Alaska State Parks

Alaska State Parks, run by Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation, has 9 state parks, 80 recreation areas, 10 historic sites, 2 natural areas and preserves, 4 state trails, 50 marine parks, 2 other park units in this directory. 61 units offer camping and 2 allow dogs under park rules. 1 park require a day-use reservation at least some of the time.

The state reports 156 units (source); counts differ when the state includes or excludes areas such as trails, boat launches or undeveloped land. See coverage notes.

Map and filter Alaska parksOfficial site: dnr.alaska.gov

Fees, passes and reservations

Entrance fees and passes

Per vehicle daily parking fee at developed units (typically $5), per-site/vehicle camping (typically $20) and boat-launch fees; many remote units and marine parks are free. Listed by unit in the statewide fee table.

  • Annual Day Use Parking Pass — $60. Day-use parking at most state parks for the calendar year (not Pillars/Eagle Rock boat launches, Arctic Valley, Eagle River Nature Center) Details
  • Annual Boat Launch Pass — $150. Boat launch fees for the calendar year Details
  • Disabled Veterans Camping Pass. Camping for qualifying disabled veterans Details

Reservations

Bookings use Reserve Alaska State Parks (reservealaskastateparks.com).

NO ONLINE RESERVATIONS'. Public-use cabins, pavilions and ice huts are reserved online.

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Browse Alaska parks by activity

Camping 61Cabins and lodging 31Swimming 10Fishing 75Boating and paddling 47Hiking 57Historic sites 13Beaches 7Winter recreation 12

All 157 parks and units

Listed by designation. Fees shown are the main entrance fee where the park posts one.

State parks (9)

Afognak Island State ParkState Park · Kodiak · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Chilkat State ParkState Park · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Chugach State ParkState Park · Anchorage · Cabins/lodging
Denali State ParkState Park · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Fishing
Hyder Community ParkCommunity Park
Kachemak Bay State ParkState Park · Homer · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Point Bridget State ParkState Park · Juneau · Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Fishing
Shuyak Island State ParkState Park · Kodiak · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Wood-Tikchik State ParkState Park

Recreation areas (80)

Afognak Island State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Kodiak · Cabins/lodging
Anchor River State Recreation Area$5 parkingState Recreation Area · Homer · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Anchor River State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Homer
Big Lake State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Wasilla
Birch Lake State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Fairbanks · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Blair Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area
Blueberry Lake State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Valdez · Camping, Hiking, Fishing
Bonnie Lake State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Palmer
Buskin River State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Kodiak · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Fishing
Caines Head State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Seward · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Fishing
Captain Cook State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Kenai · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Centennial Lake State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Kenai
Chena Pump State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Fairbanks · Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Chena River State Recreation Area$5 parkingState Recreation Area · Fairbanks · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Fishing
Chena River State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Fairbanks · Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Boating, Fishing
Clam Gulch State Recreation Area$5 parkingState Recreation Area · Kenai · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Clearwater State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Crooked Creek State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Kenai · Camping, Hiking, Fishing
Deep Creek State Recreation Area$5 parkingState Recreation Area · Homer · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Delta State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Camping, Cabins/lodging
Diamond Creek State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Homer
Dinosaur Parcel State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Kenai
Distillery State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Houston
Donnelly Creek State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Fishing
Dry Creek State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Camping, Hiking, Fishing
Eagle Beach State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Juneau · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Eagle Trail State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Camping, Hiking
Ellamar State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Valdez
Eveline State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Homer · Hiking
Fielding Lake State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Finger Lake State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Palmer · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Halibut Point State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Sitka · Hiking, Fishing
Hanson Memorial State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Wasilla
Harding Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Fairbanks · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Homer Overlook State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Homer
Indian River State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area
Johnson Lake State Recreation Area$5 parkingState Recreation Area · Kenai · Camping, Boating, Fishing, Day-use reservation
Kasilof River State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Kenai · Boating, Fishing
King Mountain State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Palmer · Camping, Hiking
Lake Aleknagik State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Dillingham · Boating, Fishing
Lake Louise State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Liberty Falls State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Camping, Hiking
Little Nelchina State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site
Little Tonsina State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Valdez
Long Lake State Recreation Site$7 parkingState Recreation Site · Palmer
Lowell Point State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Seward · Camping, Hiking, Fishing
Lower Chatanika River State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Fairbanks · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Boating, Fishing
Matanuska Glacier State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Palmer · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Boating
Matanuska Lakes State Recreation Area$7 parkingState Recreation Area · Palmer · Camping, Hiking, Fishing
Mineral Creek State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Valdez
Montana Creek State Recreation Site$7 parkingState Recreation Site · Wasilla · Camping, Hiking, Fishing
Moon Lake State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Camping, Swimming, Boating
Mosquito Cove State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Sitka
Mosquito Lake State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site
Nancy Lake State Recreation Area$5 parkingState Recreation Area · Wasilla · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Nancy Lake State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Wasilla · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Ninilchik State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · Homer · Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Old Kasilof Landing State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Kenai · Dogs allowed, Boating
Pasagshak State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Kodiak · Camping, Swimming, Boating, Fishing
Porcupine Creek State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Camping, Hiking, Fishing
Portage Cove State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site
Quartz Lake State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area · North Pole · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Refuge Cove State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Ketchikan · Hiking, Fishing
Rocky Lake State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Wasilla · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Salcha River State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Fairbanks · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Boating, Fishing
Scout Lake State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Kenai
Settlers Cove State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Ketchikan · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Fishing
Shotgun Cove State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Anchorage
South Beach State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Seward
Squirrel Creek State Recreation Site$7 parkingState Recreation Site · Valdez · Camping, Fishing
Stariski State Recreation Site$5 parkingState Recreation Site · Homer · Camping
Summit Lake State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Palmer · Hiking
Tok River State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Camping, Hiking
Tokositna River State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area
Totem Square State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Sitka
Upper Chatanika River State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Fairbanks · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Willow Creek State Recreation Area$5 parkingState Recreation Area · Wasilla · Camping, Hiking, Fishing
Woody Island State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Kodiak · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Worthington Glacier State Recreation SiteState Recreation Site · Valdez

Historic sites (10)

Baranof Castle State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Sitka · Hiking
Big Delta State Historical Park$5 parkingState Historical Park · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Hiking
Ernest Gruening State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Juneau · Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park$5 parkingState Historical Park · Kodiak · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Swimming, Hiking, Fishing
Fort Rousseau Causeway State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Sitka · Hiking
Independence Mine State Historical Park$5 parkingState Historical Park · Palmer · Hiking
Old Sitka State Historical Park$5 parkingState Historical Park · Sitka · Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Petroglyph Beach State Historical ParkState Historical Park · Wrangell · Hiking, Fishing
Totem Bight State Historical Park$5 per personState Historical Park · Ketchikan · Hiking
Wickersham State Historical SiteState Historical Site · Juneau

Natural areas and preserves (2)

Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle PreserveBald Eagle Preserve · Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Kachemak Bay State Wilderness ParkState Wilderness Park · Homer · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing

State trails (4)

Centennial Lake TrailTrail · Kenai
Chilkoot State Trail$5 parkingState Trail
Clam Gulch Trail$5 parkingTrail · Kenai
Juneau Trail SystemTrail System · Juneau · Hiking

Marine parks (50)

Beecher Pass State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Wrangell · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Bettles Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Anchorage
Betton Island State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Ketchikan · Fishing
Big Bear/Baby Bear State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Sitka · Fishing
Black Sands Beach State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Ketchikan · Fishing
Boswell Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Cordova
Canoe Passage State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Cordova
Chilkat Islands State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Columbia Gems State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Valdez
Dall Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Ketchikan · Fishing
Decision Point State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Anchorage · Cabins/lodging
Driftwood Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Seward
Entry Cove State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Anchorage
Eshamy Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Seward
Funter Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Juneau · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Galena Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Valdez
Granite Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Anchorage
Grant Island State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Ketchikan · Camping, Hiking, Boating, Fishing
Grindall Island State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Ketchikan · Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Fishing
High Island State Marine ParkState Marine Park
Hole in the Wall State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Craig · Fishing
Horseshoe Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Seward
Jack Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Valdez
Joe Mace Island State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Juneau Area Islands State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Juneau · Cabins/lodging
Kayak Island State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Cordova
Magoun Islands State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Sitka · Fishing
Mill Creek State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Wrangell
North Thumb Cove State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Seward
Oliver Inlet State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Juneau · Cabins/lodging, Hiking, Fishing
Pavlof Harbor State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Sitka · Fishing
Safety Cove State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Seward
Salmon Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Wrangell
Sandspit Point State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Seward
Sawmill Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Valdez
Sealion Cove State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Sitka · Swimming, Hiking, Fishing
Security Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Sitka · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Shelter Island State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Juneau · Cabins/lodging
Shoup Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Valdez · Cabins/lodging
Shoup Glacier State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Valdez
South Esther Island State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Anchorage
St. James Bay State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Juneau · Camping, Cabins/lodging, Boating, Fishing
Sullivan Island State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Juneau · Camping, Boating, Fishing
Sunny Cove State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Seward
Surprise Cove State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Anchorage
Surprise Ridge State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Anchorage
Taku Harbor State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Juneau · Cabins/lodging, Boating, Fishing
Thom's Place State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Wrangell · Fishing
Thumb Cove State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Seward · Cabins/lodging
Ziegler Cove State Marine ParkState Marine Park · Anchorage

Other park units (2)

Hatcher Pass Management Area-EastManagement Area · Palmer · Camping, Hiking
Kenai River Special Management AreaSpecial Management Area · Kenai · Dogs allowed

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Coverage notes

Inventory source: Alaska DNR ArcGIS 'ASP Park Boundary' layer (OpenData/Recreational_ParkBoundary MapServer/2, refreshed daily), with unit pages from the region 'List of Units' tabs. We re-check it weekly and keep renamed, merged and closed parks traceable.

Not included: Campgrounds listed on region pages (e.g. Byers Lake, Government Peak, South Rolly, Lower Troublesome Creek campgrounds; Chena River: Stiles Creek Shooting Range; Alaska Veteran's Memorial) (managed outside the state park system or not a visitor destination).

Statewide information last reviewed Oct 29, 2026.