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Glennallen Alaska downtownPhoto: Scott A. Johnson · CC BY-SA 2.5
–Not graded
Outdoors in Glennallen

Few parks or trails are on the map in Glennallen

43% of Glennallen’s land is conserved, about 31,632 acres. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Glennallen.

Conserved land
43%
31,632 acres · of 115.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
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

31,632 conserved acres

43% of Glennallen’s land. Who manages Glennallen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources25,188 ac
Bureau of Land Management6,444 ac
State Other or Unknown · 25,188 acNational Public Lands · 6,444 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Tentatively Approved (tad)
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources22,524Unknown
Glennallen Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management6,444Open
State Patented
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources2,049Unknown
State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources615Unknown
Things to do

2 places to go in Glennallen

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Scenic views in Glennallen
Scenic Point
Directions

Plus 1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 2.1 mi
4 W D Trail0.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Hockey rinks

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Glennallen: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)6.08.711.514.717.719.718.816.012.89.86.95.1
High (°F)5162844586769655436158
Rain (in)0.70.70.30.20.81.41.71.91.41.00.90.8

April is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 69 °F). 1.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Glennallen →

Next door

Glennallen and its neighbors

Glennallen has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Glennallen— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tazlina— 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 Glennallen

Is there public land near Glennallen?

49,832 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glennallen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,481 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Glennallen 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 →