Wrangell-St Elias Visitor Center

The Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor Center is located along the Richardson Highway, 10 miles south of Glennallen, AK.

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Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor Center
Mile 106.8 Richardson Highway
Copper Center, AK
[phone]

Summer (May 25 - September 21, 2013):
Open Daily
9:00am - 6:00pm

Winter
Open Monday-Friday, as staffing permits.
9:00am - 4:00pm
Closed on federal holidays.

 

The Headquarters and Visitor Center provides information about the entire park in addition to the administration and management facilities. This beautiful, brand new facility is located along the Richardson Highway at mile 106 (between Glennallen and Copper Center). View the park movie in the new theater, enjoy the exhibits, stroll the short nature trail to a spectacular view of the Wrangell Mountains, check out the bookstore, meet a park ranger, and get oriented with the large 3-D interactive map display. Park rangers provide guided talks and walks daily during the summer months. Subsistence fishing and hunt permits are also available.

The Visitor Center is open year round Monday-Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm, as staffing permits. During the summer season (Memorial day to Labor Day) the Visitor Center is open seven days a week from 9:00am to 6:00pm. During the winter, the Visitor Center is closed on federal holidays.

Services available in nearby Copper Center include a post office, lodging, gas station, food store, tire repair, and telephone.

 

360 Degree "Virtual View"
Outside the Visitor Center

 

360 Degree "Virtual View"
Inside the Visitor Center