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    Gates Of The Arctic

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

Operating Hours & Seasons

The Park and Preserve are open year round. It is best to call each office prior to arrival to confirm current operational hours.

Fairbanks Administrative Center

4175 Geist Road

Fairbanks, AK 99709

(907) 457-5752 Open year-round Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed on holidays.

Bettles Ranger Station & Visitor Center

PO Box 26030 Bettles Field, AK 99726

(907) 692-5495 Open year round:

  • From mid-June to the end of September: open 7 days a week, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (sometimes closed noon - 1:00 p.m. for lunch).
  • Remainder of Year: open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - noon / 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed on holidays.

Arctic Interagency Visitor Center

Coldfoot, Alaska, on the Dalton Highway

(907) 678-5209 Open Memorial Day to Labor Day, 7 days a week, 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Anaktuvuk Pass Ranger Station

Anaktuvuk Pass, AK

(907) 661-3520 Outside display is open year-round; call for ranger station hours.

Did You Know?

Chapman Fire, 2005

In 1969, five wildland fires burned 129,820 acres in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. That was the largest acreage to burn in the park in a given year. Interestingly, 14 wildland fires, the most fires to occur in the park, burned a mere 500 acres in 1977.