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Matanuska Valley State Moose Range
Managed by Alaska Department of Fish and Game
14,918 acres0.9 mi of trail
Chickaloon-Nelchina Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Chickaloon
Chickaloon, AK parks, trails & bike paths
About 58% of Chickaloon is conserved land, roughly 24,542 acres. There are about 6.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Matanuska Valley State Moose Range (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Chickaloon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Chickaloon outdoors
Conserved land
58%
24,542 of 42,656 acres
Trails
6.8 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
King Mountain State Recreation Site
Managed by State of Alaska, Alaska State Parks
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Chickaloon
Wardies Peak2,858 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.5 mi
- Purinton Creek Trail2.2 mi
- Chickaloon-Nelchina Trail0.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
Bonnie LakelakeDrill LakeFish LakeLong LakepondRavine LakeRush LakelakeThirtymile LakeUpper Bonnie LakepondWeiner LakelakeChickaloon River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
24,542 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 4 of 7 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Chickaloon
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 14,414 acState Other or Unknown 10,034 acNational Public Lands 227 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matanuska Valley Moose RangeState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 14,414 | Open |
| State PatentedState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 6,872 | Access unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal PurposesState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 2,695 | Access unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Other Than MunicipalState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 389 | Access unknown |
| Glennallen Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 225 | Open |
| State Tentatively Approved (tad)State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 77 | Access unknown |
| Anchorage Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2 | Open |
Nearby
Chickaloon and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickaloon | 57.5% | 6.8 mi | 2 |
| Sutton-Alpine | 63.3% | 14.8 mi | 3 |
| Glacier View | 71.7% | 71.3 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Chickaloon'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 44.5-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.