1
Two Lakes Park
Park
26 acres1 mi of trail
Two Lakes Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Seward
Seward, AK parks, trails & bike paths
About 23% of Seward is conserved land, roughly 3,192 acres. There are about 11 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Two Lakes Park (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Seward, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Seward outdoors
Conserved land
23%
3,192 of 13,863 acres
Trails
11 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
1,142 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.6 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
Waterfront Park
Managed by City of Seward
35 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Waterfront Park Playground
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.
Campgrounds in Seward
Forest Acres CampgroundFee · City of Seward
Seward 708
Tent Area CampgroundFee · In Waterfront Park · City of Seward
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 5.6 mi
- Mount Marathon Trail1.6 mi
- Bear Mountain Trail1.6 mi
- Two Lakes Trail0.8 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,192 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 paths3.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball3
- Basketball1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Seward
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 3,192 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Land Disposals - Municipal PurposesState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1,858 | Access unknown |
| State PatentedState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1,334 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
Benny Benson Memorial ParkStele
Founder's MonumentIn Waterfront Park · Sculpture
Good Friday Earthquake MemorialMemorial
Seward DepotIn Waterfront Park · Building
Seward Mariners' MemorialMemorial
American Legion CemeteryCemetery
American Legion CemeteryCemetery
City CemeteryCemetery
City CemeteryCemetery
Jesse Lee CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Seward and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 23% | 10.5 mi | 3 |
| Bear Creek | 54.5% | 22.4 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Seward'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 20-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.