Day Hiking

Day Hiking Areas

• Copper River Delta

  Cordova is a commercial fishing community and home to the world famous Copper River Wild Salmon. The District is nestled between the Cooper River Delta and the southeastern end of Prince William Sound and covers approximately 2.3 million acres. Beauty and adventure surrounds this magnificent place. The Copper River Delta Bird Festival draws bird lovers from all over the world as millions and millions of birds pass through on their ways to nesting grounds. It's crazy, and worth seeing at least twice.

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• Alice Smith Intertie
• Copper River Trail
• Crater Lake Trail
• Eyak River Trail
• Haystack Trail
• Heney Ridge Trail
• McKinley Lake
• Pipeline Lakes Trail
• Power Creek Cabin
• Power Creek Trail
• Saddlebag Glacier Trail
• Sheridan Mountain Trail
• Eastern Kenai Peninsula

  The Eastern Kenai Peninsula in the Chugach National Forest is best known for its spectacular recreational opportunities. Its forested lands, mountains, and rivers are just minutes south of Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska. The peninsula is a haven for visitors and residents alike. A hiker’s paradise, it boasts hundreds of miles of maintained trails. For the fisher­man, numerous opportunities exist to reel in “the big one.” So head south to experience one of the forest’s most acces­sible treasures.

• Bear Lake Trail - INHT
• Byron Glacier Trail
• Carter Lake Trail
• Crescent Creek Trail
• Falls Creek Trail
• Grandview Whistlestop
• Gull Rock Trail
• Hope Point Trail
• Johnson Pass Trail South - INHT
• Lost Lake Trail - INHT
• Meridian Lakes Trail -INHT (Grayling Lake)
• Primrose Trail - INHT
• Ptarmigan Creek Trail - INHT
• Ptarmigan Lake Trail - INHT
• Rainbow Lake Trail
• Resurrection Pass Trail South
• Resurrection River Trail
• Russian Lakes Trail Upper & Lower
• Turnagain Pass Trail - INHT
• Vagt Lake Trail - INHT
• Victor Creek Trail - INHT
• Prince William Sound

  Wild, Wet, and Beautiful

  The Sound is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Until you've been there you have no idea what southcentral Alaska is all about. Rainy day or sunny day, any day in Prince William Sound is a once in a lifetime day.

  Bald Eagles, brown bears, silver salmon, killer whales - they are all here in abundance. Come and see, take the time.

• Coghill Lake Cabin
• Harrison Lagoon Cabin
• Paulson Bay Cabin
• Portage Glacier & Portage Valley

  Welcome to the land of ice & rock...

  Portage Valley is a 14 mile isthmus that connects the Kenai Peninsula to mainland Alaska. Portage Glacier once extended the entire length of the valley. The glacial remnants seen today are Explorer, Middle, Byron, Burns, and Shakespeare glaciers. While still massive in size, these glaciers stand as smaller reminders of the immense ice sheets that once covered this landscape.

• Portage Pass Trail - INHT
• Williwaw Nature Trail
• Trail of Blue Ice - INHT
• Winner Creek Gorge - INHT