Official State of Alaska Vacation Planner

SOUTHCENTRAL Mountains, fishing, road system, Anchorage, Mat-Su Valley, Kenai Peninsula LAY OF THE LAND Southcentral Alaska is a vast, mostly wild place. Its modern road system and rail lines, however, make it a favorite with visitors and Alaskans alike: in fact, more than half the state's population lives here. The region is sometimes called "Alaska in miniature," because its landscapes are so diverse. There are sandy beaches and deep blue fjords, icy-white glaciers and crystal-clear rivers, expanses of farmland (and some of the world's biggest veggies!), vast wetlands, and no fewer than seven mountain ranges (Alaska, Aleutians, Chugach, Kenai, Talkeetna, Tordrillo, and Wrangell). Southcentral is even home to a volcano or two. The options for nature lovers are almost infinite: people come to boat and fish; to hike, snowshoe, and ski; to camp in tents or in RVs; to bird-watch and bike; to climb mountains and ice-skate—or to leisurely ride past all that beauty on a glass-domed train. While you're here, you'll likely see folks stopped beside the road, watching bears, moose, caribou, the occasional wolf—and sometimes even surfers riding Cook Inlet's bore tide. KNOWN FOR: PARKS Chugach National Forest Chugach State Park Denali State Park Kachemak Bay State Park Kenai Fjords National Park Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve HISTORICAL SITES Alaska Aviation Museum Alaska Native Heritage Center Anchorage Museum Crow Creek Mine Eklutna Historical Park Holy Transfiguration Russian Orthodox Church Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark St. Nicholas Russian Church SCENIC BYWAYS Alaska Railroad Copper River Highway Glenn Highway Kachemak Bay Route Seward Highway Sterling Highway K u s kok w i m R i ve r Y u k o n R i v er K o yu k u k R i v e r Wrangell-St. Elias Nat'l Park & Preserve Glacier Bay Nat'l Park & Preserve Misty Nat'l Kodiak Nat'l Wildlife Refuge GULF OF ALASKA PACIFIC OCEAN Prince William Sound WHITEHORSE ANCHORAGE FAIRBANKS JUNEAU PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND CANADA U.S.A. ALASKA YUKON N.W. TERRITORIES BRITISH COLUMBIA Yukon-Charley Rivers Nat'l Preserve Nat'l Preserve Kenai Fjords Nat'l Park Auke Bay KODIAK ISLAND Tracy Arm Fjord Wasilla Palmer Girdwood Homer Seward Valdez Sitka Ketchikan Glennallen Denali McCarthy Ross River Chena Hot Springs Manley Hot Springs Talkeetna Whittier Cordova Yakutat Haines Gustavus Skagway Petersburg Wrangell Hollis Metlakatla Prince Rupert Haines Jct. Dawson City Kennicott Gakona Jct. Tok Nenana Cooper Landing Kodiak Salmon Fort Yukon Circle Central Rampart Tanana Galena Ruby Bettles Stevens Village Ninilchik Anchor Pt. Seldovia Chenaga Elfin Cove Pelican Tenakee Springs Angoon Kake Hyder/ Stewart Carcross Destruction Bay Carmacks Paxson Fox Cantwell Eagle Soldotna Kenai Lake Louise Chitina Kenny Lake Copper Center Tatitlek Trapper Creek Willow Houston Big Lake Old Harbor Huslia Nulato McGrath Mountain Ouzinkie Port Lions Coldfoot Unalakleet Beaver Hoonah/ Icy Strait Point Hughes Sutton North Pole Delta Jct. 3 3 4 1 2 3 4 Seward & George Parks Highways Glenn & Richardson Highways Elliott & Dalton Highways Alaska Marine Ferry Highway Check out these road trips on page XX SEASON Spring Summer Fall Winter 43° 63° 41° 23° 30° 50° 28° 11° 14 hrs 17 hrs 11 hrs 7 hrs H L Average temperatures in F° TEMPERATURES & DAYLIGHT K u s kok w i m R i ve r T a n a n a R i ver Y u k o n R i v er K o yu k u k R i v e r Wrangell-St. Elias Nat'l Park & Preserve Glacier Bay Nat'l Park & Preserve Misty Nat'l Kodiak Nat'l Wildlife Refuge GULF OF ALASKA PACIFIC OCEAN Prince William Sound WHITEHORSE ANCHORAGE FAIRBANKS JUNEAU PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND CANADA U.S.A. ALASKA YUKON N.W. TERRITORIES BRITISH COLUMBIA Yukon-Charley Rivers Nat'l Preserve Nat'l Preserve Kenai Fjords Nat'l Park Auke Bay KODIAK ISLAND Tracy Arm Fjord Wasilla Palmer Girdwood Homer Seward Valdez Sitka Ketchikan Glennallen Denali McCarthy Ross River 3 3 1 4 1 2 3 4 Seward & George Parks Highways Glenn & Richardson Highways Elliott & Dalton Highways Alaska Marine Ferry Highway Check out these road trips on page XX 49 TravelAlaska.com/Southcentral

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