 | | Southwest Alaska | | | Welcome to Southwest Alaska! Southwest Alaska is where brown bears amble along the hills and plains, and where more than 240 bird species call home. The region's terrain ranges from a landscape of volcanoes in Katmai National Park created by the 1912 eruption of the Novarupta volcano, to the windswept Aleutian Islands that make a 1,000-mile sweep toward Asia. |
| | | | Must visit attractions in southwest Alaska include the Kodiak Archipelago and the the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, which covers two-thirds of Kodiak Island, offering protected habitat for world-famous Kodiak brown bears. Also worth a visit is Fort Abercrombie State Park, originally a World War II coastal fortification, and now a national historical landmark and provides a forest setting for picnics and camping adventures.The Alaska Peninsula, also part of the southwest region of Alaska, extends 550 miles into the Pacific Ocean. In the west, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve offers a wilderness of seacoast, mountains, glaciers and lakes filled with trophy-sized rainbow trout. Or head over to Bristol Bay, home to the world's largest source of red salmon. The salmon are enticed by the area's rich, freshwater spawning streams that flow into nearby rivers and bays. Many cultures meet in Alaska's southwest region including Eskimos, Aleuts and Athabascans.Visitors can find delights in all seasonal activities - fishing in the summer, skiing in the winter and cultural events year-round. The parklands and remote sites that make up the area are accessed only by floatplane or boat. Lodges, outfitters and local airlines offer guided or unguided adventure opportunities. |
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