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Denali Cabins is a collection of 46 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 92-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 92 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 20 years of experience in Alaska.

Anchorage Denali Express 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 Alaska - The Heart of Denali National Park

Kantishna lays within one of the America's most popular tourist destinations - Denali National Park.

Also called “The End of the Road” and "The Heart of Denali National Park", this small town at the end of the 92-mile Denali road boasts a summer population of approximately 135 and no winter residents Incredibly, there are only two ways for Denali National Park visitors to get to Kantishna – by bus from the park entrance or by small aircraft to Kantishna Airstrip, a single gravel runway accessible to only the smallest of aircraft.

Kantishna Air Taxi has been granted an exclusive concession permit by the National Park Service and is the only air operator based within the boundaries of Denali National Park.  Kantishna Air Taxi is fully insured, licensed and certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 

In Kantishna, just past Wonder Lake and on the banks of Moose Creek, you’ll find some of Denali National Park’s prettiest scenery. Several mining camps were established in this small, Denali backcountry town following the discovery of gold in Glacier Creek in 1905. The town’s population hit over 2000 during that first summer.

Thousands of gold seekers streamed into the Kantishna Hills during the fall and winter of 1905. "Practically every creek that heads into the Kantishna Hills was staked from source to mouth and intervening ridges were not ignored."

Gold in the region brought a flurry of prospectors in the early days, but as the gold began to run out so did interest in mining the Kantishna Hills. Today, visitors from around the world come to Kantishna not for gold, but for the natural beauty and solitude of this special place.  Many stay at the Denali Backcountry Lodge for a few days of hiking, wildlife viewing and flight seeing.

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