Alaska Public Rooms

Welcome to the BLM Alaska Public Rooms in Anchorage and Fairbanks! Our friendly staff are available to answer questions about mining claims, records, and recreation sites. While here, pick up brochures and maps to plan your next adventure! We also have a variety of online resources and are happy to assist over the phone. 

Public Rooms have an in-person service aspect and an online services/helpful links gateway to frequently requested info. Call ahead and make an appointment to talk to our talented resource staff.

In-person services: 

• Payment of mining claim fees and filing of paperwork 

• Casefiles: associated with Native allotment applications, State of Alaska selection applications, Regional and Village corporation selection applications, mining claim applications and more 

• Informational Books and Reference Material including Audit of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, Code of Federal Regulations, Oil and Gas Leases in Seward Peninsula, Public Land Laws of Alaska, Townsite Tract Books, Resource Management Plans, and NEPA documents. 

• Conveyance Documents such as Interim Conveyances (ICs), Patents, Native Allotment Certificates. 

• Survey Information including plats (Rectangular Net Surveys, U.S. Surveys, State Tideland and Townsite Surveys) as well as survey field notes.

• Aperture Cards containing copies of old patents, certificates, and surveys not available online.   

• Brochures and posters galore! Recreation, mining, wildlife, and more. 

• America the Beautiful Passes 

• Every Kid in a Park Passes 

Online resources and services

Land Records and Legal Research

Spatial Data Management System (SDMS)

Lands, Minerals and Realty Interactive Map 

GLO Records 

eCFR

Public Land Orders

IBLA Decisions  

BLM NEPA Register   

Alaska Interactive Maps

USGS Earth Explorer

U.S. Government Bookstore 

Recreation

Alaska Recreation Activities 

Maps and Georeferenced Maps

Federal Subsistence Hunting

ADFG Hunting & Fishing

White Mountains National Recreation Area Information 

Collecting Fossils and Artifacts

USGS Store - Maps

Mining

Alaska Mining Information

Annual Mining Claim Forms

• Small Miner Waiver Form 3830-2
• Maintenance Fee Form 3830-5a (Placer)
• Maintenance Fee Form 3830-5 (Lode, Mill, and Tunnel Sites)
• Affidavit of Assessment Form 3830-004

State of Alaska Mining forms

Passes - Skip the line and buy online!

America the Beautiful Passes - The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass is your ticket to more than 2,000 sites of incomparable wonder across the United States. It covers entrance fees at National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges, as well as standard amenity fees (day use) at lands managed by the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers. Passes include the Annual Pass, Military Annual Pass (Current Military and Dependents), Military Lifetime Pass (Gold Star Families and Veterans), Volunteer Pass, Senior Annual Pass, Senior Lifetime Pass, and Access Pass. Please remember when making your purchase that Interagency Passes are non-refundable, non-transferable, cannot be extended and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen. 

Every Kid in a Park Passes  

Alaska State Park Pass 

Matsu Borough Rec Pass

Through the searchable Public Room list below, find and download frequently requested documents.