Discover a Premiere Wilderness
This vast landscape does not contain any roads or trails. Visitors discover intact ecosystems where people have lived with the land for thousands of years. Wild rivers meander through glacier-carved valleys, caribou migrate along age-old trails, endless summer light fades into aurora-lit night skies of winter. It remains virtually unchanged except by the forces of nature.
Features
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Connecting People to Ecosystems
Planning a visit to Gates or just wanting to learn more about the ecosystems, animals and plants of the park. Experience these multimedia rich pages.
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We're on Facebook
Check out the Gates of the Arctic page today. "Like" the page and get the latest information about the park
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General Management Plan (GMP) Amendment
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is pleased to announce that public scope will begin for an amendment of the 1986 GMP.
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Looking Closer
Take a journey of discovery down the Kobuk River in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.
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Did You Know?
Chert is a fine-grained rock used by the prehistoric inhabitants of the Brooks Range to create tools like scrapers, knives and spear points. The Brooks Range contains one of the richest deposits of "tool quality" chert in the world.