUnknown — check official site
🌲 Tanana Valley State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tebenkof Bay WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 Tetlin National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Togiak WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tracy Arm-Fords Terror WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 Trading Bay State Game RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tuxedni WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Unalakleet Wild and Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🌿 Vic Fischer Shoup Bay State Marine ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Chichagof-Yakobi WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ White Mountains National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wind Wild and Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🌳 Wood-Tikchik State ParkUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Wrangell-Saint Elias National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wrangell-Saint Elias National PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wrangell-Saint Elias WildernessUnknown — check official site
🦆 Yakataga State Game RefugeUnknown — check official site
🦆 Yukon Flats National Wildlife RefugeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Yukon-Charley Rivers National PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌿 Ziegler Cove State Marine ParkUnknown — check official site

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