Southwest Alaska

Last Updated: December 1, 2012

Southwest Alaska is a river-rich region is home to one of Alaska’s highest concentrations of brown bears...

Northwest Alaska

Last Updated: December 1, 2012

Northwest Alaska is less celebrated than the neighboring regions to the east—the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and Gates of the Arctic...

Alaska’s Arctic Region

Last Updated: December 1, 2012

Alaska above the Arctic Circle is vast and unforgiving, with human existence seemingly irrelevant. The region is home to America’s largest swaths of protected land, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...

Wrangell-St. Elias

Last Updated: December 1, 2012

Alaska’s eastern interior is dominated by Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, the largest national park in the United States. For comparison, Wrangell-St. Elias is larger than the country of Switzerland and six times...

Juneau, Alaska

Last Updated: December 1, 2012

Juneau is located on the Inside Passage in southeastern Alaska, surrounded by tall mountains on the narrow Gastineau Channel. The former gold settlement is the only state capital in the United States without road access...

Anchorage, Alaska

Last Updated: December 1, 2012

Anchorage is Alaska’s biggest city (Juneau is the capitol) and the gateway for adventure throughout the state. The city isn’t big by “outside” standards (“outside” referring to the lower 48 states)...

Kenai Peninsula Hiking Trails

Last Updated: December 1, 2012

Alaska’s vastness can be intimidating, but the Kenai offers some of the best access to the outdoors in the state. Below are some of the top hiking trails on the Kenai Peninsula, from...

Kenai Peninsula

Last Updated: December 1, 2012

The Kenai Peninsula offers Alaska’s widest variety of activities in one of its most accessible regions. People come from all over the world to whale watch in Seward, see glaciers calve in Kenai Fjords National Park...

Denali National Park Lodging

Last Updated: December 1, 2012

Denali National Park Tours

Last Updated: November 30, 2012

There is only one road into Denali—92-mile “Park Road”—and private vehicles are not allowed more than 15 miles...

Denali National Park

Last Updated: November 30, 2012

Denali is the crown jewel of the Alaska Range, which forms a boundary between Alaska’s harsh interior and the south-central coastal region. It's the highest mountain in North America...

America's Top 10 Conservation Heroes No. 7: Earthjustice

Last Updated: November 27, 2012

No. 7: The nation’s oldest environmental law firm, Earthjustice’s origins trace back...