List of Alaska Wildlife Management Areas
Alaska Wildlife Management Areas are protected areas in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife Conservation, is tasked with managing Alaska's wildlife. Enforcement is through the Alaska Department of Public Safety Wildlife Troopers.
Wildlife Management Areas
The ADF&G is tasked with managing approximately 750 active fisheries, 5 game management Regions, 26 game management GMU units and subunits, and 32 special areas or state wildlife refuges.
- Region 1: Douglas (Southeast), units 1–5
- Region 2: Anchorage (Southcentral), units 6–8, 14C, & 15
- Region 3: Fairbanks (Interior), units 12, 19–21, 24, 25, 26B, & 26C
- Region 4: Palmer (Central/Southwestern), units 9–11, 13, 14A, 14B, 16, & 17
- Region 5: Nome (Northwest), units 18, 22, 23, & 26A.[1]
List of Wildlife Management Areas
- Anchorage Management Area (GMU 14C).[2]
- Birchwood Management Area (GMU 14).[3]
- Chugach State Park Management Area (GMU 14C).[4]
- Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area (GMU 20, 24, 25, 26).[5]
- Delta Junction Management Area (GMU 20D).[6]
- Eagle River Management Area (GMU 14C).[7]
- Eklutna Lake Management Area (GMU 14C).[8]
- Fairbanks Management Area (GMU 20B).[9]
- Ferry Trail Management Area (GMU 20A).[10]
- Hatcher Pass Youth Hunt Management Area (GMU 14A).[11]
- Healy-Lignite Management Area (GMU 20A).[12]
- Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Management Area (GMU 14C).[13]
- Kodiak Road System Management Area (GMU 08).[14]
- Lime Village Management Area (GMU 19E).[15]
- Minto Flats Management Area (GMU 20).[16]
- Palmer-Wasilla Management Area (GMU 14A).[17]
- Petersburg Management Area (GMU 3).[18]
- Point MacKenzie Youth Hunt Management Area (GMU 14A).[19]
- Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area (GMU 15A).[20]
- Tok Management Area (GMU 12, 13C, 20D).[21]
- Unit 16B Youth Hunt Management Area (GMU 16B).[22]
- Upper Holitna-Hoholitna Management Area (GMU 19B).[23]
- Yakutat Youth Hunt Management Area (GMU 05A).[24]
State parks
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, manages state parks. Enforcement is provided by Wildlife troopers.
State Forests
- Haines State Forest: 286,000 acres (116,000 ha)
- Southeast State Forest
- Tanana Valley State Forest
National Wildlife Refuges
There are 16 refuges totaling over 76,000,000 acres (31,000,000 ha).
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge[25]
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge
- Becharof National Wildlife Refuge including the Becharof Wilderness and Becharof Lake
- Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
- Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
- Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
- Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
- Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge
- Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge
- Potter Marsh: 564 acres (228 ha) within the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge
- Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
- Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge
- Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
- Yukon Flats under the:
References
- ^ "Game Management Unit (GMU) Information". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ "Anchorage Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Birchwood Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Chugach State Park Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Delta Junction Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Eagle River Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Eklutna Lake Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Fairbanks Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Ferry Trail Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Hatcher Pass Youth Hunt Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Healy-Lignite Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Kodiak Road System Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Lime Village Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Minto Flats Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Palmer-Wasilla Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Petersburg Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Point MacKenzie Youth Hunt Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Tok Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Upper Holitna-Hoholitna Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Yakutat Youth Hunt Management Area". adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
- ^ "Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge". travelalaska.com. Retrieved 2026-02-05.