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St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, AngoonPhoto: Jet Lowe · Public domain
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Outdoors in Angoon

More than half of Angoon’s land is conserved: 70%

70% of Angoon’s land is conserved, about 10,977 acres.

Conserved land
70%
10,977 acres · of 24.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
748 ft
Kootznahoo Head
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Tongass National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
14,509 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Admiralty Island National Monument

Nature preserve
10,352 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Kootznoowoo Wilderness

Managed by United States Forest Service
10,352 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

10,977 conserved acres

70% of Angoon’s land. Water is left out: Angoon has 24.5 square miles of land and 14.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Angoon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service10,509 ac
Bureau of Land Management468 ac
National Forest · 10,509 acNational Public Lands · 468 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tongass National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service10,509Open
Anchorage Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management468Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Angoon

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Angoon
Kootznahoo Head748 ft elevation · In Kootznoowoo Wilderness
Directions
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
St. John the Baptist ChurchBuilding · listed 1980
About it
Distin Lake Shelter CabinBuilding · listed 1995
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Angoon: July and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)7.39.311.614.216.618.017.415.212.710.27.96.6
High (°F)353639465358606055473936
Rain (in)13.69.310.78.14.84.05.16.912.916.019.017.8

June is the driest month (4.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 60 °F). 19.0 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Angoon →

Questions about parks and trails in Angoon

Are dogs allowed on Angoon’s trails?

Tongass National Forest and Admiralty Island National Monument don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Angoon?

59 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Angoon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Angoon neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →