This is where you can find websites, helpful phone numbers, friends organizations and cooperating associations, and, sometimes, books related to the park.
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve: https://www.nps.gov/lacl
Physical Address
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is located on the Alaska Peninsula southwest of Anchorage and west of Homer. The national park and reserve is not on the road system. The address provided below is for the park's field office in Port Alsworth, AK.
GPS coordinates are provided for some locations listed on the Places to Go page.
1 Park Place
Port Alsworth, AK 99653
Mailing Address
PO Box 227
Port Alsworth, AK 99653
907-644-3626
Click here for information about bringing pets.
An entrance pass is not required to access Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
The Directory of Commercial Visitor Service Providers for Lake Clark National Park and Preserve lists not only air taxi services, but also guided outfitters, wildlife photo safaris, and lodging.
Friends Organizations
Friends of Dick Proenneke and Lake Clark National Park is an officially sanctioned charitable nonprofit supporting the mission of the National Park Service, the Friends of Dick Proenneke and Lake Clark National Park is dedicated to the preservation of Dick Proenneke’s legacy and the wilderness characteristics of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve that Dick so relished. The friends group raises money for the care and interpretation of the Richard L. Proenneke National Historic Site and assists the National Park Service in protecting and interpreting the wilderness and natural and cultural heritage of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
Helpful Books
Where Water Is Gold: Life And Livelihood In Alaska's Bristol Bay
This is a wonderful look at life around Bristol Bay, Alaska. While the bay’s waters are known as the foremost source of sockeye salmon, the mountains surrounding the bay are also sources of great mineral wealth, and therein lies a conflict. Carl Johnson’s gorgeous, and human, photography does a fine job of showcasing a way of life that may be threatened by the Pebble Creek mine that long has been proposed to dig into the landscape. This mine would lie at the headwaters of two of the largest tributaries of Bristol Bay, and is directly between Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and Katmai National Park and Preserve.The Crimson Wave: Sockeye Salmon, Rainbow Trout, and Alaska's Bristol Bay
In this book, author Bill Horn provides a detailed and compelling account of the natural history and life cycle of these fish as well as a glimpse into the culture, management, and politics that are part of the sockeye salmon story. It also offers essential information for anglers planning a trip to the region, including best times of the year for fishing, strategies and fly choices, and planning your trip.One Man’s Wilderness 50th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Odyssey
To live in a pristine land unchanged by man...to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed...to choose an idyllic site, cut trees, and build a log cabin...to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available...to be not at odds with the world, but content with one’s own thoughts and company...Thousands have had such dreams, but Dick Proenneke lived them. He found a place, built a cabin, and stayed to become part of the country. One Man’s Wilderness is a simple account of the day-to-day explorations and activities he carried out alone, and the constant chain of nature’s events that kept him company. From Dick’s journals, and with firsthand knowledge of his subject and the setting, Sam Keith has woven a tribute to a man who carved his masterpiece out of the beyond.
