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Saint George Alaska aerial viewPhoto: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown · Public domain
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Outdoors in St. George

Few parks or trails are on the map in St. George

17% of St. George’s land is conserved, about 3,782 acres. 7.2 miles of mapped trail cross St. George, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
17%
3,782 acres · of 34.4 sq mi of land
Trails
7.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
571 ft
Agisam-koverushka
Lakes & rivers
4
1 beach · 1 boat launch
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

3,782 conserved acres

17% of St. George’s land. Water is left out: St. George has 34.4 square miles of land and 148.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages St. George’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,560 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 7,560 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,560Restricted
Things to do

3 places to go in St. George

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

Peaks in St. George
Agisam-koverushka571 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Ve Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Gavaruski LakelakeSeal LakeUlaqayagan Achidan AniiUpper Lakepond
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox ChurchBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The walking year in St. George

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)7.49.411.614.216.417.717.215.112.610.28.06.8
High (°F)303231354247515250433834
Rain (in)1.21.10.80.91.01.32.02.72.53.02.31.8

March is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 52 °F). 3.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in St. George →

Questions about parks and trails in St. George

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from St. George 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 →