This shallow, marshy lake often has a perfect reflection of the steep surrounding mountains making it a great spot to enjoy nature and wildlife. Throughout the summer arctic terns, trumpeter swans, and many types of ducks, wading birds and songbirds can be identified. Tern Lake is a premier spot for bird watching and photography. The Tern Lake Day Use Area has picnic tables, vault toilets and a salmon viewing platform. Observant hikers may spot wood frogs, moose, hawks, owls and bears. It leads five miles through the woods above open marshy areas from Quartz Creek Road to the Tern Lake Day Use Area. The Old Sterling Highway is open to motorized use, and great for OHV enthusiasts and wildlife viewers. Beyond Crescent Lake, hikers traverse another three miles of beautiful alpine wildflower meadows and pass Carter Lake to end at the Seward Highway in Moose Pass. More adventurous hikers can continue on a primitive trail another eight miles along the lake to the Crescent Saddle Cabin. Grayling fishing is popular in Crescent Lake. The Crescent Creek Trail follows the creek for six miles to Crescent Lake where Crescent Lake Public Use Cabin can be reserved. The bridge over Quartz Creek is a great place to view salmon spawning from late July through September. Quartz Creek Road leads to Crescent Creek Campground, Crescent Creek Trail and eventually becomes the Old Sterling Highway. Bears, moose, mountain goats and wolves call the area home. For more information visit .Ĭhugach National Forest covers more than 5 million acres and is comprised of ice fields, alpine tundra, jagged mountains, dense forests, glacier-fed rivers and the Prince William Sound.
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