Wood-Tikchik State Park — Attraction in Alaska

An astonishing and beautiful place that is as good as any national park, much better than most national parks. This park is mostly in its original wilderness state. It is wild, and it is a great place to visit.

Some areas are difficult to reach without a float plane. You can hike to the northern lakes, but you better know where you're going and be well supplied. You could get yourself in some serious trouble if you do not do both.

There are no roads into this wilderness. However you can travel to many of the parks lakes by use of a boat instead of by float plane.

The water is cold, so be prepared in case you make an unscheduled dip. If you are using a motorized boat it is best to have an outboard water jet motor. Many rivers and streams can be shallow, and the rocky bottoms can destroy a standard propeller.

No generators are allowed. It is wilderness. Other restrictions can be seen at the park's website. Great idea to take bear spray with you that you can buy in Dillingham, to be safe. You cannot bring bear spray on commercial planes.

If you come prepared, and have a couple of weeks or more to explore, you're going to have...

Don’t come it’s a scam they charge you everything and it’s super inconvenient and regulated no trails it’s all dangerous swamp you can’t even see mountains it’s no good lots of bears and bugs the biggest bugs in AK and a lot of bears also you can only catch carp. Confused people are posting fish pix from other places in...

We only traveled a small part of this park, but what we saw of it was wild and gorgeous (as are many parts of the northern half of North America). It is lovely and mostly untouched it seems. Highly recommend a visit if you're given the opportunity. It is inspiring and...