Chugach has a geographic diversity that is really unique in all national forests. The 5,940,000-acre forest is spread across three distinct landscapes from the Kenai Peninsula east to the Gulf Coast surrounding the Copper River Delta, then east from there as far as Bering Glacier.
There is a plenty of Wildlife especially for those who like to hike away from the roads and highways. Black and brown bear inhabit most of the forest. In late summer, bears may be seen enjoying salmon along streams and rivers. Dall sheep can be seen on Kenai Peninsula mountainsides,mountain goats are found on steep hillsides along Prince William Sound, the Copper River Delta. Boaters and may see Dall porpoises, harbor seals,sea otters, sea lions and Orcas and humpback whales.
More than 214 species of birds are also found in Chugach National Forest. Seabirds,eagles swans as well as the dusky Canada geese.
Chugach also offers a variety of fishing opportunities; anglers can cast for rainbow, lake and cutthroat trout as well as Dolly Varden and all five species of Pacific salmon.
Many of the fisheries are easy to reach.. Chugach's most noted fishery is the red salmon run of the Russian River where anglers are often standing elbow-to-elbow along the river bank in July and August for dinner.
Chugach is one of the few places left in the world where glaciers spill out of the mountains and into the seas. When combined with the Bagley Icefield from which it originates, Bering Glacier is larger than Switzerland. Columbia Glacier is one of the largest tidewater glaciers in the world.
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