Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska
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| The Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is one of the most remote national park areas, located on the Seward Peninsula in northwest Alaska. The Preserve is a remnant of the land bridge that connected Asia with North America more than 13,000 years ago. The majority of this land bridge, once thousands of miles wide, now lies beneath the waters of the Chukchi and Bering Seas. During the glacial epoch this was part of a migration route for people, animals, and plants whenever ocean levels fell enough to expose the land bridge. Archeologists agree that it was across this Bering Land Bridge, also called Beringia, that humans first passed from Asia to populate the Americas. The Preserve's western boundary lies 42 miles from the Bering Strait and the fishing boundary between the United States and Russia.
| | Directions: | Plane - The Preserve is vast and access is limited. There are no roads that lead directly into it, and summer access is usually by bush planes and small boats. Winter access is mostly by small planes on skis, by snowmachine, or by dog sleds.
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National Park Service
National Park Service
P.O. Box 1029
Kotzebue,
AK
99752
Phone: Visitor Information 907-443-2522
Headquarters 907-442-3890
Email: WEAR_Webmail@nps.gov
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| Bering Land Bridge National Preserve |
| Recreation Opportunities |
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| Autotouring
| Biking
| Boating
| Camping
| Fish Hatcheries
| Fishing
| Hiking
| Hunting
| Water Sports
| Wildlife Viewing
| Winter Sports
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