1
Kenai Wilderness
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
276 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Ninilchik
Ninilchik, AK parks, trails & bike paths
About 25% of Ninilchik is conserved land, roughly 33,243 acres. There are about 124 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Kenai Wilderness (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ninilchik, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ninilchik outdoors
Conserved land
25%
33,243 of 131,283 acres
Trails
124 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 28 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
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
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
391 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Deep Creek North Scenic Overlook
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Ninilchik
Unnamed scenic view
Unnamed scenic view
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 16.6 mi
- Mile 126 Trail3.0 mi
- Jesses Trail1.7 mi
- Water Hole Trail1.1 mi
- Straight in Trail0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
33,243 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 54 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 9 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 Ninilchik
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 32,736 acNational Wildlife Refuge 783 acConservation Easement 54 acNational Public Lands 39 acState Conservation Area 23 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State PatentedState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 27,697 | Access unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal PurposesState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 5,039 | Access unknown |
| Kenai National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 783 | Restricted |
| Anchorage Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 39 | Open |
| Clam Gulch Critical Habitat AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 23 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
American Legion CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Ninilchik and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninilchik | 25.3% | 124.3 mi | 4 |
| Clam Gulch | 2.2% | 1.3 mi | 1 |
| Happy Valley | 41.8% | 33.8 mi | 1 |
| Cohoe | 21.8% | 3.4 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ninilchik'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 59.1-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.