Denali National Park and Preserve - Facilities

Denali National Park by National Parks Service

VISITOR CENTERS

Denali National Park Visitor Center

Open

Opening date: May 15 Closing date: September 21 (in 2009) Daily hours: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm

Location

Located at mile 1.5 of the Denali Park Road.

Closures

Closed in the winter from September through early May. Murie Science and Learning Center is open during the winter from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm daily.

Special Programs

Annual Winterfest takes place in early spring; usually during March. Call Park Headquarters for details at (907)683-2294.

Exhibits

Information about how to travel safely in the backcountry is obtained at the Visitor Center during the summer time. The Murie Science and Learning Center will issue backcountry permits and give information during the off season.

Available Facilities

Theater, rest rooms, shuttle and tour reservations, ticket pick-up,

Junior Ranger Program, backcountry permits and sign-up for ranger-led Discovery Hikes all take place here.

Talkeetna Ranger Station

The Talkeetna Ranger Station serves as the base of operations for Denali National Park and Preserve's mountaineering rangers. The highly skilled staff orients mountaineers before they attempt to climb Mount McKinley, Foraker, Hunter and other peaks in the Alaska Range. Interpretive programs, general information and book sales are also available at the ranger station.

Mid April to Labor Day, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Remainder of the year, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

Murie Science and Learning Center

In the winter, Denali National Park Preserve does not shut down! The Murie Science and Learning Center serves as the winter visitor center, and is the source of all up-to-date park information.

For most of the winter, the Park Road is maintained up to mile 3, Park Headquaters. In the early fall and late spring, the Park Road is often open for private vehicles, either to mile 15 or mile 30 (depending on the weather). Call 683-2294 for information on the road's status.

September 17 to mid-May, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, except for some holidays