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Lake Clark National Park & PreserveWild blueberries ripen in late summer in Lake Clark.
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Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
Fossils
A find on the Lake Clark coast.
Invertebrate fossils in the intertidal zone on the
Lake Clark coast.
 

Coastal cliffs between Cook Inlet and the eastern side of Lake Clark National Park hold fossil remnants of 150 million years of sea life.

Please look at, touch, and enjoy these unique fossils! We ask you, however, to resist the temptation to take them home. Removing fossils from the park and preserve is illegal. Although Lake Clark seems remote, in fact many people visit the area. If visitors take fossils and other artifacts, eventually there will be no more left and our national heritage will be impoverished.

Mountainous Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a tectonically active landscape.  

Did You Know?
Earthquakes are common in the tectonically active Lake Clark area. The Alaska Peninsula is located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and has one of the highest earthquake frequencies in the world.

Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST