1
Nelchina Public Use Area
Managed by Alaska Department of Natural Resources
58,891 acres10.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Mendeltna
Mendeltna, AK parks, trails & bike paths
About 97% of Mendeltna is conserved land, roughly 281,336 acres. There are about 16 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Nelchina Public Use Area (10.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mendeltna, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mendeltna outdoors
Conserved land
97%
281,336 of 290,165 acres
Trails
16 mi
0 mi per sq mi · 16 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.
Fishing spots in Mendeltna
Water
Lakes & rivers
DJ LakelakeFish LakeGergie LakelakeJohn LakelakeLost Cabin LakelakeMarie LakeNickol LakeSmokey LakeMendeltna CreekNelchina River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
281,336 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 6 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 Mendeltna
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 221,868 acState Recreation Area 56,975 acNational Public Lands 2,745 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State PatentedState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 119,903 | Access unknown |
| State Tentatively Approved (tad)State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 79,638 | Access unknown |
| Nelchina Public Use AreaState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 56,975 | Open |
| State Land Disposals - Other Than MunicipalState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 22,327 | Access unknown |
| Glennallen Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2,745 | Open |
Nearby
Mendeltna and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendeltna | 97% | 15.5 mi | 1 |
| Nelchina | 77.6% | 3.9 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Mendeltna'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 90-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.