ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An avalanche has blocked mile 219 of the Parks Highway near Denali National Park, resulting in a full highway closure. Around 10 a.m., an avalanche on the Parks Highways ...

Residents of the Denali and Cantwell communities are advised to brace for a power outage at 10 a.m. Monday when the blasting ...

The avalanche at Mile 219, between Cantwell and the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve, initially closed the Parks Highway on Friday morning. Crews worked through the day and night to ...

The park road was completed in 1938 but road access to the park entrance was not until 1957 when the Denali Highway opened. In 1971 the completion of the George Parks Highway doubled visitors as ...

The Parks Highway was closed in both directions north of Cantwell on Friday after debris from an avalanche crossed the roadway. The avalanche at Mile 219 closed the Parks Highway as of 10 a.m. Friday, ...

In the 1960s Adolph Murie fought hard against plans to pave a highway into the ... In 1972 Denali became one of the first of America’s national parks to set up a mass transit system to reduce ...

The park's name was changed to Denali, to reflect its deeper history. Explore historical images of the national parks and the people who played a role in preserving them for the future.