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Overview of Wood-Tikchik State Park- Facts, Trivia,and Historical Information : The largest state park in the nation, at 1.6 million acres, Wood-Tikchik State Park was created in 1978 for the purpose of protecting the area's fish and wildlife breeding and support systems and preserving continued subsistence and recreational activities. The management philosophy is one of non-development and maintenance of the area's wilderness character.Park facilities are rustic and few, with great emphasis placed upon low impact camping and "pack it in, pack it out" practices.Named for it...More
Services, Activities, Amenities, Attractions in (Wood-Tikchik State Park): Parks Offers : Freshwater sport fish are generally prolific throughout the area. Rainbow trout, grayling, lake trout, arctic char, dolly varden, and northern pike abound. Whitefish are an important subsistence species in the Tikchik Lakes.Birds nesting in the area include a wide variety of waterfowl, gulls, bald eagle, golden eagle, arctic tern, various loons, spotted and least sandpipers, semi-palmated plover, willow ptarmigan, and spruce grouse. Numerous transients pass through as well. Five c...More
Contact Information:
Address:Wood-Tikchik State Park PO Box 1822 Dillingham, AK 99576
Phone No:(907) 842-2641
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