Healy
Healy, Alaska is home to hotels, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, outfitters, a brewery, and more.
Plan Around Healy
A good stop is not just something to read about. Once it belongs on the day, move into a saved trip and build the route around it.
Use this detail page to confirm that the stop is worth it, then carry that decision into a trip draft while the park context is still fresh.
Healy Details
Healy, Alaska is more than the mailing address for Denali National Park: it's also home to numerous other parks, hotels, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, outfitters, a brewery, and even has a few tourist attractions of its own. The historic coal-mining town (you can visit the still-operating Usibelli Coal Mine) is located 11 miles north of the park entrance on the George Parks Highway, making it the closest community outside the park borders. Apart from its proximity to Denali, the town of Healy's biggest claim to fame is that it's where the Stampede Trail meets the Parks Highway: this rough road into the Alaskan backcountry is a occasionally used backdoor into Denali National Park and also where Chris McCandless of "Into the Wild" fame made his ill-fated attempt to overwinter alone in the wilderness. Visitors can take ATV tours of the road.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
N/A
Estimated time
N/A
Region
N/A
Nearby Parks Around Healy
Compare nearby parks around Healy when deciding whether to expand the route after this stop.
Nearby Points of Interest Around Healy
Use nearby POIs to quickly expand your options beyond Healy while the map context is still fresh.
2.9 mi away
Nenana Canyon
Nenana Canyon area -- a.k.a. "Glitter Gulch" -- is home to hotels, restaurants, shops, and bars.
11.1 mi away
Murie Science and Learning Center
The heart of Denali's education and outreach programs.
11.1 mi away
Winterfest
Denali is far less visited in winter than summer, but one event that does draw a crowd is the annual Winterfest.
11.1 mi away
Murie Science and Learning Center Trail
This short gravel trail connects the Murie Science and Learning Center with other trails.
14.2 mi away
Mount Healy
The Mt. Healy ridgeline reaches heights of up to 6,000 feet.
