Alaska is home to 8 of America's 63 national parks, more than any state except California. From the tallest peak in North America at Denali to the calving glaciers of Kenai Fjords and the bear-viewing paradise of Katmai, Alaska's parks are vast, wild, and mostly roadless.
Per Google Trends 2026, Denali is Alaska's most-searched national park.
#1Denali is six million acres of wild land, bisected by one ribbon of road. Travelers along it see the relatively low-elevation taiga forest give way to high alpine tundra and snowy mountains, culminating in North America's tallest peak, 20,310' Mount McKinle…
#2At the edge of the Kenai Peninsula lies a land where the ice age lingers. Nearly 40 glaciers flow from the Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords' crowning feature. Wildlife thrives in icy waters and lush forests along the fjords once carved by the vast expanse of…
#3Covering 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines and deep sheltered fjords, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is known as Homeland to the Huna and Yakutat Lingít, and is a highlight of Alaska's Ins…
#4A landscape is alive underneath our feet, filled with creatures that remind us what it is to be wild. Katmai was established in 1918 to protect the volcanically devastated region surrounding Novarupta and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Today, Katmai Nat…
#5Wrangell-St. Elias is a vast national park that rises from the ocean all the way up to 18,008 ft. At 13.2 million acres, the park is the same size as Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Switzerland combined! Within this wild landscape, pe…
#6Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a land of stunning beauty. Volcanoes steam, salmon run, bears forage, and craggy mountains reflect in shimmering turquoise lakes. Here, too, local people and culture still depend on the land and water. Venture into t…
#7This vast landscape does not contain any roads or trails. Visitors discover intact ecosystems where people have lived with the land for over ten thousand years. Wild rivers meander through glacier-carved valleys, caribou migrate along age-old trails, endles…
#8Caribou, sand dunes, the Kobuk River, Onion Portage - just some of the facets of Kobuk Valley National Park. Thousands of caribou migrate through, their tracks crisscrossing sculpted dunes. The Kobuk River is an ancient and current corridor for people and w…
| Park | Entrance fee | Dogs on trails? | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denali | $15 | See park page | AK |
| Kenai Fjords | Free | See park page | AK |
| Glacier Bay | Free | See park page | AK |
| Katmai | Free | See park page | AK |
| Wrangell - St Elias | Free | See park page | AK |
| Lake Clark | Free | See park page | AK |
| Gates Of The Arctic | Free | See park page | AK |
| Kobuk Valley | Free | See park page | AK |
Alaska contains 8 of the 63 official U.S. national parks: Denali, Kenai Fjords, Glacier Bay, Katmai, Wrangell - St Elias, Lake Clark, Gates Of The Arctic, Kobuk Valley.
Denali National Park & Preserve. Per Google Trends 2026, Denali is Alaska's most-searched national park.
June to early September. Most Alaska parks are effectively inaccessible in winter; Denali Park Road access is best mid-May to mid-September.
Rules vary by park. Most allow leashed pets only in developed areas. Check each park's official pet policy (linked on every park page here) before you go.