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Purple Lupine on the shore of Vitus Lake in Bering Glacier Research Natural AreaPhoto: BLM Alaska · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Yakutat

More than half of Yakutat’s land is conserved: 63%

63% of Yakutat’s land is conserved, about 40,327 acres. The biggest trail networks: Tongass National Forest (60.7 mi). 61 miles of mapped trail cross Yakutat, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
63%
40,327 acres · of 100.4 sq mi of land
Trails
61 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
1 beach · 2 boat launches
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 Tongass National Forest, with 60.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Tongass National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
65,200 acres60.7 mi of trail
National Forest Development Road 99681Colorado TrailFoot TrailLower Tawah Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Who protects it

40,327 conserved acres

63% of Yakutat’s land. Who manages Yakutat’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service36,045 ac
State natural resources4,549 ac
National Forest · 36,045 acState Other or Unknown · 4,549 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tongass National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service36,045Open
State Patented
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources3,393Unknown
State Land Disposals - Municipal Entitlements, Mun
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources1,156Unknown
Things to do

4 places to go in Yakutat

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

Beaches in Yakutat
Cannon BeachIn Tongass National Forest
Directions
Trails & water

8 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers

Named trails
National Forest Development Road 996818.6 mi
Colorado Trail2.8 mi
Foot Trail1.4 mi
Lower Tawah Trail1.0 mi
Lower Situk River Trail0.9 mi
National Forest Development Road 99510.5 mi
Tawah Creek Trail0.4 mi
Lost River Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Aka LakelakeSummit lakelakeLost RiverTawah Creek
History along the way

1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
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New Russia SiteNational Historic Landmark · Site · listed 1972
About it
When to get out

July is the best month for walking in Yakutat

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)6.89.111.614.417.018.617.915.512.710.07.56.1
High (°F)353840475459626257494036
Rain (in)12.410.39.57.97.95.47.613.919.018.913.613.9

June is the driest month (5.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 62 °F). 19.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Yakutat →

Questions about parks and trails in Yakutat

Where can I hike in Yakutat?

The longest trail networks: Tongass National Forest, 60.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Yakutat’s trails?

Tongass National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Yakutat?

22,840 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yakutat or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11,887 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Yakutat 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 →