Denali National Park
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Denali National Park

One Road, Millions of Acres of Wilderness


What you will find
Denali National Park is home to North America’s tallest mountain Mt McKinley. 
At 20,320 feet, Mt McKinley towers over the other mountains in the Alaska Range.  Millions of visitors come to Denali National Park each year to photograph this natural wonder.  During their visit, many people discover more than they expected.  Denali National Park’s sub-arctic ecosystem supports abundant wildlife, including the "big 5": Grizzly bears, Dall sheep, caribou, moose, and wolves.  The tundra landscape fills with wildflowers, and migrating birds visit the region throughout the summer.  The park’s 6 million acres of wilderness makes Denali an explorer’s paradise, and with a wide variety of accommodations, it is a perfect addition to any Alaska Vacation.
 

Visitor information
 Denali National Park’s summer operating season is from mid-May to mid-September.  The main Visitors Center, at the park entrance, is open from approx 8am to 6pm daily during the summer months.  The Visitor Center has an enormous amount of information about the park, including displays, maps, and short films.  Ranger guided hikes leave directly from the center, and vary in length and activity level.  The Denali National Park rail depot is located just a short walk from the Visitor Center.  There are two other information centers in the park, Eielson and Toklat, and a Ranger Station is located in the small town of Talkeetna, approximately 153 miles south of the Denali park entrance.


 Accessibility
The only way to tour inside the park is by guided bus tour.  The park has only one road extending 91 miles from the park entrance to Kantishna. Only 15 miles of the road are open to private vehicles. 
The tour busses depart from the majority of the Denali park entrance hotels, as well as the Wilderness Access Center.  A bus tour deep into the park is a must for visitors interested in viewing wildlife and having the chance to see Mt. McKinley. 
 

Wilderness Lodges
 For those wishing to escape deeper into the wilderness of Denali, remote lodges are located within the park.  These lodges offer comfortable accommodations in cabin or motel style buildings.  They are less luxurious than some of the park entrance hotels, but are tastefully decorated.  The lodges offer guided hikes and nature programs for their overnight guests. They offer freshly cooked meals often using produce grown on site. Camp Denali & Northface Lodge and Kantishna Roadhouse and Denali Backcountry Lodge offer overnight stays in the park.  This is a great way to get a more in depth wilderness experience.
 

Select Tours

VISIT DENALI Tour 158CTA   - 3 day/2 night tour to Denali National Park with one way bus transfer and one way transfer aboard the famous Alaska Railroad.

GREATLAND EXPLORER Tour 159CTA  - 5 day/4 night one-way tour aboard the Alaska Railroad featuring Fairbanks, Denali National Park and Anchorage.

ALASKA NATIONAL PARK'S TOUR Tour 1550CTA -  15 Day/ 14 Night Our Alaska National Park tour takes you into the heart of 5 of Alaska's most fascinating National parks, all of which provide unique experiences to some of the most remote and wild lands left on earth!  

ALL ALASKA CLASSIC Tour 1517CTA  -  15 Day/14 Night self-drive tour featuring Anchorage, Talkeetna, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park, Valdez & Prince William Sound, Seward & Kenai Fjords National Park, Homer. 

DENALI BACKCOUNTRY LODGE & KANTISHNA ROADHOUSE - Denali National Park Tour 173
Deep in the heart of Denali you will find the Backcountry Lodge and Kantishna Roadhouse. A visit to Kantishna is a different experience from visiting the park only by bus, since it offers more time to explore the natural beauty of Denali.

CAMP DENALI & NORTH FACE LODGE - Denali National Park Tour 174  - Camp Denali and North Face Lodge are the only lodges with a view of Mt. McKinley and the Alaska Range. Camp Denali is Alaska’s original vacation lodge and nature center. North Face Lodge, situated on a tundra meadow in the Moose Creek Valley, boasts fine views of the crests of Mount McKinley and six other major peaks of the Alaska Range.

Please contact us if you have any questions about Denali National Park or the services we offer.

 

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