Kobuk Valley National Park

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#669966" TEXT="#080000" background="06d01573.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Kodiak Alaska Vacation Guide</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kodiak Alaska Vacation Guide">home</A>                                            <B>back to</B>  <A HREF="alaska_national_parks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alaska National Parks">Alaska National Parks</A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="kodiak_travel_guide.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kodiak Vacation Guide">Kodiak Vacation Guide</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="editorial.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Editorial">Editorial</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="advertising.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Advertising">Advertising</A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="questions.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Questions">Questions</A></div> <div> <I><B>Kobuk Valley National Park</B></I></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="06cd2013.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="katmai_national_park_preserve.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Katmai National Park Preserve">Katmai National Park Preserve</A></div> <div> <A HREF="kenai_fjords_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kenai Fjords National Park">Kenai Fjords National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="arctic_wildlife_refuge.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Arctic National Wildlife Refuge">Arctic National Wildlife Refuge</A></div> <div> <A HREF="sitka_national_historic_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sitka National Historic Park">Sitka National Historic Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="wrangell_st_elias_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Pre">Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve</A></div> <div> <A HREF="glacier_bay_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve">Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve</A></div> <div> <A HREF="denali_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Denali National Park">Denali National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="bering_land_bridge_national.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bering Land Bridge National Park">Bering Land Bridge National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="klondike_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Klondike Gold Rush National Historical P">Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="lake_clark_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lake Clark National Park">Lake Clark National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="yukon_charley_rivers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="YukonCharley Rivers National Preserve">Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve</A></div> <div> <B>Kobuk Valley National Park</B></div> <div> <A HREF="chugach_national_forest.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chugach National Forest">Chugach National Forest</A></div> <div> <A HREF="kluane_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kluane National Park">Kluane National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="gates_of_the_arctic.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gates of the Arctic">Gates of the Arctic</A></div> <div> <A HREF="noatak_national_park.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Noatak National Park">Noatak National Park</A></div> <div> <A HREF="global_warming.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Global Warming">Global Warming</A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> Kobuk Valley National Park is enclosed by the Baird and Waring mountain ranges</div> <bR> <div> The park protects several important geographic features including the central section of the Kobuk River, the 25-sqaure-mile <B>Great Kobuk Sand Dunes</B>, and the <B>Little Kobuk and Hunt River dunes</B>.</div> <bR> <div> Sand created by the grinding action of ancient glaciers has been carried to the Kobuk Valley by both wind and water.</div> <bR> <div> Dunes now cover much of the southern portion of the Kobuk Valley, where they are naturally stabilized by vegetation. River bluffs, composed of sand and standing as high as 150 feet, hold permafrost ice wedges and the <I><B>fossils of Ice Age mammals.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Up to 1,500 feet wide, the placid Kobuk River falls a mere 2 to 3 inches per mile. Its valley provides important autumn and winter range for the western arctic caribou herd. Bands of bulls and cows may be seen here from late August through October as they migrate across the Kobuk River on their extensive annual migrations.</div> <bR> <div> Native people have lived along the Kobuk for at least 12,000 years. Their history is best recorded at the Onion Portage archaeological site.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Special Park features:</B></div> <div> Throughout the year programs offered at the Kotzebue Public Lands Information Center; camping, hiking, backpacking, wildlife observations and photography. </div> <div> <B>Where to contact for information:</B></div> <div> National Parks Service, PO Box 1029, Kotzebue, Alaska 99752; 907-442-8300.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nps.gov/kova" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nps.gov/kova">www.nps.gov/kova</A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>