1
Far North Bicentennial Park
Park
5,058 acres48.5 mi of trail
Spencer LoopHillside LoopBesh LoopRidge LoopBlue Dot
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Anchorage
Anchorage, AK parks, trails & bike paths
About 72% of Anchorage is conserved land, roughly 886,767 acres. There are about 861 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Far North Bicentennial Park (48.5 mi), Kincaid Park (43.9 mi), and Knik Public Use Area (23.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Anchorage, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Anchorage outdoors
Conserved land
72%
886,767 of 1,233,816 acres
Trails
861 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 535 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
109
3,069 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
592.0 mi
33.8 mi lanes · 503.1 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Kincaid Park
Managed by City of Anchorage
1,576 acres43.9 mi of trail
Mize LoopMargaux's LoopLake LoopSisson LoopJodphur Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
3
Knik Public Use Area
Managed by Alaska Department of Natural Resources
45,937 acres23.6 mi of trail
Knik Glacier Trail (RST 17)
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Beach Lake Park
Managed by Municipality of Anchorage
1,672 acres13.1 mi of trail
Beach Lake TrailMushing TrailConnector TrailNorth PastureChalet Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
5
Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge
Managed by Alaska Department of Fish and Game
31,456 acres6.1 mi of trail
Winter PathWinter TrailOcean View Bluff winter pathBeach Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Ruth Arcand Park
Park
303 acres5.5 mi of trail
Riata Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Russian Jack Springs Park
Park
312 acres4.3 mi of trail
Trail 11RJSP Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Edmonds Lake Park
Park
580 acres3.9 mi of trail
Edmonds Lake 7.5kBog TrailEdmonds Lake 5kFour Seasons LoopEdmonds Lake 7.5k Winter Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 60 parks & preserves
- Potter Marsh Watershed Park312 ac · 3.4 mi trail · Directions
- Campbell Park294 ac · 3.1 mi trail · Directions
- Davis Park78 ac · 2.3 mi trail · Directions
- John's Park52 ac · 1.8 mi trail
- Baxter Bog69 ac · 1.7 mi trail · Directions
- Tikishla Park260 ac · 1.5 mi trail · Directions
- Old Rabbit Creek Park104 ac · 1.5 mi trail
- Point Woronzof Park554 ac · 1.4 mi trail · Directions
- South Anchorage Sports Park52 ac · 1.4 mi trail · Directions
- University Lake Park43 ac · 1.4 mi trail · Directions
- Centennial Park95 ac · 1.3 mi trail · Directions
- Chanshtnu Muldoon Park52 ac · 1.1 mi trail · Directions
- Eastchester Park121 ac · 1 mi trail · Directions
- Chuck Albrecht Softball Park26 ac · 1 mi trail · Directions
- Goose Lake Park87 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Forsythe Park26 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Huffman Park17 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Campbell Creek Estuary Natural Area61 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Mouth of Peter's Creek Park17 ac · 0.7 mi trail
- Campbell Creek Greenbelt606 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Taku Lake Park52 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Nunaka Valley Park South35 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Helen Louise McDowell Sanctuary26 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Moose Flats Day Use Area17 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Bob & Arlene Cross Park9 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Loretta French Park113 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Ray E Storck Homestead Park26 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Bayshore Park17 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Ocean View Park9 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Coyote Ski Trails95 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Earthquake Park87 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Abbott-O-Rabbit Little League Baseball Club17 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Lloyd Steele Park17 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Moen Park9 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Carr-Gottstein Park9 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Southport Park9 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Ocean View Bluff Park9 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Delaney Park Strip69 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Jewel Lake Park26 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Northwood Park17 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Valley of the Moon Park9 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Lyn Ary Park9 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Meadow Street Park9 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Sunset Park9 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Kobuk Park9 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Linden Park9 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Mirror Lake Park87 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Peter's Creek Park61 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Javier De La Vega Park35 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Abbott Loop Community Park17 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Cuddy Family Midtown Park17 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Balto Seppala Park17 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
Who protects the land
886,767 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,269 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 9 of 190 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes33.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths503.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes55.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball111
- Baseball93
- Tennis63
- Soccer56
- Tracks55
- Golf41
- Football18
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Anchorage and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 71.9% | 860.5 mi | 109 |
| Knik River | 65.5% | 61.9 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Anchorage's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 187.2-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.