The Geography of Dillingham, Alaska Dillingham is the economic and regional hub of Bristol Bay, located approximately 370 air miles southwest of Anchorage. Its location is at the head of Nushagak Bay and at the mouth of the Wood and Nushagak Rivers. Click on map to see a larger map. The community itself sits at the edge of rolling tundra, with ridges of spruce and birch trees.
Rivers ox bow through the land, and pristine lakes and streams abound.
To the north, rugged mountains criss-cross the horizon. Dillingham is surrounded by 1.2 million acres, the largest State Park in the United States, the Wood-Tikchik State Park. The park is known for its spectacular stair-step lakes, connected by short rivers. The Togiak National Wildlife Refuge encompasses over 4000 square miles and is only accessible by plane or boat. Here, the topography not only includes rivers, jagged peaks, glacial valleys, and tundra wetlands, but rugged sea cliffs and beaches.