List of national parks in Alaska

Many of Alaska's protected areas were proclaimed in 1978 by then US President Jimmy Carter , or created or expanded in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act .

National parks

National park	location	view
Denali National Park 404,636 visitors (2004) founded February 26, 1917 Commons : Denali National Park  - Pictures	Denali
Gates of the Arctic National Park 5,099 visitors (2003) founded December 2nd, 1980 Commons : Gates of the Arctic National Park  - Pictures	Gates of the Arctic
Glacier Bay National Park 367,771 visitors (2003) founded December 2nd, 1980 Commons : Glacier Bay National Park  - Pictures	Glacier Bay
Katmai National Park 23,754 visitors (2004) founded December 2nd, 1980 Commons : Katmai National Park  - Pictures	Katmai
Kenai Fjords National Park 241,111 visitors (2003) founded December 2nd, 1980 Commons : Kenai Fjords National Park  - Pictures	Kenai Fjords
Kobuk Valley National Park 6,309 visitors (1999) founded March 4th 1940 Commons : Kobuk Valley National Park  - Pictures	Kobuk Valley
Lake Clark National Park 4,906 visitors (2004) founded December 2nd, 1980 Commons : Lake Clark National Park  - Pictures	Lake Clark
Wrangell St. Elias National Park 57,221 visitors (2004) Area: 53,321 km² founded December 2nd, 1980 Commons : Wrangell St. Elias National Park  - Images	Wrangell-St. Elias