Denali National Park and Preserve was originally created in 1917—five years after Alaska became a U.S ... Kenai birch, and Alaska birch) are flowering plants from the willow and birch ...

I found my Shangri-La in faraway Alaska, at Wonder Lake, a jewel of a campground, 88.5 miles deep inside Denali National Park and Preserve.It is a campground so distant and restricted that it ...

Naturalist Rudy Mancke and host Jim Welch visit Denali National Park, from August 1995. Skip to ... THERE'S STILL 430 PLANT SPECIES RECORDED HERE IN THE PARK. A LOT OF PLANTS MAKE ...

More than 1,500 species of plants, mostly mosses and lichens, ... Abutting the national park is 325,240-acre Denali State Park, which includes similar terrain and animals and has four developed ...

What city is near Denali National Park and Preserve? The closest year-round community, Healy , is about a dozen miles away from the park entrance, according to the park. Fairbanks is 120 miles ...

One of the most majestic sights in Denali National Park and Preserve is its namesake 20,310-foot mountain. Because it starts at a base of 2,000 feet, ...

Smoke from a fire burning about 1 mile north of the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve is seen Sunday. (Photo courtesy Cole Parks Photography) This story is no longer being updated.

Denali National Park is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, but it is in Alaska, so keep that in mind when travel planning – snow falls early in this part of the country. 1.

Choosing the best time to visit Denali National Park will depend on your priorities and how much solitude you'd prefer. The most popular months are June and July, when the weather is nearly ...

University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have discovered and documented the largest known single dinosaur track site in Alaska. The site, located in Denali National Park and Preserve, has been ...