Effective Saturday, February 15, 2025, the superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve has authorized opening the ...

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 occurred on a stretch of the Parks Highway between Cantwell and the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve. On Friday morning, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said that ...

Update Sunday, 5:30 p.m.: A stretch of the Parks Highway north of Cantwell remained closed Sunday night as crews worked to clear debris following an avalanche on Friday. The highway will be closed ...

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 ...

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 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'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.