{"id":702,"date":"2022-04-25T12:26:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T12:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/?p=702"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:11:45","slug":"chugach-national-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/national-parks\/chugach-national-forest.html","title":{"rendered":"Chugach National Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This forest is home to Chugach, Ahtna, Eyak, Dena&#8217;ina, and other Native peoples of Alaska. This national forest is spread across 5.4 million acres.<\/p>\n<p>It has three distinct landscapes: Prince William Sound, Eastern Kenai Peninsula, And Copper River Delta. You&#8217;ll find 500+ miles of trails, sixteen campgrounds, and forty cabins, providing you plenty of opportunities to explore away from the hustle-bustle of city life.<\/p>\n<h2>Where is Chugach National Forest<\/h2>\n<p>Chugach National Forest, the most northerly and westerly forest in the National Forest System, is located in the heart of southcentral Alaska. It&#8217;ll take an hour&#8217;s drive from Anchorage to visit the forest.<\/p>\n<h2>Places to Visit Near Chugach National Forest<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Prince William Sound&#8217;s 3,500 miles shoreline<\/li>\n<li>Nellie Juan-College Fiord Wilderness Study Area (glacier studded place)<\/li>\n<li>Iditarod National Historic Trail-Southern Trek of 175 miles in the Kenai Peninsula<\/li>\n<li>Copper River Delta (largest contiguous wetlands complex on the Pacific Coast of America, which is a popular place to visit by millions of shorebirds during spring migration)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Things to Do in Chugach National Forest<\/h2>\n<p>Chugach National Forest is an exciting place for travellers. It offers them all levels of activities. You can enjoy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the Begich, Boggs Visitor Centre, &amp; Portage Valley (which is an hour&#8217;s drive south of Anchorage)<\/li>\n<li>Flightseeing at Prince William Sound to experience the vast bounty, view breathtaking scenery and see magnificent glaciers.<\/li>\n<li>Eyak River Trail at Copper River Delta<\/li>\n<li>Resurrection Pass Trail in Kenai Peninsula<\/li>\n<li>Kayak trip in Prince William Sound<\/li>\n<li>Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival<\/li>\n<li>Cordova Salmon Jam<\/li>\n<li>Fungus Festival<\/li>\n<li>Glacier Discovery Train<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Chugach National Forest Hiking<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Hike the Eyak River Trail<\/h3>\n<p>This 2.9-mile trail starts along the Eyak River, providing you with a wide variety of incredible forest landscapes.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Hike the Resurrection Pass Trail<\/h3>\n<p>This 38-mile trail is a National Recreation Trail that provides you with a wide variety of terrain, right from alpine meadows to thick forest. Along the route, there are eight rental cabins\/camping spots.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Hope Point Trail<\/h3>\n<p>This adventurous trail will give you great views of the Chugach Mountains, Fire Island, Cook Inlet, Turnagain Arm, and Resurrection Creek Valley.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Heney Ridge Trail<\/h3>\n<p>Just 6-miles from Cordova town, this is a favourite among the locals. You&#8217;ve to make way through an old-growth forest with massive Sitka Spruce covered with moss.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Trail Of Blue Ice<\/h3>\n<p>The whole family can enjoy this fun-filled trail in the woods of Portage Valley. You can hike or bike around. The major stopover in the 3-mile loop is Williwaw Fish Viewing Platform, Moose Flats, Portage Lake, and many more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>All Hiking Trails of Chugach National Forest are :<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Kenai Peninsula Trails<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Carter Lake<\/li>\n<li>Crescent Creek<\/li>\n<li>Crescent Lake Trail<\/li>\n<li>Devil&#8217;s Creek<\/li>\n<li>Falls Creek<\/li>\n<li>Grayling Lake Trail<\/li>\n<li>Gull Rock<\/li>\n<li>Bear Lake \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<li>Meridian Lakes \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<li>Johnson Pass \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<li>Lost Lake \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<li>Primrose \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<li>Ptarmigan Creek \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<li>Ptarmigan Lake<\/li>\n<li>Rainbow Lake<\/li>\n<li>Resurrection Pass<\/li>\n<li>Resurrection River<\/li>\n<li>Russian Lakes<\/li>\n<li>Victor Creek \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Whistle Stop Trails<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Grandview Vista<\/li>\n<li>Spencer Viewpoint<\/li>\n<li>Spencer Glacier<\/li>\n<li>Spencer Bench Cabin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Girdwood\/Portage Trails<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Byron Glacier<\/li>\n<li>Crow Pass \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<li>Gary Williams Moraine<\/li>\n<li>Portage Pass \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<li>Trail of Blue Ice \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<li>Upper Winner Creek \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<li>Williwaw Nature<\/li>\n<li>Winner Creek \u2013 INHT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Copper River Delta Trails<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Alaganik Boardwalk<\/li>\n<li>Alaganik Slough<\/li>\n<li>Alice Smith Intertie<\/li>\n<li>Copper River<\/li>\n<li>Crater Lake<\/li>\n<li>Eyak River<\/li>\n<li>Haystack<\/li>\n<li>Heney Ridge<\/li>\n<li>Lake Elsner<\/li>\n<li>McKinley Lake<\/li>\n<li>Muskeg Meander<\/li>\n<li>Pipeline Lakes<\/li>\n<li>Power Creek<\/li>\n<li>Saddlebag Glacier<\/li>\n<li>Sheridan Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Chugach National Forest Facts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Chugach National Forest is spread across 6,908,540 acres (10,794.6 sq mi or 27,958 sq km).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It was established on July 23, 1907, and governed by the US Forest Service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;ll find 200+ colonies of seabirds and 3,000-5,000 bald eagles in the Kenai Peninsula section of the forest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Copper River Delta, the most significant contiguous part of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network, is &#8220;one of the essential shorebird habitats in the world&#8221;. It provides habitat to more than 20 million birds every year. Around a quarter of the world&#8217;s trumpeter swans and dusky Canada geese are in Chugach National Forest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You will find a wide array of wildlife, including timber wolf, coyote, mountain goat, Sitka black-tailed deer, marten, caribou, moose, grizzly bears, black bears, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Best Time To Visit Chugach National Forest<\/h2>\n<p>Mid-May to mid-September is the best time to visit this forest.<\/p>\n<h2>Visiting Hours of Chugach National Forest<\/h2>\n<p>The Begich, Boggs Visitor Centre remains open from 9 am to 5 pm.<\/p>\n<h2>Chugach National Forest Tickets<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Interagency Annual Pass costs US$80 per year.<\/li>\n<li>Interagency Senior Pass costs:\n<ul>\n<li>US$80 Lifetime Senior Pass<\/li>\n<li>US$20 Annual Senior Pass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Interagency Military Pass, Interagency Volunteer Pass, and Interagency Access Pass are available free of charge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/national-parks\/\">US National Parks Map<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chugach National Forest in south-central Alaska offers you a breathtaking landscape. 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