...is a personal perception, and depends somewhat on personal characteristics and situational variables. For instance, camp sites located near one another, even when they are all occupied, may not necessarily trigger a feeling of crowding. However...

...many reservations per calendar day. These regulations help reduce impacts to the environment, ensure everyone gets a camp site, and keep the solitude for the BWCAW. The Swanson River/Swan Lake Wilderness is managed differently than other Wilderness...

...Driving east from Soldotna takes about 1 hour to reach the campground.) Meet at the trailhead across from Skyview Camp Site No. 7. Dress for the weather, wear comfortable hiking shoes, and please, no dogs. Pre-registration is not required...

...Northwest Forest Pass now required at hundreds of national forest trailheads, picnic areas, boat launches, rustic camp sites and visitor centers around the state. Another active hiker, Zane Smith, has the opposite view of the 5-year-old...

...in the weekend shooting of a brown bear, Alaska State Troopers said Tuesday. Sigfredo Casiano, 28, was hiking to a camp site near Swanson River Road Sunday morning when he heard a noise in nearby woods. Initially, Casiano thought a moose was...