Little Susitna Recreation River
Managed by Alaska Department of Natural Resources
278 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Tanaina
37% of Tanaina’s land is conserved: 7,112 acres
300 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Tanaina, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #22 of 41 in Alaska. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
7,112 acres · of 30.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
300 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.4 mi
3.6 mi lanes · 5.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Tanaina?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tanaina have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tanaina is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #22 of 41 in Alaska. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tanaina’s overall grade.
Conserved land37% of the land · typical AK town 15% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · AK 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (300 acres) · AK 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home18% of residents within a half mile of a park · AK 36% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
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Alaska towns of 2,500+ (41)Ahead of 48%
Alaska towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Tanaina’s 37% is ahead of 70% of Alaska towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
7,112 conserved acres
37% of Tanaina’s land. Who manages Tanaina’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources6,955 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits141 ac
Town or city15 ac
State Other or Unknown · 6,674 acState Recreation Area · 282 acConservation Easement · 141 acLocal Conservation Area · 15 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 141 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Tentatively Approved (tad) State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 2,849 | Unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1,580 | Unknown |
| State Patented State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1,246 | Unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 998 | Unknown |
| Little Susitna Recreation River State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 282 | Open |
| Garnet Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Amethyst Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Tanaina
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tanaina
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Tanaina
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
6 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.3 miHorses · 3.7 miUnpaved · 3.9 mi
Tanaina Trail System - Red Loop0.9 mi
Tanaina Trail System - Orange Trail0.9 mi
Tanaina Trail System - Yellow Trail0.7 mi
Tanaina Trail System - Blue Trail0.4 mi
Tanaina Trail System - Green Trail0.3 mi
Tanaina Trail System0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
9.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
5.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Soccer
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Tanaina: June and July
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) | 6.2 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 14.6 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 18.6 | 15.9 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 5.3 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
April is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 67 °F). 3.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Tanaina →
Next door
Tanaina and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanaina | 37% | 0.1 | 31 | 18% | B |
| Fishhook | 55% | 0.6 | 1,529 | 4% | A− |
| Meadow Lakes | 41% | 0.1 | 86 | 21% | B |
| North Lakes | 7% | 0.2 | 13 | 52% | B− |
| Wasilla | 3% | 0.1 | 32 | 60% | B− |
| Willow | 83% | 0.1 | 11,237 | 15% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tanaina
How much of Tanaina is conserved land?
37% 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 Tanaina’s trails?
Little Susitna Recreation River doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tanaina?
9.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of painted or protected lanes and 5.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tanaina?
24,262 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tanaina or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 300 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tanaina have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #22 of 41 in Alaska. 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 Tanaina neighbors.
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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 →