DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE
Denali National Park and Preserve covers more than six million acres in Interior Alaska, near the communities of Healy and Cantwell. It is 240 miles north of Anchorage and 125 miles south of Fairbanks.
FAIRBANKS
Originally a trading post for gold prospectors and sternwheeler river boats, Fairbanks, in the heart of Alaska’s interior, is now a popular tourist destination and gateway for national parks and tours further north across the Arctic circle.
Set in the land of the midnight sun, Fairbanks offers a wealth of natural wonders including the world famous displays of the dazzling northern lights, seen here an average of 243 days a year. Of course, there are no guarantees, but visitors that are in Fairbanks for four days have a 97% chance of seeing an aurora.
For a look at man’s acheivements in the area, and as a testament to the mining spirit of the gold fever of 1902, Fairbanks’ attractions feature the University of Alaska Museum of the North, the El Dorado Gold Mine, where visitors can take a narrow gauge train through a permafrost tunnel, and Pioneer Park, an indoor facility with Pioneer and Goldrush exhibits.
The University of Alaska Museum is the state's primary repository of natural and cultural history and is internationally recognized for its comprehensive northern collections.
One of the must see events to be held in Fairbanks is the annual World Ice Art Championships, an international ice sculpture competition with ice sculptors from more than thirty countries producing more than more than 100 larger-than life sculptures
Among the many options for excursions out of Fairbanks, visitors can take a trip to see Athabascan Indian life on the Yukon River with a fly/drive adventure to Prospect Creek, a Koyukuk Athabascan settlement. This narrated tour explains the natural and cultural history of these inhabitants of Alaska's harsh Interior. Another option is to journey to a Tanana River fish camp and spend time with an Athabascan family as they harvest salmon from the river, and see how the fish are processed and preserved in the smokehouse.
YUKON–CHARLEY RIVERS NATIONAL PRESERVE
This preserve includes 2.5 million acres in Interior Alaska, along the Canadian border, near the communities of Eagle and Circle.
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