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Outdoors in Lutak

More than half of Lutak’s land is conserved: 100%

100% of Lutak’s land is conserved, about 81,782 acres. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Lutak, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
100%
81,782 acres · of 127.0 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
5,669 ft
Mount Kashagnak
Lakes & rivers
4
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

81,782 conserved acres

100% of Lutak’s land. Who manages Lutak’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources71,133 ac
Bureau of Land Management10,701 ac
State Resource Management Area · 69,853 acNational Public Lands · 10,701 acNative American Land Area · 1,280 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 byAcresPublic access
Haines State Forest Resource Management Area
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources69,853Open
Glennallen Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management10,695Open
Native Allotment
Native American Land Area
State natural resources1,280Unknown
Anchorage Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management6Open
Things to do

8 places to go in Lutak

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

Peaks in Lutak
Mount Kashagnak5,669 ft elevation
Directions
Tukgahgo Mountain4,675 ft elevation
Directions
Cathedral Peak4,357 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

3 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Peak 3920 Trail0.7 mi
Tukgahgo Mountain Route0.1 mi
Mount Ripinski Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Lutak: 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)6.89.111.614.417.018.617.915.512.710.07.56.1
High (°F)313539495863656357483834
Rain (in)2.21.51.51.21.11.21.42.43.93.62.62.8

May is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 65 °F). 3.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Lutak →

Next door

Lutak and its neighbors

Lutak has the second 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
Lutak— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Haines50%0.940943%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Lutak

Is there public land near Lutak?

391,407 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lutak or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79,314 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lutak 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 →