Alaska's Denali national parks biggest national parks in USA

In Denali, we are privileged to share the stories of the human connection to a vast and wild landscape

Subsistence hunting, trapping and gathering occur today just as they did hundreds of years ago

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Denali also serves as a barometer for change.

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Denali has only one road, and only one road entrance.

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Called the Denali Park Road (or simply "the park road"), it is 92 miles long and runs from east to west

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It is a scenic road made mostly of dirt and gravel. It starts in a low, forested area

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The park entrance, where the Denali Park Road meets Alaska Highway 3

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is at the eastern end of the park. Like many rural roads and landmarks in Alaska,

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Travel beyond Savage River is mainly limited to a variety of narrated and non-narrated buses

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and passengers must board their bus near the park entrance

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Bus trips are a great way to see the landscape and wildlife of the park.

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Denali is home to wild lands and many wild animals

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The park is now around 6 million acres

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NOW YOU ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF NATURE

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