Kantishna & Denali National Park Alaska Tour and Travel Information
 

Denali Cabins is a collection of 45 cedar cabins located near the entrance to Denali National Park which combines the charm of Alaskan cabins with the comfort of a hotel room.

The Denali Backcountry Adventure is a full day of narrated exploration and sightseeing along the 95-mile Denali Park Road to Denali Backcountry Lodge in Kantishna, returning to the Park entrance in the evening. Snacks, drinks, lunch and an afternoon activity are included.

Come join us deep within Denali National Park at the Denali Backcountry Lodge. Our remote lodge, located at the end of the 95 mile Park Road in Kantishna, offers you a complete Denali Park vacation experience -- and surprising comfort.

Alaska Denali Tours is our full-service Alaska vacation booking service designed to provide you with a one-stop Alaska vacation planning resource based on our 14 years of experience in Alaska.

Denali Motorcoach features a spacious, comfortable, climate controlled motorcoach with large picture windows, lots of legroom and on-board rest room. In short it’s luxury and comfort in Alaska travel.
 Kantishna & Denali National Park Alaska - History

Among the many peoples who originally called Kantishna and Denali National Park home were the Ahtna, Athabaskan, Koyukon and Tanana.

In the 1890s, after thousands rushed to Canada’s Klondike goldfields, many miners headed west to try their luck in Alaska. Stampeding became a way of life for many frontier adventurers, and when Alaska’s boomtowns became too crowded or the pay-dirt too scarce, these wanderers followed rumors of gold into uncharted and exceedingly rugged territory.

The Kantishna Mining District, deep within Denali National Park and Preserve, is one such place where hundreds of miners left the relative security of Dawson, Fairbanks, and Nome to seek their fortunes in the wilderness. 

It was around this time that naturalist, hunter, and conservationist, Charles Sheldon, first began work to preserve this unique natural treasure.  He first traveled to the area
in 1906 and again in 1907.  When Sheldon returned to the East in 1908, the Game Committee of the Boone and Crockett Club, of which he was chairman, launched the campaign to establish a national park. Largely due to these efforts, Mount McKinley National Park was established in 1917.

Following the establishment of Mount McKinley National Park that year by President Woodrow Wilson, the Park was designated an International Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations in 1976.

In 1980, the original park was designated a wilderness area and incorporated into Denali National Park and Preserve.

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