The parks in Alaska are part of America’s nearly 407-unit National Park System that, collectively honors and defines our heritage. In Alaska, the parks represent both the great sweep of American history and natural abundance: artifacts of the earliest North Americans; the Russian colonial period; the quest for gold; bears, salmon, caribou and eagles; and the awe-inspiring mountains and tundra.
More than 2.5 million visitors come to Alaska’s national parks each year. The most visited park each year is Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway. Also among the top five most visited national parks in Alaska are Denali, Glacier Bay, Sitka and Kenai Fjords.
Denali National Park and Preserve covers more than six million acres in Interior Alaska, near the communities of Healy and Cantwell. It is 240 miles north of Anchorage and 125 miles south of Fairbanks.
Denali National Park and Preserve is the well-known home of Mount McKinley, also known as Denali, which stands at 20,320 feet and is North America’s tallest mountain. However, the park is also the largest protected ecosystem in the world, with 750 species of flowering plants, 39 mammal species, 165 bird species, and 10 species of fish.
This is truly a magnificent spot in Alaska – you wouldn’t want to miss it! I’d love to help you plan your trip to Alaska so be sure to pick up the phone and call me or send me an email when you’re ready to start planning.
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