Photo: Beeblebrox · CC BY-SA 3.030% of Anchor Point’s land is conserved: 17,879 acres
55 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents. 38 miles of mapped trail cross Anchor Point, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Anchor Point?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Anchor Point have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Anchor Point is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Alaska towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Anchor Point’s 30% is ahead of 63% of Alaska towns, while its trails per square mile lead 49% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Stariski State Recreation Ground
17,879 conserved acres
30% of Anchor Point’s land. Who manages Anchor Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 629 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 7,632 | Unknown |
| State Patented State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 4,249 | Unknown |
| Anchor River And Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 3,057 | Restricted |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 2,312 | Unknown |
3 places to go in Anchor Point
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
July is the best month for walking in Anchor Point
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 6.7 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 17.0 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 6.0 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
March is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 61 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Anchor Point →
Anchor Point and its neighbors
Anchor Point has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Point | 30% | 0.4 | 24 | under 1% | B |
| Nikolaevsk | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Diamond Ridge | 31% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Happy Valley | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Anchor Point
How much of Anchor Point is conserved land?
30% 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 Anchor Point’s trails?
Anchor River State Recreation Area and Stariski State Recreation Ground don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Anchor Point?
867 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Anchor Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Anchor Point have?
Ahead of 61% 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 Anchor Point neighbors.
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 →