Alaska is a land of superlatives with its expansive mountain ranges, endless glaciers, winding rivers, diverse landscapes, rich cultures, and bountiful wildlife. The “Great Land” boasts North America’s highest peak, 20,320- foot Mount McKinley, and its largest glacier, the Malaspina Glacier, which is 50 percent larger than the state of Delaware. In addition, Alaska has more coastline than all of the other states combined. Much of this majesty remains protected in Alaska’s national park system in the form of 17 national parks, preserves, and monuments. These units serve an important role in protecting the natural, cultural, and historical features of Alaska.
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Alaska’s national park system extends over 54 million acres and makes up two-thirds of the entire U.S. National Park System. Much of this acreage was added in 1980 when Congress passed the landmark Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, one of the great milestones in the history of American land conservation. From iconic national parks such as Denali National Park, Glacier Bay, and Kenai Fjords to lesser known parks and preserves such as Kobuk Valley, Noatak, and Bering Land Bridge, Alaska’s national parks, preserves, and monuments are among the world’s finest and offer visitors the experience of a lifetime.
Alaska’s national park system includes:
There are many opportunities to explore these special places by road, boat, train, or plane.
Plan your Alaska vacation to an Alaska National Park this year:
We have all levels of Alaska Brooks Range trips into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or Gates of the Arctic National Park. With over 25 years of experience our Alaskan Guides provide a safe and a fun, "once in a lifetime trip." We have custom, base camp, backpack, and river trips into the vast wild Alaskan Wilderness. You can see pictures of these trips in our Gallery on line at www.abecalaska.com or call 907-457-8907.
www.mvsinglestar.com; Exclusive Wildlife Cruise where Bears, Birds and Whales are our guides! Join us as we meet the Kodiak Bear on its own turf, visit rookeries with thousands of Puffins, Kittiwakes and Bald Eagles. Enjoy whale watching for Humpback, Orca and Fin whales so close you can smell their blow. Photograph the Coastal Brown Bear on our bear viewing cruise. Guided wildlife photography and ecotours around Kodiak Island and the Katmai Coast. Watch the Sea Otters, Sea Lions, fox and rare waterfowl and ducks. Alaska Wild Salmon fill the streams. Exclusive fly fishing in remote areas for Silver Salmon and Steelhead by FFF certified casting instrutor and registered guide. Cruise with us in luxiury into the Alaskan Wilderness. Photograph glaciers, volcanoes, snow capped mountains, tide flats overflowing with wildlife and wildflowers. Return to the boat for a gourmet home cooked meal and hot shower. Watch the last bear as he walks along the beach at the end of his day.
We leave behind only our tracks in the sand until the next tide...
Discover the brown bears of Katmai. AK Adventures offers guided trips for bear viewing and wildlife photography into the remote Alaskan wilderness. Our trips give small groups of wildlife viewers a rare personal experience to observe and walk among these fascinating and majestic bears, while learning about them and their habitat.
Since 1998, Alaska Alpine Adventures has been leading guided Alaska backpacking, alaska hiking trips and adventure vacations throughout Alaska's spectacular national parks and wildlife refuges. Recognized by National Geographic as one of the Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth in both 2008 & 2009, Alaska Alpine Adventures takes adventure seekers on multi-day and multi-sport Alaska hiking tours, rafting trips, Alaska backpacking trips, kayaking trips, and skiing vacations throughout the Last Frontier. Guided Alaska tours include adventure trips to Lake Clark National Park, Denali, Wrangell-St. Elias, Kenai Fjords, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Gates of the Arctic National Park and beyond. Our brand of sustainable travel has been recognized by Adventure Green Alaska - Alaska's highly regarded sustainable tourism certification program. Take a trip with Alaska Alpine Adventures and experience the Alaska vacation of a lifetime!
We specialize adventure vacations for people who want personal and tailored travel. Our passion for discovery, venturing to the remote corners beyond the beaten path, combined with our attention to detail make our trips unique. Our All Inclusive high adventure packages feature one of Alaska's hidden gems - Kenai Fjords National Park.
Experience Calving Glaciers, Amazing Wildlife: Orcas, Humpback Whales, Seals, Sea Lions, Sea Otters, Porpoise, Bears, and more. Fish for: Salmon, Lingcod, Rockfish.
For over 30 years, Alaska River Adventures has hired 'well seasoned' professionals to guide small groups to wild rivers across Alaska.
Rare permits in Wildlife Refuges and Parks let us show you places few others can -
Alaska Ultra Sport offers guided wilderness trips throughout Alaska. We are based out of Chickaloon, Alaska and have guided trips all over the state.This business has been owner-operated since 2001. If you book a trip with us you will be on a trip with Bill and Kathi Merchant.We offer guided multi day rafting, sea-kayaking, mountain biking and backpacking trips. We operate in many National Parks, State Parks,the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Katmai National Park and more. We speak english, german and some french and italian. 2-6 people.
Since 1977. Nationally recognized eco-tourism operator features an array of options including All-Inclusive Vacations, wilderness lodges, Sportfishing packages & rafting & fishing day trips; high-quality, small group guided trips allow guests to experience Alaska in the spirit of appreciation. Raft the turquoise Kenai River into the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, seeking out moose, salmon and eagles. Paddle a sea kayak amid glittering glacial ice at Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge and watch for calving glaciers and breaching whales along the dramatic seacoast. Explore Denali National Park and seek out Alaska’s big four: bears, caribou, moose and Dall sheep. In the evening, relax with the authentic Alaskan hospitality of wilderness lodges and delicious meals. From a two-hour scenic float trip to a two-week all-inclusive vacation, Alaska Wildland Adventures’ range of wilderness adventures and charming accommodations promise a memorable experience in wild Alaska.
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Over 10 years guiding small, customized backpacking trips into remote Alaska, where our knowledge and experience allow us to provide clients with an unparalleled adventure. We offer guided backpacking, hiking, camping and nature photography trips in Alaska, specifically Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Katmai National Park, the Kenai Peninsula and more. Browse our website and find the trip that's right for you.
We offer a diversity of adventures, from the perfect family basecamping vacation, to more adventurous and customized rugged backpacking trips for you and your group. Drop us an email or call Carl at 770 952 4549.
Experience a sense of wonder and awe. See Alaska's scenery and wildlife from unique perspectives and discover Alaska with Alaskans. Alaskan Tour Guides, Inc. leads you on a journey that is fun, educational, safe and eco-minded. We take great care to include sights or adventures we feel are distinctive for visitors seeking a more personal connection with nature and wilderness. Choose from a wide range of tours, varying in level of difficulty and inetrests. We are able to provide custom tours for most group sizes.
Arctic Wild: Alaska Adventures with Latitude!
Explore the mountains, tundra, rivers, and coast of arctic Alaska with our professional wilderness guides. Enjoy wildlife and scenery in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and Gates of the Arctic National Park. Visit sub-arctic destinations like Katmai National Park and Yukon Charley. We specialize in multi-day, wilderness fly-in adventures. Whether hiking, rafting, canoeing or enjoying a wildlife base camp, the scenery, ecology, and quality service will impress even the most seasoned Alaska travelers. Find out why our clients return year after year and enthusiastically reccommend us for our small groups, local guides, minimum impact ethics, and great food! Custom trips and references available. Call 888/577-8203, or visit www.arcticwild.com.
Camp Denali and North Face Lodge provide active learning vacations in Denali National Park. Situated in full view of the Alaska Range, ours are the only in-park lodgings with views of Mount McKinley. These unparalleled views are complimented by days of naturalist-led backcountry hiking and wildlife observation, exquisitely crafted meals, educational evening programs presented by our naturalist staff or guest speakers, and the opportunity to enjoy the park independently.
Camp Denali and North Face Lodge have been Alaskan family-owned and operated since 1952, ensuring the same quality and attention to detail at both lodges, despite their different styles of accommodations. We look forward to introducing you to Denali from our point of view.
The Copper River Country Nature Tour provides visitors to the Copper Basin an opportunity to experience and learn about life and nature in the sub-arctic environment. Walk through Boreal forest, at Wellwood Nature Center, that exemplifies the environment found within the Wrangell St Elias National Park and Preserve. Trained naturalists will guide you on your hike through the forest, exploring native vegetation, landscapes, and looking for signs of animals. Learn about the animals and special plants that live along the trail. You will tour through one of our planet’s most spectacular regions, with expert naturalist as your guide.
We provide fully outfitted and guided fly fishing trips into the heart of the Alaska range. There are three half day and one full day departures scheduled daily throught the summer. We search for our native Arctic Grayling using lightweight gear and our own hand tied flies featuring barbless hooks. Beginners as well as experienced anglers enjoy our catch and release fiy fishing adventures. Roundtrip tranfers from area hotels is also provided.
Alaska's finest wilderness cruise- multi-day voyages, naturalist guided, small groups, onboard cabins, shore hikes, kayaking, wildlife viewing, custom voyages. Charter boats, bird watching, cruiseships and tourboats, fishing, hiking, natural and cultural history interpretation, photography. Prince William Sound, Copper River Delta.
Earth B&B is THE home away from home for mountain climbers, fishermen, photographers and other adventurers from across the globe. Our comfortable and roomy Anchorage Bed and Breakfast is conveniently located close to downtown walking distance to the city's finest shopping, dining, entertainment and outdoor recreation. Our private accommodations are a perfect alternative to busy hotel lodging. You'll know you are in the right place from the minute you walk through our door.
Get out of the van and experience Alaska with our adventures. Kayak, climb, hike, look for wildlife in Denali and more.
Our Alaska Tours offer you the opportunity to get away from the crowds to the real Alaska.
And you'll enjoy the smallest group size in the business with no more than 6 guests on our scheduled trips. Get ready to Expose Yourself to Alaska.
Since 1999. Alaskan owned and operated.
GoNorth has been in operation since 2001. The original business was guiding river trips in the Brooks range. While we still guide Brooks range river trips and hiking trips the business has expanded due to the demands of our clients. We now rent SUVs, Trucks, Campers and Motorhomes, canoes, rafts, camping gear. We also have an ever growing travel service which can book air ground and water transportation, accomodations and a number of other travel services though out Alaska and western Canada
At the GoNorth hostel we offer low budget accommodations in shared wall-tent cabins.
Great Alaska Adventure Lodge. Since 1981 travelers have enjoyed our ground breaking blend of exciting Alaska sport fishing and adventure travel from our riverfront lodge on the Kenai River. Our guests choose from a wide range of itineraries that include world class sport fishing, private fly-in bear viewing, remote sea kayaking, hiking, day cruising, Denali Touring and much, much more. Customized family, group and corporate adventures are our specialty. Our all- inclusive trips include pickups in Anchorage and range from 2-10 days.
Whether your Alaska dream entails double digit Rainbows on your fly rod, viewing wild bears in their native habitat, rafting the Kenai Canyon, hiking the Chugach Forest or catching your first King Salmon (or better yet, all of the above!) Great Alaska Adventure Lodge is just the place to see those dreams come true. Come relish the Great Alaska experience with your family or group this summer.
Luxury accommodations for the body, remote wilderness for the spirit. Powered by the sun, wind and friendly, long-time Alaskans, this exclusive hideaway offers elegance and comfort 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska's Brooks Range and Gates of the Arctic National Park. Fly-in only. Since 1974. Remote. Exceptional. Unforgettable.
Island Lodge offers 10 years of experience leading outdoor adventures in the wilderness of Lake Clark National Park. Enjoy fishing, kayaking, hiking and river trips, as well as friendly hospitality and delicious meals in the beautiful Alaskan wilderness. Island Lodge makes an Alaska dream vacation possible for groups, families, singles, couples and business associates.
We are a small, personal shop that concentrates solely on sea kayaking in Resurrection Bay and Kenai Fjords, with emphasis on environmentally friendly practices and local education. Our professional guides/naturalists are extensively trained, and small groups enhance your intimate experience with the magical surroundings and wildlife. We offer a wide range of trips: from 1/2-day trips to multi-day excursions, so we're sure we'll have something that will be just right for you. No experience is necessary - all you need is a desire to paddle and the enthusiasm to learn and explore! Check out our photos, descriptions, and pricing at www.KayakAK.com.
We also run Bear Paw Lodge, in Seward... our own cozy, welcoming log home that we rent out to travelers. This is the true Alaskan experience - hand crafted beauty with all the comforts of home! www.SewardBearPawLodge.com
We worked with Travel Channel in 2003 & Discovery Channel in 2008 to produce informational documentaries about the local area and overall climate change.
Koksetna Wilderness Lodge is located in Lake Clark National Park. There are two lakeside log cabins for full service lodging or cabin rentals. Lake Clark is fly in only and the lodge provides a peaceful, isolated setting for fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, hydrocycling and hiking. $2175/person provides for full service lodging/activities for 6 days/5 nights. Cabin rentals start at $200/night for the first two people. Boat/motor rentals are available. Call us at (907) 781-2227 from June through mid-August or at (800) 391-8651 from mid-August through May.
Arctic Alaska: A Naturalist Along the Dalton! July 31-Aug. 7, 2010
Join us for an incredible week ! Explore two crown jewels of the Arctic: Gates of the Arctic National Park and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Tundra biologist Dan Wetzel of Fairbanks shares 30+ years of expertise. Search for Muskoxen, Caribou, ptarmigan, jaegers, Red Fox, songbirds from Asia, wildflowers & some of Earth's finest scenery.: Brooks Range, Antigun Pass & more. www.naturalistjourneys.com 866 900 1146
Orca Island Cabins, owned and operated by long-time Alaskans Dennis and Susan Swiderski, offers comfortable and stylish overnight accommations (yurts) on a private island in scenic Humpy Cove, Resurrection Bay, 9 miles SE of Seward, Alaska. View wildlife from your private deck; kayak; explore tide-pools and a nearby salmon stream and waterfall; fish from the island or its dock; or just sit back and relax.

Prince William Sound Eco-Charters was first established in 2000 by a seasoned captain, familiar with the Sound and the winds and seas that affect it. Whether your interests lie in fishing, sightseeing, transportation to cabins or other destinations around the Sound, or even photography, please give us a chance to meet your needs.
ADVENTURERS & ROMANTICS! Leave the crowds and enjoy a full-service, true Wilderness Lodge. Located inside Kachemak Bay State Park, we are a short boat ride from Seldovia, Halibut Cove, or Homer. On-site weddings & honeymoons. Adventures of land, sea, and air. Parties of 6 or more have the entire lodge to themselves. Book early for this option. Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge is full-service wilderness lodge and adventure destination inside Kachemak Bay State Park.
Whether you're visiting southeast Alaska to fish for salmon or halibut, or to see tufted puffins, bald eagles, sea otters or humpback whales, join us, and we'll share our secrets!
My husband and I are wildlife biologists, and moved to Alaska in the 1970s, working for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. We share a perspective acquired through years of education, experience, and a love for Alaska's wildlife.
We invite you to check out our website for more information!
Since 1996 our professional guides/naturalists have been introducing paddlers to the wonders of coastal Alaska. We offer kayaking from three locations in the Seward area – Lowell Point, Fox Island and Kenai Fjords. We have the right trip for you whether an introductory paddle or a multi-day kayak/camping adventure. We feature small groups, great food and excellent guides. Come explore our home with us and take away an experience of a lifetime.. www.sunnycove.com
Extended wilderness raft trips to Alaska's Arctic; Brooks Range, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Gates of the Arctic NP, NPR-A
as well as trips in Wrangell-st Elias and the Chugach Mountains. We've been guiding in Alaska's backcountry and on Alaska's remote rivers for over 20 years. We are Alaska owned and operated and specialize in small groups and personal service.
Wellwood Center Bed and Breakfast offers upscale lodging only steps away from wild Alaska. Both people-friendly and earth-friendly, Wellwood is a perfect place to stay for a night, a few days, or a month, as you explore all parts of Copper River Country. Our nature preserve invites you with stream-side trails, interpretive programs, and stunning views. Let Wellwood welcome you to this land of unique intrigue and adventure!
Wilderness Birding Adventures is dedicated to exploring, conserving and sharing Alaska’s rich natural world with those who like to add a splash of adventure and spontaneity (balanced with careful planning and safety) to their vacation in the Great Land. Since 1986, we have been offering our guests the best in Alaska birding, rafting, sea kayaking, hiking and wildlife viewing trips from birding tours in the Pribilofs, Gambell and Nome, to wilderness expeditions like paddling the Kongakut and Canning rivers in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, photographing Spectacled Eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta – to name just a few of the possibilities!