• Image of Mount McKinley and the Alaska Range

    Denali

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

Talkeetna Ranger Station

The Talkeetna Visitor Center
The Talkeetna Visitor Center is the beginning point for all mountaineering expeditions.
nps photo / neil blake
 
Talkeetna Ranger Station

Located on B Street in Talkeetna, about 100 miles south of the entrance to Denali National Park, this ranger station is the home of Denali's mountaineering rangers. Expeditions to Mt. McKinley and Mt. Foraker must stop here for their permit and mountain orientation.

The center also offers general park information, climbing information for the Alaska Range, summer interpretive programs, and a bookstore.

Open:
Mid-April to Labor Day, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Remainder of year, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Contact information

Talkeetna Ranger Station
P.O. Box 588
Talkeetna, AK 99676

907 733-2231
For mountaineering and general Talkeetna questions, e-mail us or see our mountaineering webpages
For education-related visits and questions, please click here

 
Park rangers offer interpretive programs in Talkeetna during the summer
Park rangers offer interpretive programs in Talkeetna during the summer.
nps photo / neil blake

Did You Know?

Thermometer

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