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Admiralty Island & Pack Creek
Kootznoowoo, 'fortress of the bears,' has one of the densest brown bear populations anywhere.
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Rafting run
Admiralty Island Canoe Route (Cross-Admiralty)
- Length
- 32 mi
About 32 miles of lakes and portages.
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Ahtna cultural history and park visitor center
Glennallen is the Copper Basin's service hub at the meeting of the Glenn and Richardson highways.
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Alaska Range photography and winter snow travel
Cantwell lies at the west end of the Denali Highway, where Broad Pass opens into sweeping Alaska Range foothills.
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Alaska SeaLife Center
A working harbor town at the edge of a fjord-cut national park.
Operator
Alaska Seaplanes
- Kind
- Air taxi
- Ownership
- Private
- Base city
- Juneau
Regional air taxi from a Juneau hub serving Haines, Skagway, Gustavus and smaller villages.
Museum
Alaska State Museum
State museum in Juneau.
Public-use cabin
Alava Bay Cabin
- Booking url
- Https://www.recreation.gov
- Access modes
- Floatplane · Boat
Misty Fiords public-use cabin, reached by floatplane or boat.
Rafting run
Alsek and Tatshenshini Rivers
- Length
- 140 mi
- Days typical
- 10–12
- Permit required
- Yes
About 140 miles from the Yukon to Dry Bay through the Saint Elias Range. Requires Parks Canada and NPS Glacier Bay permits; permits limited.
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Alutiiq Museum
A busy fishing port with about 100 miles of roads to explore.
Bear viewing site
Anan Wildlife Observatory
- Bear species
- Black · Brown
- Permit required
- Yes
Black and brown bears fish a pink salmon run near Wrangell. Permits required in peak season.
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Anan Wildlife Observatory
Black and brown bears fish a pink salmon run near Wrangell.
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Anchorage Museum and winter skiing
Alaska's largest city meets the Chugach Mountains, with alpine trails just outside town and tidal flats along Cook Inlet.
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Arctic Circle crossing and mountain scenery
The Dalton Highway follows the pipeline through boreal forest, crosses the Brooks Range at Atigun Pass and reaches the North Slope.
Campground
Auk Village Campground
- Ownership
- Public
Juneau-area USFS campground.
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Aurora viewing and Museum of the North
Fairbanks is the Interior's main city, with long summer days, cold winters and a strong aurora-viewing season.
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Autumn waterfowl viewing
Cold Bay is an aviation hub beside Izembek's lagoons, famous for eelgrass beds and huge seasonal waterfowl concentrations.
Public-use cabin
Bakewell Cabin
- Booking url
- Https://www.recreation.gov
- Access modes
- Floatplane · Boat
Misty Fiords public-use cabin, reached by floatplane or boat.
Campground
Bartlett Cove Campground
- Ownership
- Public
- Fee per night
- 0 USD
Walk-in campground in Glacier Bay; free, orientation required.
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Bear viewing at salmon streams
Nearly two million acres of bear country, reachable only by air or sea.
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Bear-viewing flights across Cook Inlet
The end of the road, with glaciers across the bay and halibut below.
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Bear-viewing flights and volcanic scenery
Iliamna Lake and Lake Clark occupy vast lake basins below the volcanic Aleutian Range; remote communities, lodges and parks rely on aircraft.
Public-use cabin
Beaver Camp Cabin
- Booking url
- Https://www.recreation.gov
- Access modes
- Floatplane · Boat
Misty Fiords public-use cabin, reached by floatplane or boat.
Fishing spot
Behm Canal
- Water kind
- Saltwater
- Regulations summary
- Northern Behm Canal closed to all salmon fishing. Southern Behm closed May 1–Aug 14.
- Reg year
- 2026
Northern Behm Canal is closed to all salmon fishing; southern Behm is closed May 1–Aug 14.
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