Get Wild!

A person paddling a raft on a river.
On the Noatak River.

Considering a trip to Alaskan Wilderness?

Alaska Wilderness Map: Alaska NPS Wilderness Boundaries (arcgis.com)

These web sites contain helpful trip-planning information:

Denali National Park and Preserve
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kobuk Valley National Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Noatak National Preserve
Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve

Learn more about what is unique and special about each of these wilderness areas through the park’s Wilderness Character Narrative.

Learn more about conducting wilderness research in Alaska's national parks.

Explore Wilderness in Alaska

  • A sled dog team travels over snow under Denali.
    Denali Wilderness

    Denali Wilderness is a land of paradox. It can feel inviting, and it can feel terrifying. Accessible and remote. Breathtaking and trying.

  • Caribou antlers and skull in the foreground of a valley surrounded by mountains.
    Gates of the Arctic Wilderness

    In Gates of the Arctic wilderness, people and nature weave a story of mutual existence for more than 12,000 years.

  • A bear walks along a beach with mountains in the background.
    Katmai Wilderness

    A land of unpredictable contrasts, Katmai is known for its plentiful wildlife, harsh weather, dramatic geologic processes, and remoteness.

  • A hiker in winter snow high over a glacier and fjord.
    Kenai Fjords Wilderness

    A place of magnanimous and dynamic change, insistent in its grandeur.

  • An aerial view of a turquoise lake, river, and mountains.
    Lake Clark Wilderness

    Exhilarating. Enlightening. Enduring. Lake Clark Is a Land of Stunning Wilderness.

  • Forested mountains and a braided river.
    Yukon-Charley Wilderness

    The remote Charley River provides visitors with a wilderness experience.

Last updated: February 1, 2024

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