Denali State Park
Appearance
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Type | Wilderness |
Location | 147.1 Parks Highway, north of Trapper Creek[1] |
Coordinates | 62°44′21″N 150°06′48″W / 62.73917°N 150.11333°W[2] |
Opened | 1970 (expanded to present size in 1976) |
Operated by | Alaska State Parks |
Denali State Park is a 325,240 acre (1,316.2 km²) state park in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located adjacent to the east side of Denali National Park and Preserve, along the Parks Highway.
![View of Alaska Range from Denali State Park](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Alaska_range.jpg/220px-Alaska_range.jpg)
The park is undeveloped wilderness with the exception of the two day-use areas, three campgrounds, and two trailheads accessible from the Parks Highway:[1]
- Alaska Veterans Memorial
- Denali Viewpoint South
- Byers Lake Campground, near Byers Lake
- Denali Viewpoint North Campground
- Lower Troublesome Creek Campground
- Upper Troublesome Creek Trail (closed in 2009 due to washouts caused by severe flooding)[3]
- Little Coal Creek Trail
See also
References
- ^ a b Alaska State Parks near Trapper Creek in the Susitna Valley
- ^ Denali National Park and Preserve - Aviation Reporting Coordinates (U.S. National Park Service)
- ^ The Milepost 61st Edition, page 406 ISBN 978-1892-15426-2