1
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1,447 acres0.2 mi of trail
Gull Rock Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Hope
Hope, AK parks, trails & bike paths
About 95% of Hope is conserved land, roughly 31,262 acres. There are about 16 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hope, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hope outdoors
Conserved land
95%
31,262 of 32,805 acres
Trails
16 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 14 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Hope
Coure d'Alene CampgroundUSFS
Porcupine CampgroundFee · U.S. Forest Service
Unnamed campground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 7.4 mi
- Gull Rock Trail4.4 mi
- Hope Point Trail4.2 mi
- Resurrection Pass Trail2.5 mi
- Museum Footpath0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
31,262 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 1 of 5 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
- Baseball1
- Multi-sport1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Hope
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 29,543 acNational Wildlife Refuge 2,904 acState Other or Unknown 266 acNational Public Lands 30 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chugach National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 29,543 | Open |
| Kenai National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2,904 | Restricted |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal Entitlements, MunState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 266 | Access unknown |
| Anchorage Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 30 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Canyon Creek BlacksmithRuins
Canyon Creek BunkhouseRuins
Canyon Crek BarnRuins
Granite Creek Guard StationBuilding
Granite Creek Guard StationBuilding
Hope SchoolhouseRuins
Thornton Post OfficeRuins
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hope'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 30.5-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.