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Bettles Bay State Marine Park
Bettles Bay State Marine Park is a 679-acre (275 ha) undeveloped Alaska state marine park. There is no road access to the park. The park can be accessed from the lagoon northeast of the islands. The park offers great views of Bettles Glacier. Attractions include an old stamp press and gold mine, just southeast of the park. Activities include wildlife viewing, boating, and fishing. Although there are campsites, camping is poor due to wetlands. There are many habitats within the park including estuaries, eelgrass beds, salmon spawning, waterfowl nesting, and sea otter habitats. See also * List of Alaska state parks External links * References State parks of Alaska {{Alaska-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska Division Of Parks And Outdoor Recreation
Alaska’s state park system is managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The system contains over 120 units spanning 3,427,895 acres, making it far larger than any other state park system in the United States. The State Park system began in 1970 with the creation of Denali State Park, Chugach State Park and Kachemak Bay State Park, three of the largest and still most popular parks in the state system. Wood-Tikchik State Park is the largest state park in the United States, comprising some 15% of total state park land in the nation. The division manages full state parks, state recreation areas, state recreation sites, and state historic sites.DeVaugh, MelissaHistory of Alaska State Parks/ref> Anchorage area park * Chugach State Park Copper River Basin area parks * Dry Creek State Recreation Site * Lake Louise State Recreation Area * Liberty Falls State Recreation Site * Porcupine Creek State Recreation Site * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whittier, Alaska
Whittier is a city at the head of the Passage Canal in the U.S. state of Alaska, about southeast of Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage. The city is within the Chugach Census Area, Alaska, Chugach Census Area, one of the two entities established in 2019 when the former Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska, Valdez–Cordova Census Area was dissolved. It is also a port for the Alaska Marine Highway. The population was 272 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, having increased from 220 in 2010. The city is notable for the fact that almost all of its residents live in the Begich Towers, Begich Towers Condominium, earning it the nickname of a "town under one roof". History The region occupied by Whittier was once part of the portage route of the Chugach people native to Prince William Sound. Later, the passage was used by Russian and American explorers, and by prospecting miners during the Klondike Gold Rush. The nearby Whittier Glacier was named for American poet John Greenleaf W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Alaska State Parks
Alaska’s state park system is managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The system contains over 120 units spanning 3,427,895 acres, making it far larger than any other state park system in the United States. The State Park system began in 1970 with the creation of Denali State Park, Chugach State Park and Kachemak Bay State Park, three of the largest and still most popular parks in the state system. Wood-Tikchik State Park is the largest state park in the United States, comprising some 15% of total state park land in the nation. The division manages full state parks, state recreation areas, state recreation sites, and state historic sites.DeVaugh, MelissaHistory of Alaska State Parks/ref> Anchorage area park * Chugach State Park Copper River Basin area parks * Dry Creek State Recreation Site * Lake Louise State Recreation Area * Liberty Falls State Recreation Site * Porcupine Creek State Recreation Site * Squir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
