ALASKA NATIONAL PARKS

Denali National Park
Established: 1980
Acreage: 6,075,030
Average Yearly Visitors: 281,000
Location: South-central Alaska
Activities: Backpacking, biking, cross-country skiing, dog mushing, mountaineering, snowshoeing, wildlife viewing

Gates of the Arctic National Park
Established: 1980
Acreage: 8,472,506
Average Yearly Visitors: 4,800
Location: Central Brooks Range, northern Alaska
Activities: Dogsledding, fishing, hiking, kayaking, mountaineering, rafting

Glacier Bay National Park
Established: 1980
Acreage: 3,283,246
Average Yearly Visitors: 293,000
Location: Southeast Alaska, west of Juneau
Activities: Fishing, hiking, kayaking, glacier viewing

Katmai National Park
Established: 1980
Acreage: 4,726,673
Average Yearly Visitors: 67,000
Location: South-central Alaska, south of Anchorage
Activities: Backcountry camping, brown bear viewing, fishing, hiking

Kenai Fjords National Park
Established: 1980
Acreage: 669,983
Average Yearly Visitors: 253,000
Location: South-central Alaska, near Seward
Activities: Wildlife viewing, fishing, hiking, kayaking

Kobuk Valley National Park
Established: 1980
Acreage: 1,750,736
Average Yearly Visitors: 4,000
Location: Northwest Alaska
Activities: Backpacking, canoeing, hiking, kayaking, rafting, wildlife viewing

Lake Clark National Park
Established: 1980
Acreage: 4,030,025
Average Yearly Visitors: 4,300
Location: South-central Alaska, west of Anchorage
Activities: Backpacking, fishing, hiking, kayaking, rafting, climbing, wildlife viewing

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Established: 1980
Acreage: 13,175,901
Average Yearly Visitors: 40,000
Location: Southeast Alaska, east of Anchorage
Activities: Backpacking, fishing, hiking, rafting, mountain biking, sea kayaking, climbing, wildlife viewing