Information About

Parks Creek

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Parks Creek on The Map

Location

61 ° 23' 8.002" N,
149 ° 31' 4.001" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Eagle River

Elevation

187 ft (57 m)

Parks Creek in Detail.

About

flows NW to Mink Creek SW of Birchwood, 17 mi. NE of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Local name reported in 1960 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Places Near Parks Creek
Areas:

Chuqilin Kaq-,

Bays:

Eagle Bay, Goose Bay,

Capes:

K-eł Taydeght, K-qiydulghakt,

Cities:

Eagle River, Wasilla,

Streams:

Snowhawk Creek,

Dams:

Lower Eklutna Dam, Otter Lake Dam, Ship Creek Dam,

Flats:

Duck Flats, Eagle River Flats,

Hills:

Bunker Hill,

Lakes:

Airolo Lake, Baptist Pond, Beach Lake, Black Lake, Blodgett Lake, Bruns Lake, Lake Clunie, Cochise Lake, Corcoran Lake, Cottonwood Lake, Dawn Lake, Diablo Pond, Dinkel Lake, Dishno Pond, Duck Lake, Eagle Lake, Edmonds Lake, Emerald Lake, Golden Lake, Gwenn Lake, Herkimer Lake, Jacobsen Lake, Johnson Pond, Lake Kiowa, Knik Lake, Lilly Lake, Lower Fire Lake, Lucile Lake, Lucy Lake, Minor Lake, Mirror Lake, Mud Lake, Mud Lake, Mud Lake, Nik-udatl-ech-a Bena, Psalm Lake, Railroad Lake, Rainbow Lake, Reedy Lake, Ship Creek Reservoir, Symphony Lake, Upper Fire Lake, Waldon Lake, Wallace Lake, Wasilla Lake, Weinie Lake,

Locales:

2 Bowls, 3 Bowls, Austrian Bowl, Binge Bowl, Cotton Grass, Death Bowls, Dog Bowl, French Bowl, German Bowl, Hugh's Bowl, Italian Bowl, Koch, Leighow Moon, Lynx, Nike Chutes, North Bowl, Ship Creek Bowl, Solstice Gully, Swiss Bowl,

Mountains:

Mount Eklutna, Mount Gordon Lyon, Harp Mountain, Highland Mountain, Hurdygurdy Mountain, Little Teton Mountain, Mount Magnificent, Rendezvous Peak,

Parks:

Beach Lake Park, Centennial Park, Cottonwood Park, Edmonds Lake Park, Loretta French Park, Mirror Lake State Wayside Park, Peters Creek Community Park,

Mountain Passes:

Cottonwood Slough, Palmer Slough,

Peaks:

Bear Mountain, The Dome, The Nipple, Mount William Barrett,

Rivers:

Eklutna River, Knik River, South Fork Eagle River,

Streams:

Carol Creek, Clunie Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Crocker Creek, Fire Creek, Fossil Creek, Htidaghituntnu, Little Peters Creek, Meadow Creek, Mink Creek, North Fork Ship Creek, O-Brien Creek, Parks Creek, Peters Creek, Thunder Bird Creek, Wasilla Creek,

Routes:

Bear Point Trail, Blacktail Ptarmigan Rocks Trail, Eagle River Green Belt Trail, Eagle River North Fork Access Trail, Hanging Valley Trail, Lake Spur HV Trail, Meadow Creek Trail, Mile High Ridge Trail, Mile High Saddle Trail, Mount Eklutna Trail, Mt Baldy Trail, Muktuk Marston Memorial Trail, Peters Valley Trail, Ptarmigan Valley Trail, Rondevous Peak Spur Trail, Rondevous Peak Trail, Rondevous Ridge Trail, South Fork ER Trail, Thunderbird Falls Trail,

Valleys:

Campbell Creek Canyon, Hanging Valley,

Cities:

Birchwood, Chugiak, Cottonwood, Eklutna, Fort Richardson, Knik, Peters Creek,

Waterfalls:

Barbara Falls, Thunder Bird Falls,