From akphotog at youtube.com

Here is a mix of still photos and video of my recent extroidinary trip through Denali National Park on my motorcycle.

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Wasilla, AK
99654

Tokositna River State Recreation Site is located: 70.8 Parks Highway Park Features: Camping and fishing

Mat-Su/CR State Park Office
Open year round
Location: Mile 0.7 Bogard Road
HC32 Box 6706,
Wasilla, AK 99654

(907) 745-3975

Blair Lake State Recreation Site has no road acess.

Mat-Su/CR State Park Office
Open year round
Location: Mile 0.7 Bogard Road
Address: HC32 Box 6706, Wasilla, AK, 99654
(907) 745-3975

The park is about 100 air miles north of Anchorage and is divided roughly in half by the George Parks Highway, the major road link between Anchorage and Fairbanks.

For More Information
A staffed visitor contact station at the Alaska Veterans Memorial, at mile 147.1, and bulletin boards at developed facilities throughout the park display detailed information on the park?s history, natural resources, hiking routes and advice for the traveling public. For specific inquires, contact the Denali Ranger through the Mat-Su/CB Area Headquarters at: Alaska State Parks - Mat-su/CB Area, HC 32, Box 6706, Wasilla, AK 99654-9719; telephone (907)745-3975; fax (907)745-0938.

There are two state park units north of Fairbanks. Both of these units sit on the banks of the Chatanika River. On the Elliott Highway is Lower Chatanika State Recreation Area. Farther north on the Steese Highway, and the smaller of the two, is Upper Chatanika State Recreation Site.

Upper Chatanika State Recreation Site, at mile 39 of the Steese Highway

Quartz Lake State Recreation Area is ten miles north of Delta Junction and is reached by a three-mile road at mile 277.8 of the Richardson Hwy.

Fielding Lake State Recreation Site is two miles west of the Richardson Highway at mile 200.5.

Donnelly Creek State Recreation Site is 32 miles south of Delta Junction at mile 238 of the Richardson Highway.

Delta State Recreation Site is located in Delta Junction at mile 267 of the Richardson Hwy.

Clearwater State Recreation Site is reached by turning onto Clearwater Road at mile 1415 of the Alaska Highway and driving 8-1/2 miles, or by turning onto Jack Warren Road at mile 268 of the Richardson Highway and driving 11 miles.

The park is located 8 miles north of Delta Jct. at Mile 274.5 of the Richardson Highway.

Salcha River State Recreation Site, located at Mile 323.3 of the Richardson Highway

There are two state park units north of Fairbanks. Both of these units sit on the banks of the Chatanika River. On the Elliott Highway is Lower Chatanika State Recreation Area. Farther north on the Steese Highway, and the smaller of the two, is Upper Chatanika State Recreation Site.

Lower Chatanika State Recreational Area, at mile 11 of the Elliott Hwy.

Harding Lake State Recreation Area, 45 miles south of Fairbanks on the Richardson Highway

Chena River State Recreation Site info needed.

Chena River State Recreation Area is over a quarter million acres, approximately 30 miles northeast of Fairbanks.

Access is from the military recreation area road at Milepost 305.2 of the Richardson Highway.

Squirrel Creek State Recreation Site needs info.

Porcupine Creek State Recreation Site needs info.

Liberty Falls State Recreation Site needs info.

Lake Louise State Recreation Area needs info.

Dry Creek State Recreation Site needs info.

By establishing Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve (GAAR) in Alaskas Brooks Range, Congress has reserved a vast and essentially untouched area of superlative natural beauty and exceptional scientific value a maze of glaciated valleys and gaunt, rugged mountains covered with boreal forest and arctic tundra vegetation, cut by wild rivers, and inhabited by farranging populations of caribou, Dall sheep, wolves, and bears (barrenground grizzlies and black bears). Congress recognized that a special value of the Park and Preserve is its wild and undeveloped character, and the opportunities it affords for solitude, wilderness travel, and adventure. Gates of the Arctic encompasses several congressionally recognized elements, including the national park, national preserve, wilderness, six Wild Rivers and two National Natural Landmarks. The National Park Service is entrusted to manage this area to protect its physical resources and to maintain the intangible qualities of the wilderness and the opportunity it provides for people to learn and renew its values.

Address:
Bettles Ranger Station (Field Ops)
Bettles, AK 99726

Phone: Visitor Information 9076925494 (BTT) Headquarters 9074575752(FAI) Visitor Information 9076613520 (AKP) Visitor Information 9076785209 (CXF) Visitor Information 9076782004 (MAR)

MAP

http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/GAARmap1.pdf

Its more than a mountain. Denali National Park & Preserve features North Americas highest mountain, 20,320foot tall Mount McKinley. The Alaska Range also includes countless other spectacular mountains and many large glaciers. Denalis more than 6 million acres also encompass a complete subarctic ecosystem with large mammals such as grizzly bears, wolves, Dall sheep, and moose. The park was established as Mt. McKinley National Park on Feb. 26, 1917. The original park was designated a wilderness area and incorporated into Denali National Park and Preserve in 1980. The Park was designated an international biosphere reserve in 1976. Today the park accommodates a wide variety of visitor use including wildlife viewing, mountaineering, and backpacking. It continues to provide a laboratory for research in the natural sciences. Commercial Filming Program Professional Photography&Artist Program

Address:
Superintendents Office
Denali Park, AK 99755

Phone: Headquarters 9076832294

MAPS

http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/DENAmap1.pdf

http://www.nps.gov/carto/PDF/DENAmap2.pdf

Located along the Canadian border in central Alaska, the preserve protects 115 miles of the 1,800mile Yukon River and the entire Charley River basin. Numerous rustic cabins and historic sites are reminders of the importance of the Yukon River during the 1898 gold rush. Paleontological and archeological sites here add much to our knowledge of the environment thousands of years ago. Peregrine falcons nest in the high bluffs overlooking the river, while the rolling hills that make up the preserve are home to an abundant array of wildlife. The Charley, a 100mile long wild river, is considered by many to be the most spectacular river in Alaska.

Address:
Eagle Ranger Station (Field Office)
Eagle, AK 99738

Phone: Visitor Information 9075472233 (EAA) Visitor Information 9075472234 (EAA) Headquarters 9074575752(FAI)