Alaska Travel Information

Alaska has five distinct regions: Inside Passage, SouthCentral, SouthWest, Interior and Far North. They vary greatly, from the Far North going inside the Arctic Circle to the southernmost Inside Passage, where the capital Juneau is located. Alaska is so big you will probably only be able to visit one of two of these regions per visit.

Alaska's Mount McKinley is the tallest peak on the continent and is located inside Denali National Park. This park also offers lots of wildlife viewing and backpacking. Alaska also has over a hundred volcanoes and volcanic fields, mostly located along the Aleutian Arc.

Alaska has a rich history that provides visitors sites that cover Alaska's gold rush days and the fur trapping industry. The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is a great place to get a sense and view of the history.

Bald eagles, sea lions, whales, brown bears and caribou are among the vast array of wildlife that can be seen in Alaska. Alaska boasts 240 varieties of birds including the state bird, the Willow Ptarmigan. The Tikchik River Park is a great place to photograph an array of wildlife and offers a fly-fishing lodge called The Fishing Bear.

Alaska has many great parks, including Arctic National Park and Katmai National Park, which was created by the 1912 eruption of the Novarupta volcano. Alaska also provides many opportunities for fishers and hunters and is known to have world class rainbow trout and salmon.