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Our shuttle
service is limited, operating four shuttles daily between the hostel
and the national park:
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TO PARK from hostel |
TO HOSTEL from Park
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| 6:40am |
5:30pm |
| 8:25am |
9:30pm |
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For years the hostel shuttle was offered as a free service. Unfortunately that has become impossible to continue. The price of fuel, upkeep, and insurnace has forced us to start charging for this service.
The price is $5.00 per person. If you use the shuttle twice in the same day, the second trip is free. Children between 5 and 12, are charged $2.00, and under 5 are free.
In addition, if you need transportation at sometime other than the normally scheduled times we will try to accommodate you. It will depend on the availability of the shuttle and someone to drive it. The price is $40 for up to 14 people anywhere between "Glitter Gulch" and the park on the north to Cantwell on the South during business hours. The van will not wait for you. In other words, if you hire the shuttle to take you to the gulch and you want to spend a couple of hours and return, you will have to pay for two shuttle trips. Contact us at any time for advice or to reserve a shuttle. Our shuttle service is available for use for guests and employees of neighboring properties on a space available basis.
PAYMENT
You can pay for your shuttle day pass when you reserve your stay, at check-in, or from the driver when you are ready to depart. We would prefer you purchase your ticket in advance at the office or at the time you reserve. If you choose to pay the driver, please have the proper change. The tickets are not transferrable and are only good for that day. |
Keep
in mind that we are 14 miles, or a 20-minute drive, south of the
Park entrance.
TO PARK
Our shuttle service
leaves the hostel daily at 6:40am, getting you to the Park WILDERNESS ACCESS CENTER (WAC), where all park shuttle bus tours begin, by 7:00am. We also
provide a shuttle to the Park area at 8:25am, arriving at the WAC
entrance at 8:45am.
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This
means that you shouldn't make reservations for the Park shuttle
buses before 7:15 am unless you have your own vehicle.
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FROM PARK
Our shuttle service
picks up at the Park WILDERNESS ACCESS CENTER (WAC), near the flag pole**, at 5:30pm
and 9:30pm daily. You must let us know in advance if you will be
needing a shuttle so that we are looking for you, but you are the one responsible to be in the right place at the right time.
If you are arriving
by train or bus from Fairbanks or Anchorage, we recommend
that you go to the WAC while waiting for our 5:30pm
shuttle. This is a great opportunity to find out about the Park,
pick up your tour tickets and make reservations for tomorrow's Park
tour buses. There are free shuttles that will transport you between the WAC and the Visitors Center. At the Visitors Center, you can check your bags and go for a hike on one of the many entrance area trails. The Morino Grill and park book store are adjacent to the Visitors Center. Rafting is also close by.
There are other restaurants and gift shops just outside the park entrance, in the commercial district known as Glitter Gulch! Click here for a map of entrance area hiking trails.
- If you will be arriving
by train, there is a free Park shuttle (green) that will take
you from the train depot to the WILDERNESS ACCESS CENTER (WAC). The distance
between the train depot and the WAC is about a mile.
There is also a foot path that you could enjoy if you aren't carrying
too much luggage.
- If you are arriving
by bus from Fairbanks, Anchorage or Talkeetna, you will be dropped at the WAC where
we will pick you up at 5:30pm.
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**OUR
SHUTTLE VAN PICTURED BELOW PICKS UP AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE WILDERNESS ACCESS CENTER,
NEAR THE FLAG POLE. STAND AT THE FLAG POLE LOOKING AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE WAC, THE LOCATION WHERE WE PICK YOU UP IS TO YOUR RIGHT! THERE ARE BUSES AND DRIVEWAYS BOTH WAYS, REMEMBER WE PICKUP TO RIGHT!
LOOK
FOR A WHITE 15-PASSENGER VAN THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A TRAILER ATTACHED!
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You must let us know IN ADVANCE if you
will require a shuttle so that we can reserve space for
you. IF you plan to be coming back to the hostel after 5:30pm,
we operate a 9:30pm shuttle, but only on a "as needed" basis, so you MUST RESERVE. We can't stress enough that you should make your plans
early. It is light almost all night here in the summer and
you might like to be in the Park later than 5:30pm. Unless
you reserve a 9:30pm shuttle with us, you must be on the 5:30pm
shuttle or find a ride with another guest. THERE IS NO WAY
FOR YOU TO RETURN TO THE HOSTEL FROM THE PARK AFTER 9:30PM
UNLESS YOU FIND A RIDE WITH SOMEONE ELSE, HITCHHIKE, OR PAY AN EXPENSIVE TAXI OR SHUTTLE, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE, OR WALK
THE 13 MILES. The alternative is a $300 room at one of the
hotels near the Park entrance. If your plans change, just call and let us know. And remember, be at the right place at the right time, we won't go looking for you. The shuttles leave ON TIME. |
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