More than half of Susitna North’s land is conserved: 74%
74% of Susitna North’s land is conserved, about 130,709 acres. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Susitna North. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Susitna North?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Susitna North have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Susitna North is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Alaska towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Susitna North’s 74% is ahead of 88% of Alaska towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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130,709 conserved acres
74% of Susitna North’s land. Who manages Susitna North’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Tentatively Approved (tad) State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 38,210 | Unknown |
| State Patented State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 36,320 | Unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 34,111 | Unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 21,185 | Unknown |
| Glennallen Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 724 | Open |
| Anchorage Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 400 | Open |
7 places to go in Susitna North
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Plus 1 campground without a name on the map.
2 named trails and 17 lakes & rivers
6.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
June is the best month for walking in Susitna North
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 6.0 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 19.7 | 18.8 | 16.0 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 5.1 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 28 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
March is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 69 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Susitna North →
Susitna North and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Susitna North
How much of Susitna North is conserved land?
74% of its land, against a typical 15% for an Alaska town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Susitna North’s trails?
Montana Creek State Recreation Site doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Susitna North?
6.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Susitna North?
38,733 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Susitna North or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,145 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Susitna North have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Susitna North neighbors.
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 →