Buskin River State Receation Area
Managed by State of Alaska, Dept. of Natural Resources
158 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: James Brooks · CC BY 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kodiak Station
Kodiak Station has 158 acres of parks, 87 for every 1,000 residents
13% of Kodiak Station’s land is conserved, about 1,938 acres. The biggest trail networks: Buskin River State Receation Area (0.7 mi). 16 miles of mapped trail cross Kodiak Station, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
1,938 acres · of 23.2 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
158 ac
87 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,644 ft
Erskine Mountain
Lakes & rivers
5
5 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Kodiak Station?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kodiak Station have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kodiak Station is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kodiak Station’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical AK town 15% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · AK 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land87 acres of park per 1,000 residents (158 acres) · AK 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home27% of residents within a half mile of a park · AK 36% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Alaska towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Kodiak Station’s 13% is ahead of 41% of Alaska towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% of them.
Water is 25% of Kodiak Station’s area (8 of 31 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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 Buskin River State Receation Area, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,938 conserved acres
13% of Kodiak Station’s land. Water is left out: Kodiak Station has 23.2 square miles of land and 7.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kodiak Station’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,632 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service514 ac
Bureau of Land Management48 ac
State Other or Unknown · 1,632 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 514 acNational Public Lands · 48 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1,632 | Unknown |
| Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 514 | Restricted |
| Anchorage Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 48 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Kodiak Station
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Kodiak Station
Buskin Beach
DirectionsJewel Beach
DirectionsPlus 3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Kodiak Station
5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Kodiak Station
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Kodiak Station
Erskine Mountain2,644 ft elevation
DirectionsBarometer Mountain2,507 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Old Womens Mountain Trail0.7 mi
Heitman Mountain Trail East0.2 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
3Basketball
2Softball
2Soccer
1Skate park
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kodiak Station: July and 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) | 7.2 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 15.3 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 6.6 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 38 | 39 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 57 | 48 | 41 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 8.4 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 8.8 |
July is the driest month (4.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 63 °F). 8.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Kodiak Station →
Next door
Kodiak Station and its neighbors
Kodiak Station has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kodiak Station | 13% | 0.7 | 87 | 27% | A− |
| Womens Bay | — 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 Kodiak Station
Where can I hike in Kodiak Station?
The longest trail networks: Buskin River State Receation Area, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kodiak Station is conserved land?
13% 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 Kodiak Station’s trails?
Buskin River State Receation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kodiak Station?
3,717 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kodiak Station or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 205 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kodiak Station have?
Ahead of 75% 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 Kodiak Station 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 →