• Image of Mount McKinley and the Alaska Range

    Denali

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

Backcountry Camping and Hiking Guide

Planning your Denali backpacking adventure
Click on any unit number in the map below to read a thorough description of that unit. Some of the very remote units are grouped together; and the heart of the Alaska Range (Units 45-48, 86 and 87) link to our mountaineering webpages.

Text links to each unit's specific web page are also provided below the map.
 
Backcountry Grid Map Unit 1Unit 2Unit 3Unit 4Unit 5Unit 6Unit 7Unit 8Unit 9Unit 10Unit 11Unit 12Unit 13Unit 14Unit 15Unit 16Unit 17Unit 18Unit 19Unit 20Unit 21Unit 22Unit 23Unit 24Unit 25Unit 26Unit 27Unit 28Unit 29Unit 30Unit 31Unit 32Unit 33Unit 34Unit 35Unit 36Unit 37Unit 38Unit 39Unit 40Unit 41Unit 42Unit 43Units 61, 62 & 63Unit 69Units 80 - 85Unit 70Unit 71Units 65-68Unit 64Units 72 - 79Mountaineering in the Alaska Range
 
Unit 1 Unit 14 Unit 27 Unit 40
Unit 2 Unit 15 Unit 28 Unit 41
Unit 3 Unit 16 Unit 29 Unit 42
Unit 4 Unit 17 Unit 30 Unit 43
Unit 5 Unit 18 Unit 31 Units 44-48
Unit 6 Unit 19 Unit 32 Units 61-63
Unit 7 Unit 20 Unit 33 Unit 64
Unit 8 Unit 21 Unit 34 Units 65-68
Unit 9 Unit 22 & 69 Unit 35 Unit 70
Unit 10 Unit 23 Unit 36 Unit 71
Unit 11 Unit 24 Unit 37 Units 72-79
Unit 12 Unit 25 Unit 38 Units 80-85
Unit 13 Unit 26 Unit 39 Units 86 & 87

Did You Know?

Thermometer

The coldest recorded temperature at Denali National Park & Preserve headquarters is minus fifty-five degrees Fahrenheit (-48° C).