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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a land of stunning beauty. Volcanoes steam, salmon run, bears forage, and craggy mountains reflect in shimmering turquoise lakes. Here, too, local people and culture still depend on the land and water. Venture into the park to become part of the wilderness.
Lake Clark preserves the ancestral homelands of the Dena'ina people, an intact ecosystem at the headwaters of the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world, and a rich cultural wilderness.
Watch the park's coastal orientation film. Learn more about bear viewing.
The park's most visited destination is deep in the wild. Here's how to prepare for a safe trip to this remote and scenic location.
Plan your trip to Twin Lakes and Proenneke Cabin.
There are no roads here. Traveling to the park requires a plane or a boat. Here's how to start your adventure.
Get acquainted with what makes backpacking in Alaska unique and familiarize yourself with these backcountry tips before you plan your trip
Subsistence, and all it entails, is critical to sustaining both the physical and spiritual culture of modern Alaskans.
Qizhjeh Vena/Lake Clark is the ancestral homelands for the Dena'ina Athabascan people. Discover more about people that call this area home.
Each year the park monitors sockeye salmon returning to Lake Clark via the Newhalen River in order to understand salmon population trends.
Bring Lake Clark to your classroom by using one of our curriculum-based lesson plans.
"Junior Ranger Journey" and "Where There Are Bears" are now available to print at home.
Last updated: July 15, 2025
