Denali National Park & Preserve features North America's highest mountain, 20,320-foot tall Mount McKinley. The Alaska Range also includes countless other spectacular mountains and many large glaciers. Denali's more than 6 million acres also encompass a complete sub-arctic eco-system with large mammals such as grizzly bears, wolves, Dall sheep, and moose.

The park was established as Mount McKinley National Park on Feb. 26, 1917. The original park was designated a wilderness area and incorporated into Denali National Park and Preserve in 1980. The Park was designated an international biosphere reserve in 1976. Today the park accommodates a wide variety of visitor use including wildlife viewing, mountaineering, and backpacking. It continues to provide a laboratory for research in the natural sciences.

Mt. McKinley is a little hard to miss, as well -- although the locals call the great mountain Denali. The park named for the 20,320-foot mountain is, of course, famous for its views of the massive mountain.

However, since McKinley is hidden in clouds much of the year, you may have better luck viewing the wildlife.

Today the park accommodates a wide variety of visitor use including wildlife viewing, mountaineering, and backpacking. It continues to provide a laboratory for research in the natural sciences.

Mt. McKinley is a little hard to miss, as well -- although the locals call the great mountain Denali. The park named for the 20,320-foot mountain is, of course, famous for its views of the massive mountain. However, since McKinley is hidden in clouds much of the year, you may have better luck viewing the wildlife. Bus tours will get you up close and personal with grizzly bears, caribou, wolves, Dall sheep and moose.