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Heritage Park
Managed by Eielson Air Force Base
10 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Eielson AFB
Eielson AFB, AK parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Eielson AFB is conserved land, roughly 2,720 acres. There are about 7.2 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Eielson AFB, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Eielson AFB outdoors
Conserved land
14%
2,720 of 19,696 acres
Trails
7.2 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
862 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Eielson AFB
Birch Lake Recreation Area
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.0 mi
- ATV trail2.7 mi
- Lily Lake access0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,720 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 2 of 2 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
Courts & fields
- Softball3
- Baseball2
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Eielson AFB
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 2,720 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Land Disposals - Other Than MunicipalState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 2,478 | Access unknown |
| State PatentedState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 242 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
Airmen's MonumentIn Heritage Park · Monument
Boeing KC-135E StratotankerIn Heritage Park · Aircraft
Cessna O-2A SkymasterIn Heritage Park · Aircraft
Col. Carl Ben Eielson MonumentIn Heritage Park · Monument
Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt IIIn Heritage Park · Aircraft
General Dynamics F-16A Fighting FalconIn Heritage Park · Aircraft
Heritage Park/Global EngagementIn Heritage Park · Plaque
Lockheed T-33AIn Heritage Park · Aircraft
McDonnell F-4C Phantom IIIn Heritage Park · Aircraft
Old GatehouseIn Heritage Park · Building
Nearby
Eielson AFB and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eielson AFB | 13.8% | 7.2 mi | 1 |
| Salcha | 58.1% | 9.4 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Eielson AFB'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 26.4-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.