US Army Garrison Recreation Access Permits

For all recreation activities on US Army training lands, a Recreation Access Permit (RAP) is required.

You can obtain a free Recreation Access Permit at www.usartrak.com or at the Main Gate Visitor Centers on Ft. Wainwright and Ft. Greely. Ft. Wainwright regulations relating to outdoor recreation and hunting can be obtained at the visitor centers or obtained online at the above website. Public hours for the visitor centers change seasonally so please telephone the visitor center(s) at the numbers below for current office hours.

Detailed recreation/navigation maps, recreation information, and Recreation Access Permits (RAP) can also be obtained at www.usartrak.com. Please visit this website.

Ft. Wainwright Natural Resources Office (907)361-9686
Donnelly Training Area Natural Resources Office (907) 873-1616/1815
Ft. Wainwright Police Department (907) 353-7535
Ft. Wainwright Visitor Center (907) 361-6144
Ft. Greely Visitor Center (907)

USARTRAK

All recreational users must sign in to the USARTRAK system before entering USAG-AK properties. Failure to properly sign-in could lead to citation.

Army Regulation 200-3

Paragraph 2-10 of Army Regulation 200-3, Natural Resources—Land, Forest, and Wildlife Management, states that access by recreational users,”…will be within manageable quotas, subject to safety, military security, threatened or endangered species restrictions, and the capability of the natural resources to support such use; and at such times as such access can be granted without bona fide impairment of the military mission, as determined by the installation commander.”

Outdoor Recreation Goals

USAG-AK strives to maintain an interactive relationship with local communities by providing many recreational opportunities to the public. Outdoor recreation goals all contribute to one or more of the overall natural resources program goals of stewardship, military training support, compliance, quality of life, and integration. Goals for the outdoor recreation program are:

1. Manage outdoor recreation consistent with needs of the USAG-AK military mission.
2. Involve the surrounding community in Natural Resources program
3. Manage outdoor recreation while maintaining ecosystem integrity
4. Control the use of off-road vehicles to minimize damage to ecosystems.
5. Provide high quality opportunities to the public for hunting, trapping, and fishing within biological and recreational carrying capacities of the resources.
6. Provide high quality natural resources-based opportunities for other outdoor recreation, such as hiking, skiing, snow machining, rafting, and bird watching.

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