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Resources For Denali National Park And Preserve

This is where you can find websites, helpful phone numbers, and, sometimes, books related to the park.

Denali National Park and Preserve: https://www.nps.gov/dena

There are three visitor centers within Denali:

Murie Science And Learning Center

During the winter, the MSLC is Denali’s visitor center

Physical Address
Mile 1.4 Denali Park Rd.
Denali Park, AK 99755

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 9
Denali Park, AK 99755

Denali Visitor Center

Physical Address
Mile 1.5 Denali Park Road
Denali Park, AK 99755

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 9
Denali Park, AK 99755

Eielson Visitor Center

The Eielson Visitor Center is located at Mile 66 of the Denali Park Road. Due to the ongoing Pretty Rocks landslide and the closure of the park road at Mile 42, Eielson is currently closed.

Physical Address
Mile 66, Denali Park Road
Denali Park, AK 99755

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 9
Denali Park, AK 99755

Denali Bus Depot

Located at Mile 0.75 on the Denali Park Road, the Denali Bus Depot is operated by concessioner Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture and is the primary place to buy bus tickets, arrange for stays in park campgrounds, or to check in for an existing reservation. Coffee and grab-and-go food is also available for purchase. Only credit cards are accepted here.

Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station

Located in the town of Talkeetna, about 100 miles (161 km) south of the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve, this ranger station serves as the center of mountaineering operations. Climbers wishing to attempt Denali or other peaks in the Alaska Range stop here first, for an orientation to the mountain and to acquire their climbing permit.

This ranger station also offers some visitor services, particularly in summer. It is open year-round.

Physical Address
22241 S. B Street
Talkeetna, AK 99676

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 588
Talkeetna, AK 99676

You can find helpful maps at this site.

Here is information about bringing along pets.

Fees

Entrance fees are payable by credit/debit card only. No cash is accepted.

Seven-day Park access: $15 per person (16 years or older)

Denali National Park and Preserve Annual Pass (covers up to four adults): $45

American the Beautiful Annual Pass (including Senior Passes): FREE - $80

Helpful Books

Denali National Park: The Complete Visitors Guide To The Mountain, Wildlife, And Year-Round Outdoor Activities

True, many of us might never make it to Alaska to visit Denali. But Denali National Park: The Complete Visitors Guide To The Mountain, Wildlife, And Year-Round Outdoor Activities entices us not only with details on campgrounds and hiking trails, but digs deeper to provide history of the area dating back to the Ice Age and helpful information on wildlife.

Backcountry Bear Basics: The Definitive Guide to Avoiding Unpleasant Encounters (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics)

Author Dave Smith is a naturalist who has worked in Yellowstone, Glacier, Denali and Glacier Bay national parks and so knows a little something about bears, their behavior, and how to avoid them.

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