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 other state park system in the United States. The State Park system began in 1970 with the creation of Denali State Park, Chugach State Park and Kachemak Bay State Park, three of the largest and still most popular parks in the state system. Wood-Tikchik State Park is the largest state park in the United States, comprising some 15% of total state park land in the nation. The division manages full state parks, state recreation areas, state recreation sites, and state historic sites.
Anchorage area park
Copper River Basin area parks
- 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 Alaska parks
- Fairbanks area
- Birch Lake State Recreation Site
Chena River SRA in autumn, seen from the "Angel Rocks" trail - Chena River State Recreation Area
- Chena River State Recreation Site
- Harding Lake State Recreation Area
- Lower Chatanika River State Recreation Area
- Salcha River State Recreation Site
- Upper Chatanika River State Recreation Site
- Birch Lake State Recreation Site
- Delta Junction area
- Tok area
Kenai Peninsula area parks
- Homer area
- Kenai/Soldotna area
- Captain Cook State Recreation Area
Stormy Lake at Captain Cook SRA - 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
- Morgan’s Landing State Recreation Area
- Scout Lake State Recreation Site
- Captain Cook State Recreation Area
- Seward area
Kodiak Island area parks
- Afognak Island State Park
- 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 Valley area parks
- Big Lake North State Recreation Area
- Big Lake South State Recreation Site
- Blair Lake State Recreation Site
- Denali State Park
- Lake Louise State Recreation Area
- Nancy Lake State Recreation Area
- 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 Sound area parks
- Blueberry Lake State Recreation Site
- Boswell Bay Beaches 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
- South Esther Island State Marine Park
- Surprise Cove State Marine Park
- Surprise Ridge State Marine Park
Southeast Alaska parks
- Haines/Skagway area
- Juneau 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
- Ketchikan area
- Sitka area
- Wrangell/Petersburg area
Southwest Alaska parks
External links
References
- DeVaugh, Melissa, History of Alaska State Parks
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