Originally established to protect its large mammals, not because of majestic Mount McKinley, Denali National Park at 6 million acres large, is larger than the State of Massachusetts. It exemplifies interior Alaska's character as one of the world's last great frontiers for wilderness adventure. Across the park's largely treeless expanse, the views are of a scale unknown in the Lower 48. Rivers rush wide and milky white with rock pulverized by glaciers. Flower-studded tundra spills away in all directions for tens of miles. Marquee wildlife like caribou, Dall sheep, moose, and grizzly bears roam freely. And, if the weather cooperates, Mount McKinley, North America's highest mountain and the crown of the 600-mile-long Alaska Range swallows the horizon.
Entrance is located about 240 miles North of Anchorage, Alaska and 125 miles South of Fairbanks, Alaska along State Route 3. The park is open year-round, but with vehicle traffic limited to the 3 1/2 miles to the Headquarters in the Winters. Activities: Nature Walks, Wildlife Viewing, Hiking, Mountain Climbing, Rafting, Fishing, Dog Sledding and Cross Country Skiing.
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