Glacier View, AK parks, trails & bike paths
About 72% of Glacier View is conserved land, roughly 106,660 acres. There are about 71 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Nelchina Public Use Area (18.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Glacier View, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
Glacier View outdoors
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.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Parks & preserves with trails
Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Named trails
- Pinochle-Hicks Creek Trail12.6 mi
- Boulder Creek Trail6.0 mi
- Squaw Creek Trail5.7 mi
- Purinton Creek Trail3.3 mi
- Old Glenn Highway3.2 mi
- Pinochle Circle1.8 mi
- Teepee Ridge Off-Road Trail1.3 mi
- Fossil Beds Trail1.1 mi
- Roller Coaster1.0 mi
- Serpentine0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
106,660 conserved acres
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.
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Multi-sport1
- Volleyball1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
The biggest protected places in Glacier View
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelchina Public Use AreaState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 54,603 | Open |
| State PatentedState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 28,224 | Access unknown |
| State Tentatively Approved (tad)State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 17,648 | Access unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Other Than MunicipalState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 2,627 | Access unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal PurposesState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 2,495 | Access unknown |
| Glennallen Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1,046 | Open |
| Caribou Creek Recreational Mining AreaState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 17 | Open |
Historic places to visit
Glacier View and its neighbors
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier View | 71.7% | 71.3 mi | 2 |
| Chickaloon | 57.5% | 6.8 mi | 2 |
| Eureka Roadhouse | 76.2% | 70.7 mi | 1 |
Conditions & tips from neighbors
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 63.9-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.