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Outdoors in Kwethluk

Few parks or trails are on the map in Kwethluk

18% of Kwethluk’s land is conserved, about 1,158 acres. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Kwethluk, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
18%
1,158 acres · of 10.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

1,158 conserved acres

18% of Kwethluk’s land. Water is left out: Kwethluk has 10.1 square miles of land and 1.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kwethluk’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,300 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 2,300 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,300Restricted
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Kuskokuak SloughKwethluk River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox ChurchBuilding · listed 1991
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Kwethluk: June and July

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)6.58.911.614.517.319.118.315.712.89.97.25.6
High (°F)132022375262646153382416
Rain (in)0.80.90.70.81.21.82.63.42.91.81.81.1

March is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 64 °F). 3.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Kwethluk →

Questions about parks and trails in Kwethluk

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Kwethluk 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 →