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Outdoors in Slana

More than half of Slana’s land is conserved: 85%

85% of Slana’s land is conserved, about 138,088 acres. The biggest trail networks: Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve (11.6 mi), Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park (8.7 mi). 31,306 acres are parks and preserves, 263,072 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
85%
138,088 acres · of 252.7 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
31,306 ac
263,072 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve, with 11.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve

Managed by National Park Service
80,573 acres11.6 mi of trail
Suslota Lake TrailCaribou Creek
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the trailhead

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park

Managed by National Park Service
31,659 acres8.7 mi of trail
Tanada Lake TrailCopper Lake TrailCaribou Creek
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the trailhead

Porcupine Creek State Recreation Site

Managed by Hard D Ranch
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

138,088 conserved acres

85% of Slana’s land. Who manages Slana’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

National Park Service107,935 ac
Bureau of Land Management20,725 ac
State natural resources10,032 ac
Conservation Area · 77,043 acNational Park · 30,892 acNational Public Lands · 20,725 acState Other or Unknown · 10,032 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve
Conservation Area
National Park Service77,043Open
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
National Park
National Park Service30,892Open
Glennallen Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management20,725Open
State Tentatively Approved (tad)
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources9,412Unknown
State Patented
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources620Unknown
Things to do

3 places to go in Slana

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

Campgrounds in Slana
KendesniiIn Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park
Directions
Trails & water

5 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 3.0 mi
Suslota Lake Trail6.9 mi
Tanada Lake Trail4.2 mi
Caribou Creek3.5 mi
Copper Lake Trail2.6 mi
Eagle Trail1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Kennedy LakeLong LakepondPeggy LakepondTwin LakespondAhtell CreekSlana River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Slana RoadhouseDistrict · listed 2005
About it
Next door

Slana and its neighbors

Slana has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Slana25 miNabesna21 miChistochina15 miMentasta Lake8.4 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Slana— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Nabesna— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chistochina— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mentasta Lake— 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 Slana

Where can I hike in Slana?

The longest trail networks: Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve, 11.6 miles; Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park, 8.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Slana’s trails?

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve and Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Slana?

562,965 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Slana or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 130,173 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Slana 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 →