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World's Northernmost Truck Stop, Coldfoot, AKPhoto: Scott McMurren · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Coldfoot

More than half of Coldfoot’s land is conserved: 99%

99% of Coldfoot’s land is conserved, about 22,704 acres. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Coldfoot, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
99%
22,704 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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
Who protects it

22,704 conserved acres

99% of Coldfoot’s land. Who manages Coldfoot’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources20,984 ac
Bureau of Land Management19,047 ac
State Conservation Area · 20,984 acNational Public Lands · 19,047 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
James Dalton Highway Corridor
State Conservation Area
State natural resources20,984Restricted
Central Yukon Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management19,047Open
Trails & water

2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 2.5 mi
Winter Trail5.5 mi
Wintertrail4.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

June is the best month for walking in Coldfoot

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)3.67.811.415.419.824.022.517.113.09.15.11.2
High (°F)-16193856707062492873
Rain (in)0.81.00.50.61.11.82.72.71.91.10.90.9

March is the driest month (0.5 in) and June the warmest (highs of 70 °F). 2.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Coldfoot →

Questions about parks and trails in Coldfoot

Is there public land near Coldfoot?

121,123 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coldfoot or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,735 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Coldfoot 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 →