Alaska is unique within the National Park Service. Parks in Alaska make up over half (60%) of all the land within the National Park System and include the most remote parks with more than 3,095 miles of coastline and 52 million acres of designated wilderness. Alaska also has the only Arctic parks in the nation.
All parks in Alaska are showing some ecological impacts from a warming climate. Learn more about what we are doing about it.
Alaska has the only Arctic parks in the National Park System.
Alaska's parks protect wild coastlines and marine species.
Alaska's dynamic geology includes active volcanoes and glaciers as well as fossils.
Vegetation, climate, and other physical factors determine biological communities. Learn more about these ecoregions and invasive species.
Alaska's wild parks protect healthy wildlife populations.
Alaska has the largest, most remote wilderness areas in the National Park System.
Last updated: April 3, 2024
