Alaska is home to 2 National Parks, Kenai Fjords National Park and Kobuk Valley National Park; as well as 6 National Park & Preserves, Denali National Park & Preserve, Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve and Wrangell – St Elias National Park & Preserve. There are 3 National Park Units designated as National Preserves, the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, the Noatak National Preserve, and the Yukon – Charley Rivers National Preserve. There are 2 National Historical Parks, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and Sitka National Historical Park.They also have 2 National Monuments, Cape Krusenstern National Monument and World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument as well as 1 National Monument and Preserve, the Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve.
The remaining National Park Units include the Alagnak Wild River, the Alaska Public Lands, the Aleutian World War II National Historic Area and the Iñupiat Heritage Center.
With approximately 120 State Parks, Alaska has the largest State Park System in the USA. Even though Alaska only has 2 National Forests, they are the largest National Forests in the country. There are 16 National Wildlife Refuges, 25 Wild & Scenic Rivers, 429 places listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 50 National Historic Landmarks, 16 National Natural Landmarks and 1 World Heritage Site.
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