| There are numerous National Parks in Alaska. The scenery and services each provides is varied. The Alaska branch of the National Park Service will provide guests with valuable information about the recreational opportunities available in the National Parks.Alagnak Wild River P.O. Box 7 King Salmon, AK 99611 Phone: 907-246-3305 Fax: 907-246-4286Alagnak Wild River is located in the beautiful Aleutian Range. The river provides unparalleled opportunities to experience the wilderness of the Alaska Peninsula.Aleutian World War II National Historic Area Ounalashka Corporation P.O. Box 149 Unalaska, AK 99685 - or - 240 West 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: (907) 581-1276The Aleutian World War II National Historic Area encompasses the historic footprint of the U.S. Army base Fort Schwatka.Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve P O Box 7 King Salmon, AK 99613 Phone: 907-246-3305The Aniakchak Caldera, is the result of a series of eruptions, the latest in 1931.Bering Land Bridge National Preserve P.O. Box 1029 Kotzebue, AK 99752 Phone: 907-443-2522The Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is one of the most remote national park areas, located on the Seward Peninsula in northwest Alaska.Cape Krusenstern National Monument P.O. Box 1029 Kotzebue, AK 99752 Phone: 907-443-2522Cape Krusenstern National Monument is a treeless coastal plain dotted with sizable lagoons and backed by gently rolling limestone hills.Denali National Park & Preserve P.O. Box 9 Denali Park, AK 99755 - or - Talkeetna Ranger Station Box 588 Talkeetna, AK 99676 Phone: 907-683-2294Denali National Park & Preserve features North America's highest mountain, 20,320-foot tall Mount McKinley.Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve Bettles Ranger Station (Field Ops) P.O. Box 26030 Bettles, AK 99726 Phone: 907-692-5494Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve is an essentially untouched area of natural beauty and scientific value.Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve P.O. Box 140 Gustavus, AK 99826-0140 Phone: (907) 697-2230The marine wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve provides opportunities for adventure, a living laboratory for observing the ebb and flow of glaciers, and a chance to study life as it returns as the ice retreats.Inupiat Heritage Center P.O.Box 69 Barrow, AK 99723 Phone: 907-852-5494The Inupiat Heritage Center was designated to ensure that contributions of Alaska Natives to the history of whaling is recognized.Katmai National Park & Preserve Headquarters P.O. Box 7, #1 King Salmon Mall King Salmon, AK 99613 Phone: (907) 246-3305Katmai is famous for volcanoes, brown bears, fish, and rugged wilderness and is also the site of the Brooks River National Historic Landmark with North America's highest concentration of prehistoric human dwellings (about 900).Kenai Fjords National Park PO Box 1727 Seward, AK 99664 Phone: 907-224-2132Sweeping from rocky coastline to glacier-crowned peaks, Kenai Fjords National Park encompasses 607,805 acres of unspoiled wilderness on the southeast coast of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.Klondike Gold Rush Second and Broadway P. O. Box 517 Skagway, 99840 Phone: 907-983-2921This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District.Kobuk Valley National Park PO Box 1029 Kotzebue, AK 99752 Phone: 907-442-3890Kobuk Valley National Park is encircled by the Baird and Waring mountain ranges.Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Field Headquarters 1 Park Place Port Alsworth, AK 99653 Phone: (907) 271-3751Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a composite of ecosystems representative of many regions of Alaska.Noatak National Preserve PO Box 1029 Kotzebue, AK 99752 Phone: 907-442-3890As one of North America's largest mountain-ringed river basins with an intact ecosystem, the Noatak River environs features some of the Arctic's finest arrays of plants and animals.Sitka National Historical Park 103 Monastery Street Sitka, AK 99835 Phone: 907-747-0110All that remains of the last major conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives is the site of the Tlingit Fort and battlefield, located within this scenic 113 acre park in a temperate rain forest.Western Arctic National Parklands PO Box 1029 Kotzebue, AK 99752 Phone: 907-442-8300Western Arctic National Parklands includes Noatak National Perserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Kobuk Valley National Park near Kotzebue, AK and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve located on the Seward Peninsula near Nome, AK.Wrangell-St. Elias 106.8 Richardson Hwy. PO Box 439 Copper Center, AK 99573-0439 Phone: 907 822 5234The Chugach, Wrangell, and St. Elias mountain ranges converge here in what is often referred to as the "mountain kingdom of North America."Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Eagle Ranger Station (Field Office) P.O. Box 167 Eagle, AK 99738 Phone: 907-547-2233Located along the Canadian border in central Alaska, the preserve protects 115 miles of the 1,800-mile Yukon River and the entire Charley River basin. |
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