Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
19,360 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Wanetta Ayers · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Unalaska
30% of Unalaska’s land is conserved: 19,896 acres
10 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 24 miles of mapped trail cross Unalaska, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #32 of 41 in Alaska. What drives it
Conserved land
30%
19,896 acres · of 102.2 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
Highest peak
2,720 ft
Table Top Mountain
Lakes & rivers
17
4 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Unalaska?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Unalaska have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Unalaska is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #32 of 41 in Alaska. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Unalaska’s overall grade.
Conserved land30% of the land · typical AK town 15% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (24 mi) · AK 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · AK 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home36% 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 45%
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Alaska towns of 2,500+ (41)Ahead of 22%
Alaska towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Unalaska’s 30% is ahead of 62% of Alaska towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% of them.
Water is more than half of Unalaska’s area (109 of 211 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 15%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sitka Spruce Park
Managed by City of Unalaska
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Spruce Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Expedition Park
Managed by City of Unalaska
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Unalaska Memorial Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 7 parks & preserves
Sitka Spruce Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Unalaska
DirectionsExpedition Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Unalaska
DirectionsUnalaska Memorial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsAlaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge19,360 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
DirectionsTutiakoff Field1 acres · City of Unalaska
DirectionsTanaadakuchax Park1 acres · City of Unalaska
DirectionsTown Park1 acres · City of Unalaska
DirectionsWho protects it
19,896 conserved acres
30% of Unalaska’s land. Water is left out: Unalaska has 102.2 square miles of land and 108.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Unalaska’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service39,782 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 39,782 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 39,782 | Restricted |
Things to do
30 places to go in Unalaska
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Unalaska
Glass Beach
DirectionsPlus 3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Unalaska
Sitka Spruce Park PlaygroundIn Sitka Spruce Park
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Unalaska
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Unalaska
2 scenic views without a name on the map.
Peaks in Unalaska
Table Top Mountain2,720 ft elevation · In Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
DirectionsPyramid Peak2,136 ft elevation
DirectionsLong Mountain1,693 ft elevation · In Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
DirectionsMount Ballyhoo1,637 ft elevation
DirectionsSouth Ballyhoo1,601 ft elevation
DirectionsBunker Hill400 ft elevation
DirectionsHaystack Hill253 ft elevation
DirectionsBunker Hill Peak
Directions5 more peaks
Hill 200
DirectionsMount Coxcomb
DirectionsMount Newhall
DirectionsSplit Top Mountain
DirectionsStrawberry Hill
DirectionsPicnic areas in Unalaska
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Unalaska
Camp QungaayuxQawalangin Tribe of Unalaska
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 17 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.8 mi
Ballyhoo Trail1.0 mi
Kelty Field Walking Trail0.3 mi
Eider Camp Wter Works Track0.2 mi
Spruce Park Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Basketball
1Skate park
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 17 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Unalaska
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) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 43 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.9 |
July is the driest month (2.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 59 °F). 7.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Unalaska →
Questions about parks and trails in Unalaska
Where can I hike in Unalaska?
The longest trail networks: Sitka Spruce Park, 0.2 miles; Expedition Park, 0.1 miles; Unalaska Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Unalaska is conserved land?
30% 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 Unalaska’s trails?
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and Sitka Spruce Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Unalaska?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Unalaska?
9 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Unalaska or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Unalaska have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #32 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 Unalaska 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 →