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Park History
Human habitation in the Denali Region extends to more than 11,000 years before the present, with documented sites just outside park boundaries dated to more than 8,000 years before present. However, relatively few archaeological sites have been documented within the parrk boundaries, owing to the region’s high elevation, with harsh winter conditions and scarce resources…
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Information About the Park
Mailing Address: PO Box 9 Denali Park, AK 99755 Phone: 907 683-9532 A ranger is available 9 am to 4 pm daily (except on major holidays). If you reach the voicemail, please leave a message and we’ll call you back as soon as we finish with the previous caller.
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What to Do in the Park
You can drive, you can ride a bus, and hike with road maps and trail maps made available to you. Narrated Tour Buses Tour buses are narrated. Trips vary in duration and how far they go into the park before turning around. Non-Narrated Transit Buses Transit buses are not narrated. They make all the same…
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What Not to Do in the Park
Keep Wildlife Wild Please keep Denali’s animals wild by following these rules when encountering wildlife: Moose Safety Herbivores can be just as dangerous as carnivores. Moose weigh up to 1,600 lbs—three or four times the weight of a grizzly bear in Denali—and will charge anything they think is threatening. Stay Away Moose look docile but…
