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Noatak National Preserve
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Getting There

Noatak National Preserve is a very remote area.  There are no roads that provide access. 

Commercial airlines provide service from Anchorage to Kotzebue or Fairbanks to Bettles. Once in Kotzebue or Bettles, you must fly to the preserve with various air taxi operators. There are scheduled flights to villages and chartered flights to remote park areas. Summer access may include motorized/non-motorized watercraft, aircraft, or by foot. (Note: Traveling by foot in the summer would be an arduous, roundabout journey.) Winter access may include snowmobiles, aircraft or by foot.


 

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Did You Know?
As of 2006, scientists have documented 447 species of vascular plants in Noatak National Preserve. The majority of the preserve is dominated by various types of tundra.

Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST