Journey through Lake Clark National Park in Photos

Steaming volcanoes sit amidst the jagged, glacier covered Chigmit Mountains. Waterfalls spill down from the mountains, forming ribbons of rivers that fill turquoise lakes and the deepest lake in Alaska, Lake Clark. Bear and moose roam the river valleys.

We spent two days in Lake Clark, flightseeing and hiking. Weather conditions changed our original plan of visiting the coastal bears, not an uncommon occurrence in Alaska (a change of plans due to weather, that is) but we still had a wonderful experience.

Journey through Lake Clark National Park in photos and at the end of this post, learn how you can have a similar experience.

Lake Clark National Park in Photos

Lake Clark

 

Arriving in Port Alsworth

 

Lake Clark Resort in Port Alsworth

 

Float planes at Port Alsworth

 

Twin Lakes

 

We flew from Port Alsworth to Twin Lakes on this float plane.

 

Proenneke Cabin

 

Another view of the cabin.

 

The small beach in front of the Proenneke Cabin

 

Hiking to Teetering Rock

 

On the trail to Teetering Rock (with Upper Twin Lake in the background)

 

Teetering Rock and Upper Twin Lake

 

The view from Teetering Rock

 

Twin Lakes from the sky.

 

We also took a flightseeing tour in this bush plane.

 

View from the cockpit.

 

Port Alsworth

 

The highlight was landing next to the moraine and hiking to a glacier. It felt so remote and it was just me, Tim, and our pilot, Carlon. 

 

A view of the glacier.

 

Another view of the glacier.

 

Here is the same glacier from the sky.

 

A moose in the river. On our second flightseeing tour, we spotted three moose and six black bears from the airplane.

 

One of many river valleys in Lake Clark National Park. 

 

Another view from the cockpit.

 

Kontrashibuna Lake

 

One more view of Lake Clark from the sky.

 

And one more view of Port Alsworth.

Planning a Trip to Lake Clark

In our post Best Things to Do in Lake Clark, not only do we cover what to do in Lake Clark, but we also provide important planning information, including how to get here, where to stay, and how to plan your time. You can also see a lot more photos of Lake Clark in our Lake Clark National Park Travel Guide.

We have spent quite a bit of time in Alaska, visiting most of the national parks, and road tripping through this gorgeous state. You can see all of our Alaska content in our Alaska Travel Guide.

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If you have any questions about visiting Lake Clark National Park, let us know in the comment section below.

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