I recently attended a gathering that reminded me just how amazing Alaska’s system of state parks is. Neil Johannsen, who served as the longest tenured superintendent of Alaska State Parks, returned to ...

Alaska tourism is booming, but its most remote parks are still protected by distance, cost, and strict limits. The bigger ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska State Parks will be launching the new year with an incentive to get people outside, whether on their own or with community events. In conjunction with the national ...

Alaska State Parks is recruiting Camp Hosts for summer. Volunteers assist visitors, maintain campgrounds, and support staff while receiving a campsite and living in scenic locations.

With most of the Alaska park closed to traffic, I heeded the call to explore the deserted backcountry. The brown spot in my camera’s viewfinder grew larger and began taking shape — four strong legs, ...

Alaska State Parks will host Neil Johannsen in Anchorage on Sept. 10 to share stories about his tenure as the division's longest serving director — 12 years and seven months, from 1971 through 1995.

Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming, and Americans are dusting off their hiking boots but where is everyone heading?

COOK INLET, Alaska—High in a mountain valley on the far west side of this tidal inlet sits an unusual plot of land. It’s a private parcel, with a gravel airstrip and four or five buildings that make ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hydrologist Jon Fuller pushes on the oars during a state-sponsored rafting trip down the Necons and Stony rivers in Southcentral ...

From Alaska's Chugach to Maine's Camden Hills, these six stunning state parks offer all the beauty of America's most crowded national parks but with fewer crowds, shorter lines, and lower costs.