BLM Fairbanks District Office Building in winter

Eastern Interior Field Office

Public lands managed by the Eastern Interior Field Office cover 6.5 million acres in the east-central Alaska, in the traditional territories of the Tanana, Tanacross, Upper Tanana, Hän, and Gwich'in peoples. These public lands provide important areas for subsistence for 17 rural communities located along the upper Yukon and Tanana Rivers. The area also includes Alaska’s second largest city, Fairbanks, and three miliary bases.

The field office is a focal point for current-day mining, tourism, and outdoor recreation, as well as unique attractions such as the Yukon Quest sled dog race and visible northern lights an average of 200 nights per year.

View Eastern Interior Field Office Boundary Map

Alaska Public Room

Visit our public room to find maps, brochures and educational resources.

Alaska Fire Restrictions

Find the latest fire restrictions for BLM Alaska.

AlaskaTravel and Transportation

Learn about access limitations across Alaska.

Located an hour north of Fairbanks, the White Mountains National Recreation Area offers outstanding recreation opportunities year-round.

White Mountains National Recreation Area

Located an hour north of Fairbanks, the White Mountains National Recreation Area offers outstanding recreation opportunities year-round.

A winter campout under the northern lights. A yellow tent glows with light from within while the green lights fill the night sky.

Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River runs through remote boreal forest of interior Alaska, with its headwaters in the White Mountains near Fairbanks.

Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River

Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River runs through remote boreal forest of interior Alaska, with its headwaters in the White Mountains near Fairbanks.

A half day’s drive from Fairbanks, Alaska, the Steese National Conservation Area offers remote, peaceful solitude, and outstanding opportunities for recreation.

Steese National Conservation Area

A half day’s drive from Fairbanks, Alaska, the Steese National Conservation Area offers remote, peaceful solitude, and outstanding opportunities for recreation.

An access road weaves through hilly terrain.

Birch Creek Wild and Scenic River flows through the south unit of the Steese National Conservation Area into the broad expanse of the Yukon Flats near Central, Alaska.

Birch Creek Wild and Scenic River

Birch Creek Wild and Scenic River flows through the south unit of the Steese National Conservation Area into the broad expanse of the Yukon Flats near Central, Alaska.

A camp with small inflatable boats is set up on the gravel bar along the forest lined river.

The Fortymile Wild and Scenic River is an extensive system of creeks and rivers in east-central Alaska near the Canadian Border. The river's numerous forks flow into the 'mainstem' Fortymile River, which joins the Yukon River in Canada.

Fortymile Wild and Scenic River

During the gold rush, the Army’s establishment of Fort Egbert on the Yukon River helped to prevent lawlessness. Although the fort was largely abandoned in 1911, an Army Signal Corps contingent remained there until 1925.

Fort Egbert National Historic Site