Tanana Valley State Forest
Managed by Alaska Department of Natural Resources
56 acres0.1 mi of trail
Eagle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Tok
More than half of Tok’s land is conserved: 61%
61% of Tok’s land is conserved, about 52,289 acres. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
61%
52,289 acres · of 132.9 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
2.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
17 mi
17 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Tok?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tok have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tok is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tok’s overall grade.
Conserved land61% of the land · typical AK town 15% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · AK 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · AK 15 · U.S. 13C−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 38%
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Alaska towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Tok’s 61% is ahead of 85% 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 D to B−. 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
The longest trail network is Tanana Valley State Forest, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tok Memorial Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
52,289 conserved acres
61% of Tok’s land. Who manages Tok’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources52,233 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service111 ac
State Other or Unknown · 52,113 acState Resource Management Area · 120 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 56 acFederal Other or Unknown · 55 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 7 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 | 23,927 | Unknown |
| State Patented State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 22,439 | Unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 5,747 | Unknown |
| Tanana Valley State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 120 | Open |
| Tok Administrative Site National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 101 | Restricted |
| Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 9 | Restricted |
Things to do
3 places to go in Tok
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Tok
Alaskan Stoves CampgroundFee
DirectionsSourdough Campground & RV ParkFee
DirectionsThompson's Eagle's Claw Motorcycle Park & CabinsHours: May 01-Sep 15 00:00-24:00 · Fee
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 7.0 mi
Eagle Trail3.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
17 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
17 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Hockey rinks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Tok: May to August
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) | 5.6 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 18.0 | 20.4 | 19.3 | 16.2 | 12.8 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 4.6 |
| High (°F) | -4 | 8 | 24 | 45 | 61 | 71 | 72 | 67 | 54 | 31 | 8 | -2 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
March is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 72 °F). 2.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Tok →
Next door
Tok and its neighbors
Tok has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tok | 61% | 0.1 | 3 | 18% | C+ |
| Tanacross | — 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 Tok
Where can I hike in Tok?
The longest trail networks: Tanana Valley State Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tok is conserved land?
61% 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 Tok’s trails?
Tanana Valley State Forest and Tok Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tok?
17 miles of bike routes are on the map: 17 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tok?
178,809 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tok or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 281 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tok have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Tok 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 →