Province: British Columbia

Most known for:

Diverse terrain embracing everything from arid grasslands to glaciers

Basic Info:

The park covers an area of ~670K acres on the Kenai Penisnsual, about 88% as big as Yosemite National Park, and is the closest national park in Alaska to Anchorage. Much of the park interior is covered by Harding Icefield, which is one of the largest in the U.S., and is the source of 38+ glaciers. The park is accessible by boat, airplane, and hiking. It can also be reached by road, only via the Exit Glacier Nature Center.

The park was initially designated by President Jimmy Carter on December 1, 1978.

The park is inhabited by a variety of terrestrial and marine mammals, including brown and black bears, moose, sea otters, harbor seals, humpback and killer whales.

Plan your visit:

Kenai Fjords National Park is located just outside the town of Seward in south-central Alaska, 126 miles south of Anchorage. Even though the park is often inaccessible during the winter months, Seward is accessible year-round via the Seward Highway, a National Scenic Byway. Follow the Seward Highway (AK-1) south from Anchorage. It will become AK-9 around mile 35 (87 miles from Anchorage) with AK-1 heading to Homer and Kenai. Continue on AK-9 to Seward.

Resources:

NPS website: https://www.nps.gov/kefj/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm

Wikipedia