Guys and gals bare with me if this has been discussed before. If this is the case please point me to in the right direction and I will do the reading myself and save you all the headache of rehashing it on here.
Ive been doing my research for a few years now on locations to buy land in Alaska but I'm having a hard time choosing the right place without having boots on the ground.The internet does not tell you everything you need to know to make an informed decision.
I'm looking to buy 5 acres or less and building my own cabin. The location needs to have the essentials like fresh water, good wildlife for hunting and trapping and fishing, accesss by boat,atv, or snow mahine,some kind of growing season for a vegetable garden,the less wind the better but it's not a deal breaker, an area with gold locations nearby is a plus. I intend to live there throughout the winter and at times the entire year. I would prefer if it were off the beaten path by between 10-20 miles.Located in an area free of property taxes,neighbors or unwanted riftraft. Friends and family are welcome anytime, I'm looking to get away from all the insanity of society when I reitre and I look forward to the peace and quiet that only the mountains can offer.
No need for the naysayers to chime in because this is going to happen with or without their input.I've given this a lot of thought over the past 40 years so I'm determined and committed to seeing it through to the end. I'm only asking for input in hopes of geting help from some informed local trappers and hopefully making some new like minded friends that enjoy the same lifestyle that I have always dreamed of.
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
Charles

Don't get discouraged, but first go to the wilderness archives and read ALL of the Alaska Dreamers thread. It is full of eye opening facts.
When you are finished, post again. You have to understand that this is an enormous place, with variables that require you to narrow down your search for any of us to be helpful.

Google "Alaska remote properties" there are a couple of real estate brokerage companies who list outlying properties from all over the State. They have the listing sorted by region. At the least it's a good way to get an idea of real estate costs.

I know a spot thats for sale.. meets almost all your requirements, the fishing isn't that good there at the lake, just 18" grayling and some dollies.... but, there's so many gold nuggets along the beach, we use them as skipping rocks...wolverine galore, excellent marten trapping, lots of moose, and the best part, full curl rams come down to "gold lake" to drink... you can shoot a 38" ram, while kicking gold nuggets along the shore... just kidding, you'd have better luck finding D.B Coopers money there in Oregon then finding what you dream of.. Alaska isn't really the things dreams are made of, nightmares and bad dreams mostly. You earn what little slice of heaven you carve out for yourself, and you choose your priority. it isn't an Ala Carte choice... if you're lucky you get a spot with one of your requirements, or more likely, you get a spot that kinda sorta almost meets a couple, if you bust your arse to eeek it out..
the place to start looking is in the fiction section at Barnes and Noble.

Will do sir!
Thanks for a point in the right direction.

I've been on the search for properties in AK for sometime now. My problem is not really knowing the area. If it was Oregon I would be very familiar with locations and thier pro's and con's.I know this is a big oreder to fill but Ive got time and patience on my side.

Huprest,
I already found DB Coopers lost treasure and the Lost Blue Bucket mine all in the same day. and while I was at it I found mermaids that kept me company while i was searching.
I have no issue with hard work, I've been doing it my whole life between logging and construction. My motivation will keep my focused while I'm building a life for myself and not for someone else.
I'm not chasing unimagineable dreams, but rather a dream that is not for everyone. Then again I've always been a little different then the average lower 48 person.

Good luck buddy. I hope it works out for you.

If you don't want wind then stay away from the West Coast . Growing season are pretty good in a lot of the state but it kinda sounds like you are looking for a place more in the interior When you say 10-20 miles out do you mean from the road system? 10-20 miles out in my neck of the woods is a log ways on bad snow and ice years like we have had lateley

Squaretimber,
Thanks for the encouragement. I will make this happen one way or another. It may take me some time to figure things out but I'm willing to go through the trials to get to my end result.
Charles

Otterman,
I am looking for a place that gets me away from the cities and major populations. I have lived that life here in the lower 48 andafter 50 years I'm sick of it. I say 10-20 miles off the road system primarily to accomplish avoiding what I mentioned above with the masses of people. I've always been the type of person who does better out in the middle of the mountains by myself then around crowds of people. If there is a place where I can find solitude and still obtain what I mentioned in my original post then I would entertain that place also. But fom what I understand most all of Alaska already hasfolks that are running trap lines along or close to the road systems, so I figured I would have to look for a place farther out.
Charles

Hillbilly, my wife and i moved up here to the interior permanently Sept '16 this will be our 3rd winter. We love it so far but i have to agree with a lot of what has been said already. Have you narrowed down an area yet?

You mentioned "10-20 miles off the road system". How do you envision getting from the road to your place; plane, wheeler, boat??

You might want to reconsider that distance. If you're only 10-20 miles by boat or wheeler you'll still be in range of the tweeker crowd and others, and if you plan on getting there by air you might as well extend your range out to a hundred miles or so from the road system.

Another option is to locate somewhere out of a small town or village that can only be reached by air. That will greatly reduce the hordes of people that use the roads out of Anchorage or Fairbanks to access "remote" areas.

You also mentioned that you are "having a hard time choosing the right place without having boots on the ground". That's a really good observation. You really need to pick a couple of places and fork over some money and go visit those places. Some places in remote Alaska are much less expensive to reach than others. Any place that Alaska Airlines flys into will be cheaper to operate out of than a place that doesn't. AA flys into these towns; Adak, Kotzebue, Bethel, Nome, Barrow, Ketchikan, Juneau, Sitka and a couple of others.

You sound like you are too old for the Bush. Should have manned up when you were younger.

A quick review:
1. 5 acres or less
2. Fresh Water
3. Good Hunting
4. Good Trapping
5. Good Fishing
6. Good Gardening Conditions
7. Access by ATV, Boat or Snow machine 10-20 miles off the road
8. Gold
9. No wind
10. No neighbors, No riffraff
11. In the Mountains
If there is such a place in Alaska, it's already got neighbors because we'd all want your list.
Hup was correct. You'll not get more than 2 or 3 of your list. Some are just not possible today.
50 years ago perhaps. Before the oil and all that brought to Alaska.

You might look at southeast. Lots of remote, untrapped places, but weather will be a challenge. Logistics can be challenging, and good land won't be cheap.

I tend to agree with Dirt.!!

Head to the interior/Fairbanks you'll find something.

I too have always dreamed of such a thing. I searched the realtor listing which is listed above, clicked on Interior/Western Alaska, and I think it was the second listing looked like it was exactly what you are looking for except that it was 20 acres for around $25k.

I have a place for sale on afognak island