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Alaska's
Parks
Fifty-eight percent of Alaska is
federal
land
managed by the Department of the Interior (Fish and Wildlife Service,
National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. The National Park
Service alone manages 54 million acres as parks (17 units), preserves,
and monuments, including 20,000 protected river miles.
Take
Glacier National Park E-Hikes -
Did you know that if current trends continue, some scientists have
predicted that by the year 2030, there will be no more glaciers in Glacier National Park due
to global climate change.
Glacier Bay National Park
and Preserve
Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park & Preserve - This spectacular
wilderness
includes the
continent's largest assemblage of glaciers, and greatest collection of
peaks above 16,000 feet, including 18,008’ Mount St. Elias,
the second
highest peak in the United States.
Katmai
National Park & Preserve
- Katmai was created in 1918 to preserve the famed
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a spectacular forty square mile, 100 to
700 foot deep ash flow deposited by Novarupta Volcano.
State
Marine Parks in Prince William Sound and Resurrection Bay
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This area is a boater’s paradise. Fiords, bays, coves, lakes, glaciers,
mountains and hundreds of islands provide a rich and unspoiled beauty.
Denali
National Park - Visit
Denali National Park and enjoy wildlife and breathtaking view points or
take take interesting tundra wilderness
tour. Denali National Park is home to North America's largest mountain,
Mount McKinley. Flightseeing Mt. McKinley is also a very special
treat for your eyes.
Beringian
Heritage
International Park Program
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Places To Visit
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Alaska
State Parks
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