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Tour busses are narrated by onboard naturalists and take you to the top sightseeing spots, pausing for wildlife viewing along the way. Half-day and full-day options are available depending on how far you want to travel along the road. Visitors are encouraged to make reservations for Denali National Park bus tours in advance and check the Denali National Park website for up-to-date visitor information.
Transit buses are hop-on, hop-off and are designed for campers and hikers who want a more independent experience of the park. These buses are cheaper and do not include narration. Day hikers can get off the bus anywhere along the Park Road and at the end of their trek can flag down any bus for a ride back to the park entrance. Mountain biking along the Park Road is another great way to experience the park, and transit buses are equipped with bike racks. There are also free buses that follow a circuit through the park entrance area and out to Savage River at mile 15 of the Park Road.
Visitors are welcome to drive their own vehicles 15 miles into the park to Savage River. From here, they can embark on the flat Savage River Loop that travels 2 miles along the river or climb the steep Savage Alpine Trail for 4 miles up to a ridge with sweeping views of the area. The annual Denali Park Road Lottery allows visitors to drive their private vehicles on the entire Park Road on select days in September.
For many, Denali offers the opportunity to escape into the backcountry for a true Alaska wilderness experience. Thanks to Denali's rigid restrictions and permits, backpackers can trek and camp in a slice of wilderness all their own, even if it's just for a couple days. Since the park has few designated hiking trails, the main way to explore on foot is by backcountry hiking over open terrain such as gravel riverbeds and tundra ridges.
Climbing Denali, the tallest mountain in North America and one of the world's seven summits, is a dream goal for many mountaineers, but an easier — yet still dramatic - way to tour Denali National Park is through a flightseeing or glacier landing tour of the Alaska Range. The park is also home to 37 species of mammals, ranging from lynx, marmots and Arctic ground squirrels, to foxes and snowshoe hares, while different bird species have been spotted here, including the impressive golden eagle.
Most visitors, however, want to see Alaska's "Big Five" animals: moose, caribou, wolf, Dall sheep, and the brown, or grizzly, bear. Denali is also home to black bears that inhabit the forested areas of the park, while grizzly bears mainly live on the open tundra.
Most of the bears seen by visitors along the Park Road are grizzlies. Unlike most wilderness areas in the country, you don't have to be a backpacker to see this wildlife - people who never sleep in a tent have excellent opportunities to get a close look at these amazing creatures roaming free in their natural habitat. Narrated bus tours take you along all or some of the mile Park Road and offer some of the best opportunities for wildlife viewing in the park. Denali National Park and Preserve includes the central, highest portion of the Alaska Range, together with many of the glaciers and glacial valleys running southwards out of the range.
The terrain spans boreal forest and Arctic tundra. More than species of flowering plants, shrubs, lichen, and moss comprise the vegetation of the park, while coniferous trees, birch, and aspen grow in the lowlands. Only plants adapted to long, cold winters and short growing seasons can survive in this subarctic wilderness. Glacially-fed braided rivers, landslides, and moving glaciers define the ever-changing landscape of the park.
Most visitors to Denali National Park stay at the many hotels, lodges, and cabins located near the park entrance. These accommodations typically provide shuttle service to the park and can arrange tours and other activities in the area. Half of the campgrounds are tent-only and accessible only by bus and the other half are open to both tents and RVs. All are reservable in advance. Be prepared for uneven terrain and possibly streams and brush. Many rewards await those who take the challenge of hiking without a trail in the backcountry of Denali: spectacular vistas, possible encounters with wildlife, and the experience of traveling the land much as the first explorers did.
Be sure to carry the proper gear and be familiar with potential hazards and bear safety precautions. See the Hiking Page and the Camping Page for more details. Bicycles are restricted to designated roadways. They may not be used on trails, the roadside path, or in the backcountry. Bicyclists must comply with all traffic and wildlife regulations.
Ride single file; remember buses have priority on the gravel portions of the road. During spring and fall when road closures are in effect, bicyclists are permitted to ride beyond closed gates. Register for a campsite in advance or at the Visitor center. Make sure you have a backcountry permit. Store any food or gear not going with you in the food lockers. Tour buses feature a narrated bus tour and wildlife viewing. Visitors cannot get on and off to switch buses.
Snack or box lunch provided. Advanced reservations are available, call: From Anchorage call locally: From outside the U. Denali is one of the best places in the U. While Auroras occur year round, only in fall, winter and early spring is the night sky dark enough to view these fantastical displays of light and color after a strong solar storm.
Visitors can explore what Denali was like millions of years ago. Discovered in , a three-toed carnivore called a theropod was the first fossil found in interior Alaska.
Thousands of trace fossils have been discovered since. Only one species of amphibian has adapted to life in the cold at Denali. While there are no reptiles found this far north, the wood frog is the lone amphibian in Denali that can survive the harsh winter temperatures of Alaska.
As spring rolls around, the frogs thaw and return to the ponds to being the breeding process. Glaciers flow away from mountains, and flow from as high as 19, feet above sea level. The Kahiltna glacier is the longest glacier not only in the park, but in the entire Alaska Range.
It spans 44 miles down the southwestern side of Denali. There are endless ways to explore Denali National Park and Preserve. Fireweed can be found along the rustic Denali Park Road.
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