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Kobuk Valley National ParkTheme(s): Native American | Alaska Native | |
Description:
Kobuk Valley National Park is encircled by the Baird and Waring mountain ranges. The park povides protection for several important geographic features, including the central portion of the Kobuk River, the 25-sqaure-mile Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, and the Little Kobuk and Hunt River dunes.
Sand created by the grinding action of ancient glaciers has been carried to the Kobuk Valley by both wind and water. Dunes now cover much of the southern portion of the Kobuk Valley, where they are naturally stabilized by vegetation. River bluffs, composed of sand and standing as high as 150 feet, hold permafrost ice wedges and the fossils of Ice Age mammals.
Designations:
National Monument (December 1, 1978)
National Park (December 2, 1980)
Accessibility:
There are no trails or roads within the park.
Activites:
Boating | Camping | Fishing | Hiking | Hunting | Wildlife Viewing | Backpacking | Cross Country Skiing | Dogmushing | And more.
Facilities:
Visitor_Centers | Lodging | And more.
Directions to Kobuk Valley National Park
Plane:
Commercial airlines provide service from Anchorage or Fairbanks to Nome and Kotzebue. From either location, visitors may fly with various air taxi operators. There are scheduled flights to villages and chartered flights to specific park areas. Summer access may include motorized/non-motorized watercraft, aircraft, or by foot. Winter access may include snowmobiles, aircraft or by foot.
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