We have chosen the most popular and best run tours and activities available in the area and make these available to you to book through us at the time of reservation, or after arriving. There is NO EXTRA CHARGE for this service and we hope you utilize it. If you have found another tour that you are interested in, just give us the details and we will book that for you too. Here is the line-up, just click on one of the tours below:

FLIGHT-SEEING BY HELICOPTER

FLIGHT-SEEING BY AIRPLANE

HELI-HIKING

RAFTING

KAYAKING

MOUNTAIN BIKE RENTALS AND TOURS

SLED DOG DEMONSTATION AND KENNEL TOUR OF IDITAROD CHAMP JEFF KING

HORSEBACK RIDING

FLY-FISHING

JET BOAT RIDES

The only reservations that we do not make for our guests are bus trips back into the national park. See details on the Denali National Park info page.

Check these options out for your Denali visit. There are also hikes from our doorstep, as well as hikes right inside the National Park.

BUS TRIPS INTO THE PARK: check out the Denali National Park website, or call their toll-free reservations #: 1-800-622-7275. Keep in mind that we are 13 miles, or a 20-minute drive, south of the Park entrance.

Basically, you can drive the first 14 miles into the National Park in your own vehicle, and after that you must be on a bus, a bike, or in the air. There are 6-hour trips going back 53 miles, all the way up to 13-hour trips going 91 miles back into the Park. There is also a camper bus that takes people to the various campgrounds in the Park as well as backcountry campers to their reserved units. We do not recommend the “tours” that Denali Park Resorts, the concessionaire that runs all buses in the national park, sells. The tours are much more expensive, don’t let you off the bus to go for a hike, and offer inconvenient departure times. The camper buses run frequently throughout the day, allow you to get off one bus to go for a hike and catch the next bus coming by, space available. The drivers of the camper buses are also very knowledgeable and informative. This is a good way to see the park.

We HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you make your reservations for the Park camper buses IN ADVANCE, particularly if you are only staying two nights in the area. Many visitors arrive and are out of luck because the camper buses going into the National Park do fill up. Of course this is not always the case, and at times a person can walk into an open seat at just the right time. Generally, particularly once the summer gets going (mid-June), you can arrive on one day and make reservations for the following day. Park camper bus reservations are the only local reservations that we DO NOT book for our guests.

We also recommend checking out this website for descriptions of the scenery at different points along the Park road, as well as info on seeing the Park on your own.

HIKING: There are some great hikes that begin from or close to the Denali Visitors Center, just inside the Park entrance. See a map of the entrance area hikes along with descriptions on the Day Hiking page of the national park website.

Ranger led hikes are a great way to see the park and learn something along the way! For more information, see the Ranger Programs page on the national park website. These hikes are offered daily and often involve the purchase of a shuttle bus ticket, a drive into the park, and a hike at a pre-determined location. You can only sign up for these hikes in person no more than 48 hours in advance. There are also daily ranger programs at various places within the park. See above link for more information.

The FREE SLED DOG DEMONSTRATION offered by the Park is a great intro to a very popular sport and means of transport in this area, and I recommend that you fit it in. The demonstrations are at 10am, 2pm and 4pm, and last about 30 minutes. Take the free park shuttle from the Visitors Center or Wilderness Access Center to the demonstration 30 min. before showtime.

The Denali Highway travels 130 miles east from Cantwell, which is just 14 miles south of us at Carlo Creek. It is a dirt, but now well-traveled, highway that moseys right on through the Alaska Range. Lots of creeks and lakes make the journey an incredible way to pass the time and see this area. Plan for lots of pot-holes and slow-going. If you the time and patience to travel along leisurely, it’s worth it!

Let us know if we can answer any other questions for you. We will be happy to make your arrangements for you once you have perused and know what you would like to try! There is no additional charge to you, but the local operators give us a small commission which goes a long way by the end of the summer. You can call us closer to the time of your arrival if your plans are changing and we can then make needed schedule changes or arrangements with the local operators. You can also wait until you get here and we can help you plan your local adventures then.