Winter Visitor Center
The Murie Science & Learning Center, located at mile 1.4 on the Park Road, is Denali's winter visitor center.
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Winter Visitor Center Open daily from 9 am - 4 pm, except major holidays, a building in Denali called the Murie Science and Learning Center serves as the winter source of visitor information. At the center, you can ...
In 2012 - 2013, the center will be closed on: Thanksgiving Day (November 22, 2012) Christmas Day (December 25, 2012) New Year's Day (January 1, 2013) The Murie Center continues to act as the winter visitor center until May 14, 2013. On May 15, 2013, the summer-season Denali Visitor Center will open.
Ranger-led programs In 2012-2013, we will offer ranger-led snowshoe walks on weekends. The start date of snowshoe walks is to be determined, and will depend largely on when sufficient snow has fallen. We will cancel walks if the temperature is colder than -10 F (-23 C). You are welcome to bring your own equipment, or borrow snowshoes and trekking poles from us. |
Did You Know?
Recent climate warming has affected Denali in ways that are readily apparent, such as reduced spring snowfall, earlier snowmelt, earlier green-up and thawing of permanent snowfields. Subarctic ecosystems, like Denali, are extremely sensitive to climate variability and change.