Chugach State Park

Chugach State Park, just east of Anchorage, spans 495,204 acres of mountains, valleys, lakes, and coast in south-central Alaska. Created on August 6, 1970, to provide recreation, preserve scenery, and help protect Anchorage’s water supply, it is managed by Alaska State Parks and is the third-largest state park in the United States. Its varied terrain includes Eklutna Lake and Glacier, Bashful Peak, the Hillside Trail System, Flattop Mountain, Eagle River, the Historic Iditarod Trail, and the Turnagain Arm shoreline. Close to Alaska’s largest population center, it serves both as an urban backyard and a true wilderness rich in wildlife, backcountry travel, hunting, fishing, and natural hazards.

Anchorage, Alaska · United States