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Lodging

Numerous hotels cluster just outside of the park entrance, and a handful of wilderness lodges can be found at the end of the park road in Kantishna or scattered in remote areas just outside of the park's borders.

Inside the Park
 • Kantishna Roadhouse, Tel: (800) 942-7240 - Located at the end of the park road, deep within Denali National Park. Log cabin lodging with private bath, meals, guided hiking, and other activities. $360 per person per night, based on double occupancy. Extremely expensive, but one of the only options other than    More...

  Getting Around

By car
The main road through the park is open to automobile traffic only as far as Savage River (mile 14). Travel beyond this point is allowed only on the park shuttle buses, on foot, or on a bicycle.

For those visiting Denali in mid-September the park service opens the road completely for four days after the shuttle buses stop running. Only 400 vehicles per day are admitted, and each vehicle requires a special permit. To obtain one of these permits contact the park and inquire about the Denali Road Lottery. The park service will ask you to mail your address,   More...


Attractions

The park is enormous, and the vast majority of it is accessible only on foot or (in the winter) by dog sled. The first fourteen miles of the park road is open to vehicle travel, and park buses are available to take visitors further. At a minimum visitors should try to catch a bus to at least Eilson Visitor Center for the incredible views of the mountain (when it's out!), Slightly more adventurous visitors should plan to spend a few nights camping at the Wonder Lake campground. For the serious outdoorsmen, several days backpacking in the backcountry is far and away the best way   More...
  Activities

The park is an outdoor paradise, and offers activities for visitors of all ages and experience levels.
 • Bus tour. Since the park road is closed to private vehicle traffic, bus tours are the easiest way to see the park interior. Note that the park service and Denali Park Resorts both offer bus tours, but the Denali Park Resort tours are more expensive and do not allow passengers to disembark and walk around. See the Shuttle bus section for more information.
 • Hiking. There are a handful of trails within the park, but the    More...

Denali National Park

Denali National Park is a United States National Park that is home to Mt. McKinley, North America's tallest mountain, which was known to the native Athabascan Indians as Denali. In addition, the park protects an incredible wilderness area that contains grizzly bears, caribou, moose, wolves, and numerous other creatures. It is located in the state of Alaska, 240 miles north of Anchorage and 120 miles south of   More...
   
 

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