updated Sat. March 30, 2024
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San Francisco Chronicle
April 22, 2018
Denali National Park lead interpreter Nancy Holman said the changes should actually provide a more effective and efficient visit for those independent travelers. More than 400,000 people visit Denali National Park every year, primarily during the summer season. These changes are the result of parkÃâà...
KTUU.com
April 12, 2018
The fee increases apply to Yellowstone, Zion, Mount Rainier, Rocky Mountain and Grand Teton parks, among others. Denali National Park is set to have an annual pass increase by $5 to a $45 charge, the same increase as the per-person entry fee, which is set to increase to $15. The date for that changeÃâà...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
April 12, 2018
DENALI NATIONAL PARK — Visitors may notice some changes at Denali National Park this summer season. It's an attempt to streamline and help visitors find their way around the front country more easily. One-time visitors on package tours are not likely to notice any changes, but frequent visitors andÃâà...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
April 11, 2018
FAIRBANKS — Rarely is a scandal as outrageous as the state of Alaska's sanctioning the killing of Denali National Park's wolves and bears. Much of this shocking slaughter involves the use of bait to lure these iconic animals out of the park and kill them. Most of the ongoing killing is done in the StampedeÃâà...
Quad City Times
April 10, 2018
Alan Campbell, who has traveled in all 50 states, will share his trap to Denali National Park in Alaska in the April 17 DeWitt Noon Lions Club travelogue April 17. Shows will be 3 and 7 p.m. at the Operahouse Theater in downtown DeWitt. A $5 donation is suggested. The Lions use proceeds to supportÃâà...
KTOO
April 6, 2018
The killing of 10 wolves by a single hunter north of the Denali Highway, has raised new calls for protection of the animals in the Denali National Park region. Photos of an unidentified hunter with an AR-style rifle and a snow machine, surrounded by 10 wolf carcasses have circulated online. State Division ofÃâà...
Alaska Public Radio Network
April 5, 2018
The killing of ten wolves by a single hunter north of the Denali Highway, has raised new calls for protection of the animals in the Denali National Park region. Photos of an unidentified hunter with an AR-style rifle and a snow machine, surrounded by ten wolf carcasses have circulated online. Listen now.
One Green Planet
April 5, 2018
Alaska has announced an emergency ban on the trapping and hunting of wolves in the areas surrounding Denali National Park. This ban comes after winter killings of wolves near the park more than doubled this year, causing both ecological and financial concerns. As a petition on Care2 explains, huntersÃâà...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
April 4, 2018
The Interior Department is backing down from a plan to impose steep fee increases at popular national parks — including Denali National Park— in the face of widespread opposition from elected officials and the public. The plan would nearly triple entrance fees at 17 of the nation's most popular parks,Ãâà...
KVUE.com
April 4, 2018
Six million acres make up Denali National Park, with only one road through it all. The park's untamed lands await your visit in person, but it's still a little cold right now: The summer is the best time to make the trip. Meanwhile, make your plans and enjoy the amazing scenery in the gallery above with picturesÃâà...
YubaNet
April 3, 2018
Washington, DC, April 3, 2018 — The State of Alaska is scrambling to shut down hunting and trapping adjacent to Denali National Park over concerns that excessive kills may destabilize this iconic wolf population. Photos posted today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) show aÃâà...
goHUNT.com (blog)
April 3, 2018
With eight confirmed wolf deaths near Alaska's Denali National Park, biologists have initiated an emergency ban that will be in effect this week and next week. Eight is “twice the average number, which prompted the ban,” Bruce Dale, the head of wildlife conservation for the Alaska Department of Fish andÃâà...
The Spokesman-Review
March 28, 2018
Denali National Park plans to toughen poop hauling requirements for climbers on the popular West Buttress route up North America's tallest peak. The rules are based on research that indicates the Kahiltna Glacier is working more like a slow-moving poop conveyer belt and less like a natural toilet thanÃâà...
The Verge
March 8, 2018
If you're planning to climb Denali, North America's tallest mountain, you may have to pack up your poop: Denali National Park in Alaska may soon require climbers along the West Buttress route to carry all of their poop in a bucket instead of dumping it into a glacier. While it might not sound fun to carry anÃâà...
theday.com
March 5, 2018
One of the most luxurious lodges in Alaska, and one of the most remote anywhere, has just opened on a rocky glacier outcropping, or nunatak, smack in the middle of Denali National Park. From its wraparound windows, the resort's guests-a maximum of 10 at any given time-can watch the aurora borealisÃâà...
Atlas Obscura
March 2, 2018
Alaska's Denali mountain is the highest peak in North America and is home to beautiful wildlife, exquisite glaciers, and tons of poop. The Associated Press reported that according to a new study by glacier geologist Michael Loso, from 1951 to 2012, 36,000 climbers have deposited anywhere from 152,000Ãâà...
Newsweek
March 1, 2018
Most backpackers can count on their packs weighing less on the way down the mountain than they did going up, but in Denali National Park there's one more thing hikers might soon be expected to bring off of the mountain with them—their poop. Officials at Denali and researchers are now exploring theÃâà...
KIRO Seattle
February 28, 2018
Climbers on Denali, the centerpiece of sprawling Denali National Park, get all their drinking water by melting snow. And snow contaminated by human excrement can spread dangerous bacteria such as E. coli, causing climbers intestinal distress and diarrhea leading to dehydration, a life-threateningÃâà...
Condé Nast Traveler
February 27, 2018
Most people who visit Alaska's Denali National Park will do so by bus, often as a shore excursion from a cruise, a day trip from the town of Talkeetna, or a hotel near the park entrance. Others will spring for a few-hours-long flightseeing trip, boarding a small plane to see much more of the park, but from aÃâà...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
February 25, 2018
DENALI PARK — Visitors to the 2018 Winterfest celebration at Denali National Park got exactly what they came for: a balmy 20 degrees, light snow and wonderful day filled with activities. There was snow sculpting, ice carving, workshops with artists-in-residence, s'mores around a campfire and more.
Chicago Tribune
February 24, 2018
In the winter, thick snow blankets Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve, one of our nation's most incredible wild places. The wilderness stretches over 6 million acres (that's bigger than the state of New Hampshire). It's home to North America's tallest peak, as well as wolves, moose, snowshoe haresÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
February 20, 2018
One of the most luxurious lodges in Alaska, and one of the most remote anywhere, has just opened on a rocky glacier outcropping, or nunatak, smack in the middle of Denali National Park. From its wraparound windows, the resort's guests-a maximum of 10 at any given time-can watch the aurora borealisÃâà...
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
February 18, 2018
The recently constructed “Sheldon Chalet” which is rumored to cost more than 10 million dollars, financed by multiple investors (including possible foreign investment) dominates what was created by pioneering legend Don Sheldon on the Ruth glacier in Denali National Park. Don Sheldon built a 6-sidedÃâà...
KTOO
February 14, 2018
Denali National Park plans to toughen poop hauling requirements for climbers on the popular West Buttress route up North America's tallest peak. The rules are based on research that indicates the Kahiltna Glacier is working more like a slow-moving poop conveyer belt and less like a natural toilet thanÃâà...
Philly.com
December 31, 1999
The primary landing strip in Denali National Park — built by the elder Sheldon to facilitate explorations with Washburn — is a half-mile from Sheldon Chalet. “That's the provenance of the interest in this area,” explained Marne Sheldon, who ran point on logistics as the hotel took shape. Everything from theÃâà...
Alaska Public Radio Network
December 31, 1999
”They took all the comments into consideration and opted to go with a $5 across-the-board board fee increase,” Denali National Park spokeswoman Katherine Belcher said. Belcher says that means Denali's entrance fee will bump from $10 to $15, beginning in May of next year. Season passes will be $45.