Lake Louise State Recreation Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Alaska Wilderness — Remote 28-square-mile lake — largest lake in the Copper River Basin, excellent lake trout and burbot fishing surrounded by the Alaska Range.
Visitor Information
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Location | Alaska |
| Access | Check AK State Parks |
About Lake Louise
Lake Louise State Recreation Area provides access to one of the largest lakes in Interior Alaska — a remote glacial lake surrounded by boreal forest with views of the Alaska Range. The lake is famous for its lake trout and burbot fishing. Located off the Glenn Highway, it offers a taste of Interior wilderness accessible by road.
Things to Do
Fishing for lake trout, burbot, and grayling, camping (60 sites), boating, canoeing, wildlife viewing for moose and bears, ice fishing in winter, and snowmobiling. The lake is especially popular for winter recreation.
About Lake Louise
Lake Louise State Recreation Area provides access to Lake Louise — a 28-square-mile lake in the Copper River Basin, one of the largest freshwater lakes in Southcentral Alaska. At 2,400 feet elevation, the lake freezes solid in winter and is one of Alaska’s premier lake trout fisheries. The surrounding boreal forest of spruce and birch stretches to the horizon — this is the interior Alaska wilderness that most visitors imagine.
Things to Do
Fishing for lake trout (some exceeding 30 pounds), boating, camping, ice fishing in winter, snowmobiling, wildlife watching for moose and caribou, and experiencing Alaska’s vast interior wilderness.
Insider Tips
Interior Alaska escape: Lake Louise is one of the largest lakes in Interior Alaska — 27 square miles of open water surrounded by boreal forest. Pro tip: The Lake Louise Lodge serves excellent food with lake views. Ice fishing: Winter ice fishing here is legendary — lake trout, burbot, and whitefish through 3 feet of ice.
Best Time to Visit
Summer: Fishing, boating, and lakeside camping with midnight sun. Winter: Ice fishing, snowmachining, and aurora viewing. Fall: Lake trout fishing peaks as surface waters cool. Spring: Ice breakup is dramatic — massive ice sheets shift and crack.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get to Lake Louise?
Via the Lake Louise Road from Mile 160 of the Glenn Highway — about 180 miles from Anchorage. The road is paved and maintained year-round. The lake sits at 2,400 feet elevation in the Copper River Basin.
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