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    Denali

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

Wilderness Access Center

The Wilderness Access Center
Visitors wait outside the Wilderness Access Center to board their shuttle bus.
nps photo / kent miller
 

Wilderness Access Center

Mile 0.75 Park Road, 907-683-9274

At the Wilderness Access Center, you can purchase bus tickets and arrange to stay in a park campground.

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All shuttle buses depart from this building, as well as some of the tour buses.

This building also houses a small gift shop, a coffee stand, and an information desk.

The Wilderness Access Center is operated by our concessioner, Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture.

Dates and hours of operation are:

May 20 to Sept. 17, 2012, 5 am to 7 pm daily for bus departures and coffee cart. Ticket desk open 7 am to 7 pm daily. Hours may vary during shoulder seasons.

If you arrive after 7 pm and need to check into a campground or pick up bus tickets, you can do so until 11 pm at the Riley Creek Mercantile, located in Riley Creek Campground.

Did You Know?

Image of bear silhouetted against sky

Did you know that Mount McKinley National Park was originally created to protect mammals, not because of the majestic mountain?