Kasilof River State Recreation Site
Managed by Alaska Department of Natural Resources
37 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cohoe
22% of Cohoe’s land is conserved: 10,094 acres
110 acres are parks and preserves, 69 per 1,000 residents. 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Cohoe.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
22%
10,094 acres · of 70.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
110 ac
69 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
13
5 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Cohoe?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cohoe have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cohoe is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cohoe’s overall grade.
Conserved land22% of the land · typical AK town 15% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · AK 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land69 acres of park per 1,000 residents (110 acres) · AK 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home5% 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 51%
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Alaska towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Cohoe’s 22% is ahead of 59% of Alaska towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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
The longest trail network is Kasilof River State Recreation Site, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1,054 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Crooked Creek State Recreation Area
Managed by State of Alaska
71 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Kenai Wilderness
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
10,094 conserved acres
22% of Cohoe’s land. Who manages Cohoe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources6,680 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,109 ac
Other state land1,856 ac
Bureau of Land Management503 ac
State Other or Unknown · 8,507 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 2,109 acNational Public Lands · 503 acState Conservation Area · 28 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Patented State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 4,160 | Unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 2,360 | Unknown |
| Kenai National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2,109 | Restricted |
| State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1,987 | Unknown |
| Anchorage Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 503 | Open |
| Clam Gulch Critical Habitat Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 28 | Restricted |
| Kasilof River Special Use Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Cohoe
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Cohoe
5 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Cohoe
Tustamena Lake Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
13 lakes & rivers
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Victor Holm CabinBuilding · listed 1977
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Cohoe: June and July
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) | 6.6 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 17.2 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 5.8 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 28 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
March is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 66 °F). 4.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Cohoe →
Next door
Cohoe and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohoe | 22% | under 0.1 | 69 | 5% | B− |
| Kasilof | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kalifornsky | 11% | 0.3 | 64 | 14% | B |
| Clam Gulch | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ninilchik | — 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 Cohoe
Where can I hike in Cohoe?
The longest trail networks: Kasilof River State Recreation Site, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cohoe is conserved land?
22% 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 Cohoe’s trails?
Kasilof River State Recreation Site and Kenai National Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cohoe?
1,863 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cohoe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 625 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cohoe have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Cohoe 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 →