Denali National Park is famous for being home to Mt. McKinley, which is the highest mountain in North America. The word “Denali” means “the High One.” The translation actually refers to Mt McKinley itself, which was named after president William McKinley. Like many other National Parks in Alaska, Denali National Park is home to a diverse population of wildlife. These may include wolves, Dall sheep, bears, moose and caribou.

To see it, all you need to do is travel the 92 mile park road. The farther you go, to more you’ll see,for the subarctic landscape will open up as big as the sky and the animals will move through it with wild, ancient poetry.Other North American parks have their wildlife, but none has animals so visible or diverse as Denali. And other parks havetheir mountains, but none with a stature so stunning, a summit so towering as McKinley. Denali’s visitors have increased 1,000percent in 30 years. Accommodating them without eroding the park’s wilderness has been a struggle.

The 90-mile road into Denali Park has restricted access. Private vehicles are only permitted along the first 14 miles. Since the rest of the area is most definitely worth exploring, you will definitely want to plan to take a Denali National Park tour. If you would like to explore the wildlife on your Denali National Park tour, the Kantishna Wilderness Trails Company is a popular tour operator. They provide a fantastic Denali National Park tour that allows you to explore the habitats that support big-game species such as black bear, grizzly, moose, caribou, Dall sheep, wolf, and wolverine.

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