The Trails of Campbell Tract
Anchorage's favorite "backyard" has something for everyone!
The 730-acre Campbell Tract, managed by the BLM Anchorage Field Office, serves as a forested recreation site in the heart of Anchorage. With its 12 miles of trails, including the popular Campbell Tract Loop Trail, the tract offers four-season outdoor recreation opportunities. The area's diverse plants, wildlife, and habitats also serve as a wonderful outdoor classroom for the Anchorage community.
Enjoy the trails
Campbell Tract multi-use trails offer year-round non-motorized recreation opportunities, including hiking, jogging, skiing and skijoring, snowshoeing, mountain biking, and horseback riding. Campbell Tract trails connect to a broader network of city trails on adjacent Far North Bicentennial Park, maintained by the Municipality of Anchorage. Download your copy of the Campbell Tract
trail map and get out there!
More than 80,000 users share Campbell Tract trails each year, so please be considerate of other visitors. You can help protect the land and respect other users by staying on established trails, avoiding muddy trails, maintaining safe speeds, leashing and cleaning up after your dog, and picking up trash.
View wildlife
Campbell Tract is home to a variety of boreal forest plants and wildlife. Be alert for moose, porcupine, lynx, fox, coyote, snowshoe hare, red squirrel, and black and brown bear. King and silver salmon are commonly seen in Campbell Creek during the summer months.
For your safety, give moose a wide berth and run if a moose charges you. Make noise to avoid bear encounters and NEVER run from a bear. For more bear and moose tips, explore
http://www.adfg.state.ak.us.
Visit the Campbell Creek Science Center
The Campbell Tract is also home to the BLM Campbell Creek Science Center, a unique BLM outdoor education center that promotes appreciation, understanding, and stewardship of the natural world. Each year more than 40,000 visitors attend programs and activities at the center.
Stop by the Science Center and check out a Backyard Discoveries pack, view interpretive displays, or learn about program offerings. For more information, call 267-1247 or visit the Campbell Creek Science Center at 5600 Science Center Drive (off 68th Ave & Elmore Rd).
Volunteer
Make a difference and get involved! Volunteers are needed to help with trail maintenance, revegetation, research and monitoring projects, educational programs, and more. Come pitch in on
National Trails Day in June or
National Public Lands Day in September. To learn more, contact the volunteer coordinator at 267-1269 or visit our
Volunteer Opportunities web page.
Please avoid the following prohibited activities while visiting Campbell Tract:
- having dogs off leash
- recreating in the airstrip corridor
- using motorized vehicles on the trails
- camping and fires
- salmon fishing
| - cutting trees or collecting vegetation
- harassing wildlife
- consuming alcohol
- using firearms and paintball guns
- disturbing or removing historic artifacts
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To learn more about the BLM Campbell Tract, visit our web site, give us a call at 267-1246, or drop by in person at 4700 BLM Road in Anchorage (off 68th Ave & Elmore Rd). Our office is open from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on normal business days. The trail system is always open for your use and enjoyment!
Please RESPECT and ENJOY your public lands!
