| Fishing In National Recreation Areas |
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| | Chena River State Recreation Area | | More than ever, Chena River State Recreation Area is a park for all seasons. With 397 square miles of forests, rivers, and alpine tundra, this recreation area has something to offer everyone. | |
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| | Harding Lake State Recreational Area | | The main campground, consisting of 78 vehicle and five walk-in sites, is located in a spruce/birch forest. Many vehicle sites are large enough to accommodate large motor homes or trailers. Some sites are adjacent to others, allowing groups to park together. Each site has a fire ring and picnic table. | |
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| | Quartz Lake State Recreational Site | | At Quartz Lake there are 16 campsites in the loop and 87 parking and camping sites in the parking lot development. Facilities also include two boat launches, a handicap accessible fishing dock, picnic sites, a picnic shelter, a swimming area, a beach volleyball court, water, and toilets. | |
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| | Salcha River State Recreational Site | | Salcha River State Recreation Site, located at Mile 323.3 of the Richardson Highway, offers campsites, boat launch and a public use cabin. King salmon, arctic grayling and northern pike are the most common species of fish caught in the Salcha River. | |
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| Fishing In Wildlife Preserves & Refuges |
| | Artic National Wildlife Refuge | | Renowned for its wildlife, Arctic Refuge is inhabited by 45 species of land and marine mammals, ranging from the pygmy shrew to the bowhead whale. Best known are the polar, grizzly, and black bear; wolf, wolverine, Dall sheep, moose, muskox, and the animal that has come to symbolize the area's wildness, the free-roaming caribou. Thirty-six species of fish occur in Arctic Refuge waters, and 180 species of birds have been observed on the refuge. | |
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| | Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge | | Nowitna is about 200 miles west of Fairbanks in the central Yukon River Valley. Lying in a basin surrounded by low hills, the principal terrain is forested lowlands, lakes, marshes, and streams. A 223-mile segment of the Nowitna River - a designated Wild River - flows through the refuge. . | |
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| | Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge | | The third largest conservation area in the National Wildlife Refuge System, the 9 million acre Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge is located in eastern interior Alaska. It includes the Yukon Flats, a vast wetland basin bisected by the Yukon River. | |
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| Lakes & Reservoirs |
| | Lost Lake | | The recreation area borders two lakes and has facilities adjacent to the lakes to accommodate these crowds. At Lost Lake there are 12 campsites, a handicap accessible fishing dock, a picnic area, water and toilets. | |
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| | Twin Bears Camp | | Twin Bears Camp offers twelve cabins, a recreation hall, a dining hall, and bath houses all situated around a peaceful, four-acre lake ideal for short or lengthy stays by groups of people. | |
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| Rivers & Streams |
| | Nowitna River | | The Nowitna River -- located within the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge -- was designated as a wild river by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Of the river's 283-mile length, 223 miles is designated as a wild river, and the river corridor includes approximately 142,400 acres. | |
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| | Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge | | The third largest conservation area in the National Wildlife Refuge System, the 9 million acre Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge is located in eastern interior Alaska. It includes the Yukon Flats, a vast wetland basin bisected by the Yukon River. | |
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