Exit Glacier Nature Center Area
The only part of Kenai Fjords you can drive to! Walk right up to the toe of Exit Glacier and see markers showing how far the glacier has melted over the last 200 years.
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Regional outdoor-learning catalog
Arctic & Subarctic park learning for kids
The catalog includes 10 places across 1 states or territories in this region. Families can investigate tundra, glaciers, northern wildlife, seasonal light, and Alaska Native history through park-specific observations, discussion, field notes, and shared trip planning.
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Plan from the managing agency: catalog descriptions support learning, not live visitor logistics. Check current closures, access, reservations, weather, wildlife rules, and permitted routes before every visit.
AK (10)
Chugach State Park
One of the biggest state parks in America, right next to Anchorage! You can hike to glaciers, spot moose on the trail, and see the Northern Lights — all just minutes from the city.
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Denali National Park and Preserve
Home to Denali, the tallest mountain in North America at 20,310 feet! This massive park is filled with grizzly bears, wolves, caribou, and endless tundra.
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
A land of massive tidewater glaciers, icebergs, and humpback whales! Watch giant chunks of ice calve off glaciers and splash into the ocean.
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Katmai National Park and Preserve
The best place in the world to watch brown bears catch salmon right out of the air! Every July, dozens of giant bears gather at Brooks Falls to feast on jumping sockeye salmon.
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Kenai Fjords National Park
Where massive glaciers meet the sea! The Harding Icefield covers over 700 square miles and feeds dozens of glaciers that pour down mountain valleys into the ocean.
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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Step back in time to the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush in the historic town of Skagway! Walk the same streets and trails that thousands of gold seekers used on their way to the Yukon goldfields.
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Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
A remote island refuge that protects the famous Kodiak brown bear, the largest brown bear in the world! The island has mountains, rivers full of salmon, and coastline teeming with seabirds.
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Tongass National Forest — Mendenhall Glacier
The largest national forest in the United States! The famous Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau is one of the most visited glaciers in Alaska, with ice caves, waterfalls, and bears catching salmon.
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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
The biggest national park in the United States — six times the size of Yellowstone! It has nine of the sixteen highest peaks in the country and the largest glacier in North America.
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Use a regional catalog without turning it into a checklist race
Let the child heart places that create real curiosity, compare two landscapes or histories, and choose one attainable family visit. At the park, use three to five observations for younger children and a field note or evidence-backed explanation for older children. Missing an item is a reason to ask a question, never a reason to approach wildlife or leave an allowed route.
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