Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
9,665 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Andrew Berg Cabin · Photo: Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, US Fish & Wildlife Service · Public domain–Not graded
Outdoors in Fox River
More than half of Fox River’s land is conserved: 78%
78% of Fox River’s land is conserved, about 62,354 acres. 104 acres are parks and preserves, 140 per 1,000 residents. 58 miles of mapped trail cross Fox River, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
78%
62,354 acres · of 125.4 sq mi of land
Trails
58 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
104 ac
140 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kenai Wilderness
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
9,665 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Kachemak Bay State Park
Nature preserve
111 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
62,354 conserved acres
78% of Fox River’s land. Who manages Fox River’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources52,472 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service19,867 ac
State Other or Unknown · 51,525 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 19,867 acState Conservation Area · 834 acState Park · 112 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 11 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 | 29,401 | Unknown |
| Kenai National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 19,867 | Restricted |
| State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 14,480 | Unknown |
| Kachemak Bay Oil And Gas Closure State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 4,199 | Unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 2,997 | Unknown |
| Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 834 | Restricted |
| State Tentatively Approved (tad) State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 450 | Unknown |
| Kachemak Bay State Park State Park | State natural resources | 112 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Fox River
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fox River
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Fox River
2 peaks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 43.3 mi
Caribou Lake Trail8.3 mi
Dolima Trail4.0 mi
Kachemak McNeil1.9 mi
Switchback Trail0.5 mi
Caribou Homestead Loop0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Fox River: 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) | 6.7 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 17.1 | 18.8 | 18.0 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 5.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 35 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
May is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 64 °F). 3.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Fox River →
Next door
Fox River and its neighbors
Fox River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox River | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fritz Creek | 34% | 0.4 | 415 | 1% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fox River
Are dogs allowed on Fox River’s trails?
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Kenai Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fox River?
20,971 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fox River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fox River 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 →