Alaska’s state park system is managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The system contains over 120 units spanning 3,427,895 acres, making it far larger than any other state park system in the United States. The State Park system began in 1970 with the creation of Denali State Park, Chugach State Park and Kachemak Bay State Park, three of the largest and still most popular parks in the state system. Wood-Tikchik State Park is the largest state park in the United States, comprising some 15% of total state park land in the nation. The division manages full state parks, state recreation areas, state recreation sites, and state historic sites.[1]

Logo of the Alaska State Park system
Campsite at Bluberry Lake SRS in the Chugach Mountains
Denali seen from Denali State Park

Anchorage area park

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Liberty Falls
 
The Alaska Veterans Memorial is located near Byers Lake in Denali State Park
 
Lake Louise SRA
 
Matanuska Glacier seen from the SRA
 
View from Blueberry Lake SRS
 
Worthington Glacier SRS

Southwest Alaska parks

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References

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  1. ^ DeVaugh, Melissa, History of Alaska State Parks