List of Alaska state parks
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This is a list of state park
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Copper River Basin
Interior Alaska
Kenai Peninsula
Kodiak Island
Matanuska-Susitna Valley
Prince William Sound
Southeast Alaska
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
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Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
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Copper River BasinCopper River (Alaska)The Copper River or Ahtna River is a 300-mile river in south-central Alaska in the United States. It drains a large region of the Wrangell Mountains and Chugach Mountains into the Gulf of Alaska...
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- Dry Creek State Recreation Site
- Lake Louise State Recreation Area
- Liberty Falls State Recreation Site
- Porcupine Creek State Recreation Site
- Squirrel Creek State Recreation Site
Interior AlaskaAlaska InteriorThe Alaska Interior covers most of the U.S. state's territory. It is largely wilderness. Mountains include Mount McKinley in the Alaska Range, the Wrangell Mountains, and the Ray Mountains....
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- FairbanksFairbanks, AlaskaFairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...
area- Birch Lake State Recreation SiteBirch Lake State Recreation SiteBirch Lake State Recreation Site is a 48-acre state park in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the Richardson Highway about 60 miles southeast of Fairbanks.- External links :*...
- Birch Lake State Recreation Site
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- Chena River State Recreation AreaChena River State Recreation AreaChena River State Recreation Area is a 254,080-acre state park in the U.S. state of Alaska, located east of Fairbanks. The recreation area is centered around the Chena River. Facilities include campgrounds, hiking, ATV, snowmachine and sled dog trails, a shooting range, fishing ponds, and several...
- Chena River State Recreation SiteChena River State Recreation SiteChena River State Recreation Site is a 29-acre state park in Fairbanks in the U.S. state of Alaska. It features access to the Chena River as well as a campground, picnic area, and pedestrian trails....
- Harding Lake State Recreation Area
- Lower Chatanika River State Recreation Area
- Salcha River State Recreation Site
- Upper Chatanika River State Recreation Site
- Chena River State Recreation Area
- Delta JunctionDelta Junction, AlaskaDelta Junction is a city in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 897. The city is located a short distance south of the confluence of the Delta River with the Tanana River, which is at Big Delta...
area- Big Delta State Historical Park
- Clearwater State Recreation Site
- Delta State Recreation Site
- Donnelly Creek State Recreation Site
- Fielding Lake State Recreation Area
- Quartz Lake State Recreation Area
- TokTok, AlaskaTok is a census-designated place in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
area- Eagle Trail State Recreation Site
- Moon River State Recreation Site
- Tok River State Recreation Site
Kenai PeninsulaKenai PeninsulaThe Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. The name Kenai is probably derived from Kenayskaya, the Russian name for Cook Inlet, which borders the peninsula to the west.-Geography:...
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- HomerHomer, AlaskaHomer is a city located in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population was 5,364. One of Homer's nicknames is "the cosmic hamlet by the sea"; another is "the end of the road"...
area- Anchor River State Recreation Area
- Deep Creek State Recreation AreaDeep Creek State Recreation AreaDeep Creek State Recreation Area is a 172-acre state park in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the coast of Cook Inlet along the Sterling Highway, just south of Ninilchik.- External links :*...
- Stariski State Recreation Site
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- Kachemak Bay State ParkKachemak Bay State ParkKachemak Bay State Park and Kachemak Bay Wilderness Park is a park in and around Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Kachemak Bay State Park was the first legislatively designated State Park in the Alaska State Parks system. Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park is the state's only legislatively designated...
- Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park
- Ninilchik State Recreation Area
- Kachemak Bay State Park
- KenaiKenai, AlaskaKenai is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 7,464...
/SoldotnaSoldotna, AlaskaAs of the census of 2000, there were 3,759 people, 1,465 households, and 969 families residing in the city. As of 2008, the population was close to 4,200. The population density was 541.9 people per square mile . There were 1,670 housing units at an average density of 240.7 per square mile...
area- Captain Cook State Recreation Area
- Clam Gulch State Recreation Area
- Crooked Creek State Recreation Site
- Johnson Lake State Recreation Area
- Kasilof River State Recreation Site
- Kenai River Special Management Area
- Scout Lake State Recreation Site
- SewardSeward, AlaskaSeward is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,016....
area- Caines Head State Recreation Area
- Driftwood Bay State Marine Park
- Lowell Point State Recreation Site
- Safety Cove State Marine Park
- Sandspit Point State Marine Park
- Sunny Cove State Marine Park
- Thumb Cove State Marine Park
Kodiak IslandKodiak IslandKodiak Island is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. The largest island in the Kodiak Archipelago, Kodiak Island is the second largest island in the United States and the 80th largest island in the world, with an...
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- Afognak Island State ParkAfognak Island State ParkAfognak Island State Park is a Alaska state park on Afognak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska in the United States. Afognak Island is northeast of Kodiak Island on the Alaska Peninsula. Most of Afognak Island State Park is undeveloped. The park is known for its rugged topography and wide...
- Buskin River State Recreation Site
- Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park
- Pasagshak River State Recreation Site
- Shuyak Island State Park
- Woody Island State Recreation Site
Matanuska-Susitna ValleyMatanuska-Susitna ValleyMatanuska-Susitna Valley is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about 35 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska....
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- Big Lake North State Recreation Area
- Big Lake South State Recreation Site
- Blair Lake State Recreation Site
- Denali State ParkDenali State ParkDenali State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located adjacent in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to the east side of Denali National Park and Preserve, along the Parks Highway....
- Lake Louise State Recreation Area
- Nancy Lake State Recreation AreaNancy Lake State Recreation AreaNancy Lake State Recreation Area is a lake-studded landscapes in Alaska preserved for recreation purposes. With clear waters are ringed with unspoiled forests,provide tranquil settings for revreational acticities such as canoeing, fishing, hiking and camping during the summer...
- Nancy Lake State Recreation Site
- Finger Lake State Recreation Area
- Hatcher Pass East Special Management Area
- Independence Mine State Historical Park
- Kepler-Bradley Lakes State Recreation Area
- King Mountain State Recreation Site
- Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site
- Montana Creek State Recreation Site
- Rocky Lake State Recreation Site
- Summit Lake State Recreation Site
- Tokositna River State Recreation Site
- Willow Creek State Recreation Area
Prince William SoundPrince William SoundPrince William Sound is a sound off the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its largest port is Valdez, at the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System...
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- Bettles Bay State Marine Park
- Blueberry Lake State Recreation Site
- Boswell Bay State Marine Park
- Canoe Passage State Marine Park
- Decision Point State Marine Park
- Entry Cove State Marine Park
- Granite Bay State Marine Park
- Horseshoe Bay State Marine Park
- Jack Bay State Marine Park
- Kayak Island State Marine Park
- Sawmill Bay State Marine Park
- Shoup Bay State Marine Park
- Shoup Glacier State Marine Park
- South Esther Island State Marine Park
- Surprise Cove State Marine Park
- Surprise Ridge State Marine Park
- Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site
- Zeigler Cove State Marine Park
Southeast AlaskaAlaska PanhandleSoutheast Alaska, sometimes referred to as the Alaska Panhandle, is the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Alaska, which lies west of the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The majority of Southeast Alaska's area is part of the Tongass National Forest, the United...
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- HainesHaines, AlaskaHaines is a census-designated place in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the area was 1,811. Haines was formerly a city but no longer has a municipal government...
/SkagwaySkagway, AlaskaSkagway is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 862...
area- Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle PreserveAlaska Chilkat Bald Eagle PreserveThe Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve is a state park and wildlife refuge in the U.S. state of Alaska near Haines. Established in 1982, the park covers 49,320 acres , mainly along the Chilkat River, with sections along the Klehini and Tsirku rivers.The preserve is home to the world's largest...
- Chilkat Islands State Marine Park
- Chilkat State Park
- Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Site
- Mosquito Lake State Recreation Site
- Portage Cove State Recreation Site
- Sullivan Island State Marine Park
- Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
- JuneauJuneau, AlaskaThe City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
area- Eagle Beach State Recreation Area
- Ernest Gruening State Historical Park
- Funter Bay State Marine Park
- Juneau Trail System
- Oliver Inlet State Marine Park
- Point Bridget State Park
- Shelter Island State Marine Park
- St. James Bay State Marine Park
- Taku Harbor State Marine Park
- Wickersham State Historic Site
- KetchikanKetchikan, AlaskaKetchikan is a city in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States, the southeasternmost sizable city in that state. With an estimated population of 7,368 in 2010 within the city limits, it is the fifth most populous city in the state....
area- Black Sands Beach State Marine Park
- Dall Bay State Marine Park
- Grindall Island State Marine Park
- Refuge Cove State Recreation Site
- Settlers Cove State Recreation Site
- Totem Bight State Historical ParkTotem Bight State Historical ParkIn 1938, the United States Forest Service used Civilian Conservation Corps funds to hire skilled carvers from among the older Native Alaskans to repair or duplicate totem poles that were abandoned when the natives moved to communities where work was available. The CCC project put the community...
- Sitka area
- Baranof Castle Hill State Historic SiteCastle Hill (Sitka, Alaska)Castle Hill or Noow Tlein, in Sitka, Alaska, is a National Historic Landmark and the historical site of Tlingit and Russian forts.Castle Hill is the area of land understood by the Tlingit people to be ceded to the Russian government following the battle of 1804...
- Big Bear/Baby Bear State Marine Park
- Halibut Point State Recreation Site
- Magoun Islands State Marine Park
- Old Sitka State Historical Park
- Sealion Cove State Marine Park
- Security Bay State Marine Park
- Baranof Castle Hill State Historic Site
- WrangellWrangell, AlaskaWrangell is a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 2,308.Its Tlingit name is Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw . The Tlingit people residing in the Wrangell area, who were there centuries before Europeans, call themselves the Shtaxʼhéen Ḵwáan after the nearby Stikine...
/PetersburgPetersburg, AlaskaPetersburg is a city in Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, in the United States. According to 2009 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 2,824 full time residents.- History :...
area- Beecher Pass State Marine Park
- Joe Mace Island State Marine Park
- Petroglyph Beach State Historic Site
- Thom's Place State Marine Park