Bureau of Land Management
Fairbanks District Office
1150 University Avenue
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
101 - 12th Avenue, Box 14
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 |
 Designated Reach: December 2, 1980. The segment of the main stem from the vicinity of the confluence of the Bear and Champion Creek downstream to its exit from the NE corner of T12N, R6E, Fairbanks meridian within the White Mountains National Recreation Area and the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge.
Classification/Mileage: Wild — 127.0 miles; Total — 127.0 miles. A Beaver Creek float trip combines road access with remoteness. Putting in at the Lower Nome Creek Campground, less than a three hour drive from Fairbanks, you can paddle for three weeks without passing under a bridge. This uncrowded and scenic stream flows by the rugged limestone ridges of the White Mountains National Recreation Area, which offer wonderful vistas and good hiking.
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