Editing Delta Junction, Alaska (section)

== Parks and recreation ==
The area around Delta Junction is home to a number of parks. Just north of the city is the [[Quartz Lake State Recreation Area]]. South of the city is the Clearwater State recreation Site, a {{convert|27|acre}} park with a  campground and access to the Delta Clearwater River.<ref>[http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/northern/clearwatersrs.htm Clearwater SRS] [[Alaska Department of Natural Resources]]</ref>

Further south is the Delta State Recreation Site, a {{convert|23|acre}} park directly across from the [[Delta River]]. It has a campground, a nearby airstrip, and views of the [[Alaska Range]].<ref>[http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/northern/deltasrs.htm Delta SRS], [[Alaska Department of Natural Resources]]</ref> The Donnelly Creek State Recreation Site is an isolated {{convert|46|acre}} park in an alpine environment. The park has a campground and is considered a prime spot for wildlife viewing and is adjacent to the calving grounds for the bison herd.<ref>[http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/northern/donnellycksrs.htm Donnelly Creek SRS], [[Alaska Department of Natural Resources]]</ref>

In the early 1980s, the {{convert|90000|acre|km2|adj=on}} Delta Junction Bison Range, south of the Alaska Highway and between Ft. Greely and the Little Gerstle River was established.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|title=Plains Bison Management|url=http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=plainsbison.management|url-status=live|access-date=November 19, 2021|website=Alaska Department of Fish and Game|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412004405/http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=plainsbison.management |archive-date=April 12, 2011 }}</ref> The range is managed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to provide fall habitat for bison to reduce farm depredations and to provide habitat for other wildlife. The herd is now kept at several hundred animals by the annual issuance of hunting permits.