Porcupine District · Photo: Whittier and Pond · Public domainMore than half of Covenant Life’s land is conserved: 84%
84% of Covenant Life’s land is conserved, about 14,559 acres. 17 miles of mapped trail cross Covenant Life, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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14,559 conserved acres
84% of Covenant Life’s land. Who manages Covenant Life’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haines State Forest Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 13,346 | Open |
| Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 732 | Restricted |
| State Patented State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 273 | Unknown |
| Native Allotment Native American Land Area | State natural resources | 162 | Unknown |
| State Tentatively Approved (tad) State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 38 | Unknown |
| Chilkat River Critical Habitat Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 7 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Covenant Life
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 peaks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Covenant Life: June to 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 6.8 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 17.0 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 15.5 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 6.1 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 29 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 7.8 |
June is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 68 °F). 7.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Covenant Life →
Covenant Life and its neighbors
Covenant Life has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Life | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mosquito Lake | — 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 Covenant Life
Is there public land near Covenant Life?
164,975 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Covenant Life or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13,458 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Covenant Life 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 →