Tanana Valley State Forest
Managed by Alaska Department of Natural Resources
24,200 acres2.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Deltana
More than half of Deltana’s land is conserved: 90%
90% of Deltana’s land is conserved, about 328,997 acres. The biggest trail networks: Tanana Valley State Forest (2.4 mi). 81 miles of mapped trail cross Deltana, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
90%
328,997 acres · of 568.6 sq mi of land
Trails
81 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
6,050 ft
Granite Mountain
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Deltana?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Deltana have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Deltana is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Deltana’s overall grade.
Conserved land90% of the land · typical AK town 15% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (81 mi) · AK 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · AK 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 27%
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Alaska towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Deltana’s 90% is ahead of 93% of Alaska towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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 Tanana Valley State Forest, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ruffed Grouse Habitat Management Area
Managed by State of Alaska Department of Fish & Game
101 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
328,997 conserved acres
90% of Deltana’s land. Who manages Deltana’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources328,997 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)48 ac
State Other or Unknown · 219,073 acState Resource Management Area · 109,923 acConservation Easement · 48 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 96,093 | Unknown |
| Delta Junction Bison Range Area State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 85,493 | Open |
| State Patented State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 63,525 | Unknown |
| State Tentatively Approved (tad) State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 55,158 | Unknown |
| Tanana Valley State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 24,430 | Open |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 2,570 | Unknown |
| State Tentatively Approved (ta) State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1,728 | Unknown |
Things to do
7 places to go in Deltana
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Fishing spots in Deltana
2 fishing spots without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Deltana
Granite Mountain6,050 ft elevation
DirectionsShovel Point Horn5,056 ft elevation
DirectionsPanoramic Peak4,941 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Deltana
Clearwater State Recreation Site
DirectionsGerstle River Wayside
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 13.4 mi
Tractor Trail8.9 mi
Donna Lake Trail4.5 mi
Triple H Trail1.2 mi
Pack Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Deltana: May 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) | 5.5 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 14.9 | 18.2 | 20.7 | 19.6 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| High (°F) | 5 | 15 | 26 | 46 | 61 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 55 | 34 | 14 | 8 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
April is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 71 °F). 2.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Deltana →
Next door
Deltana and its neighbors
Deltana has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deltana | 90% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Big Delta | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Delta Junction | — 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 Deltana
Where can I hike in Deltana?
The longest trail networks: Tanana Valley State Forest, 2.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Deltana is conserved land?
90% 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 Deltana’s trails?
Tanana Valley State Forest and Ruffed Grouse Habitat Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Deltana?
304,836 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Deltana or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 111,167 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Deltana have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Deltana 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 →