Last updated: September 17, 2024
A Magical Landscape
A bridge to the past and a land for the future, Cape Krusenstern National Monument protects approximately 560,000 acres of diverse Arctic coastal, and upland ecosystems. Inhabited by the Iñupiaq people since time-immemorial, over 5,000 years of sequential human use is documented in the 114 successive beach ridges. Rich connections to the land and waters are preserved through subsistence practices. Read More
For the past 5,000 years people have left evidence of their lives on the beach ridges of Cape Krusenstern.
Here, you have an opportunity to experience wilderness on a scale above and beyond anything you may have encountered.
An abundance of opportunities present themselves to see a variety of wildlife in Cape Krusenstern.
Many Alaskans still live off the land, just like their ancestors have done for thousands of years.
Over 150 species of birds migrate to Cape Krusenstern National Monument every summer to breed.