{"id":"nps-bela","slug":"bering-land-bridge-national-preserve","name":"Bering Land Bridge National Preserve","designation":"National Preserve","category":"national-preserve","categoryLabel":"National Preserve","agency":{"code":"NPS","name":"National Park Service","department":"U.S. Department of the Interior","url":"https://www.nps.gov"},"managedBy":[{"code":"NPS","name":"National Park Service","department":"U.S. Department of the Interior","url":"https://www.nps.gov","unitCode":"BELA","designation":"National Preserve","sourceId":"nps-bela"}],"states":["AK"],"stateNames":["Alaska"],"location":{"lat":65.96087902,"lon":-164.4086432},"bbox":[-167.5383,65.2328,-162.715,66.5937],"acres":{"value":2770923,"kind":"gis-estimate","source":"Computed from the simplified boundary","note":"Approximate. The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"Bering Land Bridge National Preserve lies at the continental crossroad that greatly influenced the distribution of life in the Western Hemisphere during the Pleistocene Epoch. It is a vital landscape for Indigenous communities who depend on the land just as their ancestors did for many generations. It is a wild and ecologically healthy landscape unlike any other.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/bela/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=66.5937&b_tl_lng=-167.5383&b_br_lat=65.2328&b_br_lng=-162.715","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Bering%20Land%20Bridge%20National%20Preserve","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/bela/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"cover":{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C7A859F-1DD8-B71B-0B24F438FBCB2BE9.jpg","title":"Wet Muskox","alt":"Three wet muskox stand in a line.","credit":"NPS / Roy Wood","license":"Public domain (U.S. government work)","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://www.nps.gov/bela/index.htm","tier":1,"source":"National Park Service"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C7A859F-1DD8-B71B-0B24F438FBCB2BE9.jpg","title":"Wet Muskox","alt":"Three wet muskox stand in a line.","credit":"NPS / Roy Wood","license":"Public domain (U.S. government work)","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://www.nps.gov/bela/index.htm","source":"National Park Service","cover":true},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C7A8443-1DD8-B71B-0BDA7966D18282FC.jpg","title":"Fall Colors","alt":"A hiker is seen in the distance as autumn colors dominate the tundra landscape.","caption":"Autumn hike at Bering Land Bridge","credit":"NPS / Katie Cullen","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C7A88A0-1DD8-B71B-0B4720E73A7F0534.jpg","title":"Coastal Moon Rise","alt":"Rolling sand dunes with sparse vegetation with full moon rising above.","caption":"Coastal moon rise","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/4E189372-A511-5F4D-17A56D6B9D2BD7E6.jpg","title":"Aerial View of Serpentine Hot Springs in Summer","alt":"A vast expanse of undulating hills with granite spire jutting from the top.","caption":"A small aircraft descends on Serpentine Hot Springs.","credit":"NPS / Neal Herbert","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C7A82A5-1DD8-B71B-0B79861422658B39.jpg","title":"Flock of shore birds","alt":"Flock of shore birds taking flight","caption":"Flock of shore birds taking flight","credit":"NPS / Jim Pfeiffenberger","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Camping","Backcountry Camping","Dog Sledding","Flying","Fixed Wing Flying","Hiking","Backcountry Hiking","Hunting and Gathering","Gathering and Foraging","Junior Ranger Program","Snowmobiling","Wildlife Watching","Birdwatching"],"topics":["Arctic","Geothermal","Hot Springs","Volcanoes"],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"Bering Land Bridge National Preserve","description":"Bering Land Bridge Preserve is open 24/7 year round. Due to its remote location accessing the preserve can be challenging, costly and time consuming.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"All Day","monday":"All Day","thursday":"All Day","sunday":"All Day","tuesday":"All Day","friday":"All Day","saturday":"All Day"},"exceptions":[]}],"directions":"The Bering Land Bridge Heritage Center is located in Nome, AK. Nome, AK is not on the road system and may be reached via a commercial flight. The Bering Land Bridge Visitor Center is located about a mile from Nome Airport. Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is located in the northern portion of the Seward Peninsula. There are no roads or trails into the parklands. Logistics on how to reach Bering Land Bridge is based on an individual’s resources and abilities.","weatherInfo":"Weather in the Seward Peninsula is generally characterized by long freezing winters and short, cool summers. Coastal areas typically have mild weather, while the interior has greater seasonal variation in temperature and precipitation.","contacts":{"phone":"1-907-759-8020","email":"bela_information@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Bering Land Bridge Heritage Center","description":"Nome, AK is not on the road system and may be reached by commercial flights. From Nome, you may visit Bering Land Bridge Heritage Center, which located is about 1 mile away from the Nome airport on Front Street. Keep in mind that Nome, AK is 100 miles (160 km) from the preserve's boundaries. You may reach the preserve by chartering a bush plane, by foot, boat or snowmobile.","url":"http://www.nps.gov/bela/planyourvisit/bering-land-bridge-visitor-center.htm","lat":64.4978328633,"lon":-165.408249173}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"cape-krusenstern-national-monument","km":167},{"slug":"selawik-national-wildlife-refuge","km":239}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=bela"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.606Z","alerts":[{"source":"NPS","kind":"Information","title":"Phone lines working intermittently","text":"Our phone lines are working intermittently. If you are not able to reach us by phone, please email us at bela_information@nps.gov.","url":null,"updated":"2026-07-13 00:00:00.0","id":"nps-DD68787F-398F-45B1-9114-86621F1C20DD"},{"source":"NPS","kind":"Caution","title":"Broken Windsock at Serpentine Hot Springs","text":"The windsock at the Serpentine Hot Springs airstrip is broken, and the National Park Service is in the process of ordering a replacement. At this time, we do not have an estimated date for when it will be reinstalled. Please use caution when utilizing the airstrip.","url":null,"updated":"2026-06-14 00:00:00.0","id":"nps-D551E027-7F9B-4D5B-9B1D-558EEA226EDE"}],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/bering-land-bridge-national-preserve/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/bering-land-bridge-national-preserve.geojson"}