Plan Your Visit

These are the four areas of the park where the majority of visitor services are found. Scroll down on this webpage for information about these areas.

Welcome to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve!

Larger than Vermont and New Hampshire combined, this place is unimaginably big. In order to help you plan your visit, the park is divided into five areas where visitor services and things to do can be found. These areas are separated by distances and travel times not expected in a National Park, so please checkout this webpage: travel times between visitor services areas, while planning your visit. We hope you enjoy your trip to this remote, rugged, and breathtakingly beautiful national park!

Download and enjoy the official newspaper and visitor's guide, the K'elt'aeni.

Named for the local Ahtna Athabaskan word for Mount Wrangell, this full-color newsletter will help you plan and enjoy your journey in this immense wilderness park. Trip Planning, Park Facilities, Guide to Park Roads, Maps, Hiking Information and more...

 

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Copper Center Area

This area contains the park's main visitor center at Park Headquarters, the Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor Center.

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Nabesna Road

Starting from the Tok Cutoff Highway, the Nabesna road is a scenic road nestled in a valley between the Mentasta and Wrangell Mountains.

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McCarthy Road and Kennecott

The McCarthy road stretches from the town of Chitina to the Kennicott River, a 1/2 mile from the town of McCarthy.

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Yakutat and Coast

Hubbard Glacier flowing into the Gulf of Alaska with mountains and blue sky in the background.

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Backcountry

Things to do in the backcountry include backpacking, mountaineering, staying at a public use cabin, and other exiting opportunities.