Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Nelson Lagoon

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
–Not graded
Outdoors in Nelson Lagoon

More than half of Nelson Lagoon’s land is conserved: 76%

76% of Nelson Lagoon’s land is conserved, about 91,697 acres. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Nelson Lagoon, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
76%
91,697 acres · of 188.1 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

91,697 conserved acres

76% of Nelson Lagoon’s land. Water is left out: Nelson Lagoon has 188.1 square miles of land and 58.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Nelson Lagoon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources91,588 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service252 ac
State Other or Unknown · 74,344 acState Conservation Area · 17,178 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 252 acNative American Land Area · 66 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 6 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 resources55,373Unknown
State Patented
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources18,971Unknown
Port Moller Critical Habitat Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources17,178Restricted
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service252Restricted
Native Allotment
Native American Land Area
State natural resources66Unknown
Things to do

6 places to go in Nelson Lagoon

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

Playgrounds in Nelson Lagoon
Charles M. Franz Scool Playground
Directions

Questions about parks and trails in Nelson Lagoon

Is there public land near Nelson Lagoon?

4,385 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nelson Lagoon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nelson Lagoon neighbors.

Town Square →
Share a tip
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 →