Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
2,074 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel · Photo: Etaohc · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Akutan
Few parks or trails are on the map in Akutan
3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Akutan, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Akutan’s land is conserved, about 1,292 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
1,292 acres · of 66.0 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
6 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Akutan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Akutan is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Akutan’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical AK town 15% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · AK 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · AK 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · AK 36% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 10%
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Alaska towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Akutan’s 3% is ahead of 10% of Alaska towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
Water is more than half of Akutan’s area (82 of 148 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Akutan. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,292 conserved acres
3% of Akutan’s land. Water is left out: Akutan has 66.0 square miles of land and 81.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Akutan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,581 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 2,581 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2,581 | Restricted |
Things to do
7 places to go in Akutan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Akutan
Akutan Playground
DirectionsBoat launches in Akutan
6 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
St. Alexander Nevsky ChapelBuilding · listed 1980
About itQuestions about parks and trails in Akutan
How much of Akutan is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 15% for an Alaska town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Akutan’s trails?
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
How much outdoors does Akutan have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Akutan neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →