Best Places to Picnic in Alaska

Welcome to Alaska

JUNEAU, AK - The nickname of the 49th state, Alaska, is the "Last Frontier." Purchased from Russia for $7 million in 1867, Alaska is the largest state in area and is the largest peninsula in the Western Hemisphere.

Mt. McKinley in the Alaska Range is North America's highest peak at 20,320 feet and one of the greatest challenges for mountain climbers. 

Juneau is the state's capital, and the state flower is the pale-blue forget-me-not.

• National Forest Sites
  •  Chugach National Forest
    The Chugach National Forest is a 5.4 million acre United States National Forest in south central Alaska.
  • Tongass National Forest
    At 17 million acres, the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States.
• National Park Sites
  • Aleutian World War II National Historic Area
  • Denali National Park & Preserve
  • Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve
  • Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
  • Katmai National Park and Preserve
  • Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
  • Kobuk Valley National Park
  • Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
  • Sitka National Historical Park
  • Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
    The Chugach, Wrangell, and Saint Elias ranges converge here in what is often referred to as the "mountain kingdom of North America.
• State Park Sites
  • Chugach State Park
  • Shuyak Island State Park
  • Wood-Tikchik State Park