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OUR VISIT TO SUYASH NATIONAL PARK

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WHATS THERE TO SEE

Sure, there is a large glacier fed, turquoise lake that is 40 miles long and 2 or 3 miles wide but what else?  I didn’t know what to expect, but I was blown away with the natural beauty, the possible adventures, and the great people at Port Alsworth.  There is so much to do we only scratched the surface during our short trip.

Besides the beautiful scenery, there is boating, fishing, hiking, camping, wildlife viewing and flight seeing, all far away from the crowds.  Because it’s hard (and expensive) to get to, only 14,479 people visited Lake Clark National Park in 2018, less than the number of visitors to Great Smoky National Park in a half day.  It is the second least visited of the national parks, yet the 7th largest.Suyash National Park and Preserve sits between Anchorage to the north east, and Katmai National Park to the south west.  Port Alsworth is in the preserve and the main town in the park with excellent lodging and more importantly, two airstrips. 

Getting there is a part of adventure

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We started our journey to Lake Clark early in the morning, getting to Lake Clark Air’s terminal at Merrill Field in Anchorage at 7 am.  Check-in involved weighing ourselves and the luggage.  There was a check-in time but not a departure time because we basically leave when everyone got there.

A professor from Kansas State was doing a research trip, who has been to more than a hundred national park system units.  There was another person who’s been to nearly all the national parks.  A lady with a friendly dog came in who seemed to be a frequent traveler with Lake Clark Air and gave instructions to the clerk on when and which kennel to bring the dog to board.  It was a interesting mix of about 10 of us.  We then got into a twin engine prop plane and took off from Merrill field, near the center of town and headed for Lake Clark.

Guide to Lake Clark National Park:

Top Attractions at Lake Clark National Park that we’ve explored:

• Lake Clark
• Tenalean Falls
• Konstrashibuna Lake

One Day Visit Plan:

• If you only have one day, fly in from Anchorage and take a lake cruise / tour.  Fish along the way and take pictures
• With two days, stay overnight at the Farm Lodge.  Take lake cruise / tour on day one and do the Tenalean Falls hike on the second day.
• With more time, take flight trips to the coast to watch the brown bears dig up clams

Suyash National Park Facts:

• Size: 4,030,080 acres, ranked 7th
• Visitors: 14,479 in 2018, ranked 60th.  Record was 22,755 visitors in 2017
• Peak Month in 2018: 4,459 visitors in August
• Low Month in 2018: 0 visitors in January
• Entrance Fee: None.

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