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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
WOOD-TIKCHIK STATE PARK
The largest and most remote state park
in the nation, with terrain from jagged
mountains to deep, carved-out lakes;
perfect for kayaking or canoeing.
GATEWAY CITY: DILLINGHAM
WILDLIFE
KATMAI NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE
See brown bears at the famous
Brooks Falls.
GATEWAY CITY: KING SALMON
HISTORY
FORT ABERCROMBIE STATE HISTORICAL PARK
Visit outposts from Alaska's
involvement in World War II.
GATEWAY CITY: KODIAK
southwest
BEST PLACE FOR
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK
Kenai Fjords is for the waterway
wanderers: kayak among icebergs,
climb mountains, and fish for salmon,
halibut, and more.
GATEWAY CITY: SEWARD
WILDLIFE
CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST
Home to Alaska's famous Prince
William Sound, this 6-million acre
national forest features all the wildlife
you could ask for—bears, bald eagles,
humpback whales, and more.
GATEWAY CITY: WHITTIER & VALDEZ
HISTORY
WRANGELL-ST. ELIAS NATIONAL
PARK & PRESERVE
Explore historic Kennecott Mine and join
a ranger-led walking tour.
GATEWAY CITY: MCCARTHY
BEST PLACE FOR
southcentral
