Alaska, United States
The eight national parks of Alaska, from Denali to the roadless Arctic. The most remote and committing parks in the system, best reached in the short northern summer.
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Start this quest to track your progress and log each stop as you go.
Bag them in any order. Each one you log brings the park count up.
This set collects the national parks of Alaska, including Denali, Glacier Bay, Kenai Fjords, Katmai, Lake Clark, Kobuk Valley, and Gates of the Arctic. Together they cover the highest peak in North America and some of the largest protected wilderness in the country.
Alaska's parks are in a category of their own. Several have no roads and are reached only by bush plane or boat, and the travel window is short. Treating them as one project sets honest expectations: this is a long-horizon goal, not a weekend list.
It is for ambitious park travelers who want the wildest end of the national park system as a single named goal, and who are planning around the narrow Alaskan summer.
The best season for Alaska National Parks is Summer.
Alaska National Parks has 7 checkpoints to log on the way to finishing it.
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