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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Filing a Trip Plan

It is strongly recommended that visitors file a trip plan with a friend or relative. This plan should include

Instruct your friend or relative to call the park and initiate a search if they do not hear from you by a prearranged date and time.

We also encourage all visitors to fill out our voluntary backcountry registration form and the Alaska State Trooper SAR form. These forms provide appropriate information for park rangers should a search be initiated. However, in keeping with the wilderness nature of the Park and Preserve, rangers do not follow the itinerary of backcountry visitors.

Chapman Fire, 2005  

Did You Know?
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.

Last Updated: January 12, 2007 at 21:06 EST