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Karluk, Alaska late 1800sPhoto: Miner W. Bruce; photographer's mark or signature on the photo is not quite legible, possibly C Muring or copyright Muring. Engraving Franklin Co, Chigago. · Public domain
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Outdoors in Karluk

Few parks or trails are on the map in Karluk

7% of Karluk’s land is conserved, about 2,464 acres.

Conserved land
7%
2,464 acres · of 55.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

2,464 conserved acres

7% of Karluk’s land. Who manages Karluk’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,723 ac
Bureau of Land Management93 ac
Other state land86 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 4,723 acConservation Easement · 178 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 93 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,295Restricted
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service428Restricted
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Ascension of Our Lord ChapelBuilding · listed 1980
About it

Questions about parks and trails in Karluk

Are dogs allowed on Karluk’s trails?

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Karluk neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →