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Welcome to the Chugach National Forest

A swan taps through the ice on a Forest lake.

This is the Chugach...

America’s most northerly national forest. This stunning landscape stretches across southcentral Alaska, from the salty waters and snowy peaks of Prince William Sound to the fabulous salmon and trout streams of the Kenai Peninsula, covering an area the size of New Hampshire. It is one of the few places left in the world where glaciers still grind valleys into the hard rock of the earth.

Features

Bird Learning and Treatment Center (TLC) and the BBVC present...

An Alaska Bird Series

Join us for an educational presentation and Q&A session featuring birds and their handlers

 

Spencer Whistle Stop and Beyond...

A new partnership between the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) provides the public with a distinctive travel and recreational experience found nowhere else in the United States. And the only way to get there is on the Alaska Railroad.


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Spotlights

Kayaking in Western Prince William Sound

Prince William Sound provides excellent opportunities for backcountry adventure, solitude and wildlife observation. The S...

Portage Valley, Portage Glacier, and Begich, Boggs Visitor Center

Come experience living glaciers as they continue to carve the landscape and shape life.