Petersville Road
The unofficial "south entrance" to Denali National Park.
Plan Around Petersville Road
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Petersville Road Details
The unofficial "south entrance" to Denali National Park runs for 34 miles from Trapper's Creek on the George Parks Highway/Highway 3 (milepost 114.9) to the park boundary. A former mining road, it features paved sections near its beginning and sometimes becomes indistinguishable from its surroundings toward the end. The drive will take you through a landscape with few signs of human activity (and fewer services, so be prepared) and awesome views of Mt. McKinley and the Alaska Range, to abandoned mines and provides access to both Denali State Park and Denali National Park. A four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended. The road is closed to auto traffic in the winter, and sections may be impassable at other times of year as well.
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Nearby Parks Around Petersville Road
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Petersville Road
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11.2 mi away
Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station
This ranger station is where mountaineering activities within the park are organized.
12.4 mi away
Talkeetna
Talkeetna, Alaska, sits at the confluence of the Susitna, Chulitna and Talkeetna rivers.
27.2 mi away
Ruth Glacier
Ruth Glacier plunges through the Great Gorge in descending 2,000 feet in about six miles.
29.6 mi away
Denali State Park
Denali State Park is 325,240 acres of mostly wilderness sitting just to the east of the national park.
30.0 mi away
Mount Goldie
Mount Goldie is a peak in the Alaska Range within Denali National Park.
