News Release

Fall 2017: Northern Portions of Denali Open to Snowmobile Use for Traditional Activities

Date: November 20, 2017
Contact: Katherine Belcher, [phone]

The superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are north of the crest of the Alaska Range.

Riders are reminded that all lands within the former Mount McKinley National Park on both the north and the south sides of the Alaska Range are closed to all snowmobile use by federal regulation.

Overall, riding conditions are variable. It is the rider’s responsibility to avoid locations where damage to vegetation or soils could occur, or where vegetation is taller than the protective snow cover.

Learn more about snowmobiling in Denali.