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Explore the exhibits, walk the nearby nature trails, or join an evening program to learn more about recreational opportunities along the Dalton Highway and special landscapes and people.
South of the Continental Divide at Atigun Pass, rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean or Bering Sea, while rivers to the north flow into the Arctic Ocean.
Birch Creek Wild and Scenic River flows from the windswept ridges and alpine tundra of the Steese National Conservation Area into the broad expanse of the Yukon Flats in central Alaska.
Built in 1991, the 12 ft x 16 ft Cache Mountain Cabin sits on a terrace above O’Brien Creek approximately three miles above the creek’s confluence with Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River. The cabin sleeps up to six people...
In Alaska, the 3.4-mile Campbell Tract Loop National Recreation Trail follows the perimeter of the historic WWII Army-Air Force Campbell Tract airstrip garrison.
Located on a narrow ridge overlooking the Fossil Creek valley, Caribou Bluff Cabin offers spectacular views of jagged limestone cliffs and peaks. The 10 ft x 12 ft cabin will accommodate 4 persons. Cabins are equipped with bunk beds, a...
One of the BLM’s first public use cabins in the White Mountains, Colorado Creek Cabin remains one of the most popular and accessible cabins, only 14 miles from the Elliott Highway. The 12 ft x 16 ft cabin sits next...
Located at milepost 60 of the Steese Highway in Alaska, Cripple Creek Campground has 12 first come first served universal design campsites, as well as 6 walk-in campsites.
The BLM constructed Crowberry Cabin in 2007 to replace a previous cabin destroyed by a wildland fire in 2004. A picture window looks out on Big Bend, a craggy limestone outcrop towering above Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River. The...
The Dalton Highway stretches 414 miles across northern Alaska from Livengood (84 miles north of Fairbanks) to Deadhorse and the oilfields of Prudhoe Bay.
The Delta River watershed is in the Alaska Range in southcentral Alaska and provides year-round recreational opportunities within its 150,000 acres of land, 160 miles of streams, and 21 lakes.
In Alaska, the Delta Wild and Scenic River Wayside is equipped with an accessible picnic area. The boat launch provides access for extended wilderness canoe trips in the Upper Tangle Lakes.
Eleazar’s Cabin is named in honor of a BLM carpenter who directed the construction of 13 cabins in the White Mountains National Recreation Area. His first trip into the White Mountains was as a young Boy Scout in 1966. Eleazar’s...
Fossil Creek Trail, in the White Mountains National Recreation Area, is an 18.8-mile trail maintained for winter snowmobiling, skiing, dog mushing, snowshoeing, and fat-biking.
In the White Mountains National Recreation Area in Alaska, Fossil Gap Trail is great for snowmobiling, skiing, dog mushing, snowshoeing, and fat-biking.
Located at 62.5 mile Elliott Highway, Fred Blixt Cabin provides a year-round, road-accessible getaway— perfect for a relaxing family outing or a trip to the nearby White Mountains National Recreation Area. The original cabin was built by trapper and prospector...
The Iditarod National Historic Trail celebrates a 2,300-mile system of winter routes that first connected ancient Native Alaskan villages and later opened Alaska to the last great American gold rush.
The most visited cabin in the White Mountains cabin system, the BLM constructed Lee’s Cabin in 1991 for year-round use. The cabin is located seven miles from the Wickersham Dome Trailhead and can be accessed by foot, mountain bike, four-wheeler...
From a junction with McKay Creek Trail, Lower Nome Creek Trail descends gradually from a ridge top through forest and meadows into the Nome Creek drainage in Alaska.
Marion Creek Campground campsite with picnic table and fire ring.
Overview Marion Creek Campground is nestled on the south side of the Brooks Range in the Middle Fork Koyukuk River valley. It offers vistas of the Brooks Range and has access to the nearby undeveloped trail up to Marion Creek...
From a junction with McKay Creek Trail, this trail descends gradually from a ridge top through forest and meadows into the Nome Creek drainage in Alaska.
Not only does Middle Fork Trail provide access to the Gulkana Wild and Scenic River, it provides outstanding views of Paxson Lake and the surrounding hills in Alaska.
The Mount Prindle Campground is one of two campgrounds located at either end of the Nome Creek Valley, on the southern edge of the White Mountains National Recreation Area in Alaska.