Denali Education Center Reviews

Beautiful rain or shine, true escape into the wilderness

The wilderness tundra tour was not worth it. We enjoyed the park, and would have enjoyed more with more time for hiking.

Nice national Park for hiking in wilderness, see some wildlife like Bear, moose, Caribou etc.

Enjoy it now. The changes in climate is changing the park.

Spectacular park with most veautiful scenery you ever seen.
It is licated halfway between Fairbanks and Anchorage.
You can go there by car but I suggest you to use bus from the bus stop in the Denali to visit the Denali park.
If you will be lucky you can see some beautiful wild creature such as moose and fox.

Today I must boast a visit to the beautiful Denali National Park (Alaska), which we graduated as about 10% of all its visitors in sunny weather. It is an amazing park with the dominant mountain Denali (formerly Mount McKinley, height 6190m) with unspoiled nature and animals.

Plan your backcountry territories ahead of time. Soooo much land to discover it's unbelievable. Be prepared to see many a grizzly bear as well. Do the drive from the lower 48 [from chicago for us :D]. The journey is half the experience.

Always amazing! Worth the time to stop at the pull outs and take in your surroundings. Next trip I will rent a room in the park and extend the trip.

Denali National Park and Preserve has so much to offer. We camped at the Wonder Lake campground for two nights. The ride to/from the campground was so enjoyable, including dynamic, breath taking scenery and sightings of wild animals. During our ride, we saw a red fox, a brown bear, a herd of caribou, a golden eagle, and lots of rabbits and ground squirrels. Even though the bus ride is almost 5.5 hours, we never got bored. We were also lucky to see Mt. Denali while we were camping. Two storms pushed away the smoke, and we woke up to a view of the Alaska range, from east to west. There is only one established trail in the Wonder Lake area, McKinley bar trail. It is a relatively flat 4.8 mile round trip trail, and you will walk through the tundra to taiga and reaches the river. There are blue berries along the way, too.

Even though we got rained on multiple times, we had a great time. I recommend staying at least 2 nights to explore different areas of the park. Our 3 nights stay was not enough, and we will come back again to explore some more.

you'll see bears! great place. gigantic land to explore. Tour shuttle bring back memories of riding school bus. We love our driver!

From the tourist center, take a park bus, and you can see the changes of the plants from the hills, and slowly the tall trees become shrubs to the grasslands. I was very surprised to see the wild animals, and slowly pay attention to snoring to avoid scaring them. The nature ecology is infinitely magical. The skillful bus driver's room with special hand communication and super good vision to guide the observation of distant animals is absolutely extinct.

You have to be kidding me! An amazing place to experience the last of the wilderness.

Beautiful park that can be visited by bus (stop when meeting with the many animals of the park) but also by vehicle on 20 kms and where you can already see elk (among others). Possibilities to do many hikes and camping (Wonderlake - facing the Denali).
Buses for campsites can carry everything you need on site.
If possible, leave early, just the sunrise is beautiful ....

Great national park. Where else can you hike with grizzly bears around??!!

We visited in fall and it was really colorful and beautiful. We dint get a clear view of Denali during our stay as it was cloudy. Should definitely take the tours as private vehicles aren't allowed deep into the park. We went on the Tundra wilderness tour we got to see grizzly bears, moose, caribou, doll sheeps and wolf pups.

We took the Eilsen Visitor center shuttle. The driver was incredibly knowledgeable and stopped many times to show us the sights. We saw Bears, Caribou, Moose and other smaller animals like Arctic ground squirrel, Marmot and some birds.

Beautiful. This is an example of stunning serenity. Worth the trip and the coast to arrive here. Absolutely beautiful.

A stunning wilderness park, Denali is like no other place on Earth.

Its Denali park! The national park is one of the great wilderness areas in America! You have to experience it in this life!

I visited with my parents when I was 19 in July of 93. We sat on a big school bus with packed lunches and endured a long bumpy ride with other tourists from all over the world. We headed into the park with a lovely young ranger telling us facts about the park. Within no less than 90 minutes on the bumpy bus, we saw a huge Moose in the green valley and the top of the big mountain came out as the clouds gave way to the sun. Even the ranger was awestruck by our good fortune and quick delivery. It stays with me as one of the best parts of our 2 week trip to this beautiful state.

Beautiful wilderness. Mountain vistas, streams, and wildlife. Rangers were informative and friendly.

Great park to visit in summer time for bear watching.

Unbelievable majesty. Drive there, take the tour. Breath that air. Almost sheer perfection.

Beautiful drive
Lots of places to stop

National Parks and wildlife sanctuaries are our most beautiful swaths of wilderness, and may well be our most precious resources. ... This one is really beautiful and has amazing and beautiful scenery and imp animals... Hop u guys have a visit there..simply best one

Fantastic park many wild animals, park guides and rangers are excellent.

Camped here for our honeymoon. Once in a lifetime experience!

The Most Amazing Place on EARTH a View of the north peak of Denali labor day 9/4/17

Fine place to visit in Summer! Take the bus ride on the mountains to see the wild animals. We saw couple of grizzly bears. Elks, wolves and other small animals. View is spectacular and bars near the entrance are awesome. Visit to Alska should include Denali!

Was nice park. Very clean. Could have better instructions and directions in order for new comers to get around. Enjoyed the bus tour. Guid was friendly a d informative and always trying to help us see the wild animals. But in did put safety first.

The best outdoor experience ever in my life!
I went Denali with other 2 female friends, we booked two nights camping in the wonder lake!
I was terrified of encounter with Monsieur bears when we went to hiking and camping in the night! But still, those are quite funny when we recalled those memories later!

Nice stope over good cost effective food available, rooms were comfortable, yes nice stop over.

Its Alaska, I mean what else needs said. The whole state should be one of the wonders of the world. Here you can see golden and bald eagles. Grizzly or maybe brown bears, and more salmon than you could ever imagine. Especially if you go during the fall run. Grab a license and a rod and don't look back.

Nature at its finest is the best way to describe this awesome park . We arrived after services had closed, but still were able to enjoy the limited drive through the park with little traffic. Beautiful pictures to cherish for a lifetime.

Anyone who travels to Alaska should visit this National Park. It was one of the best experiences of my life.

Fantastic Park! We saw tons of wildlife including grizzly bears, moose and caribou. Lots of wilderness. Although the tours do provide for handicapped individuals, it does have a lot of walking involved.

One word: EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a must visit park of the U.S!
It is fun, enjoyable, beautiful, and awesome!
Definitely recommend. :-)

The biggest gain in the Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska is the brown bear that I have passed by, not to mention my 12-hour hard journey. Oh, I think this is the most appropriate word for the brown bear. Next time you must go to Katmai National Park and Preserve to watch their catching salmon.

Fascinating!
We were thrilled by our bus driver WENDY.
The park is a must.

The park road tours are a great experience; get up early for the best wildlife viewing. The visitor s center is the must starting place for anyone hoping to fully experience this National Park. The staff is friendly and well informed about the opportunities that await you.
Don t miss the videos that are offered for a unique view of park offerings that you may never experience.

Beautiful place, but too much of park is closed to any but bus riders.

Spent a day in the park really enjoying the scenery and hikes.

This place was ok it was not the best because the workers had yelled at y son for no reason.

A magnificent park. At least 2 days to visit - a bus and a necessary flight by plane to the top of the mountain

My favorite place to be in the world. What more can I say?

I got my arm ripped off by a bear and had to kill my tour guide because he turned full serial killer. Great trip.

What I like about Denali was it's wilderness. It must be visited once

Big park.. wish you could drive it yourself only way to see anything os on a bus.

Wow! A majestic drive through the park to look at grizzly bears, mountain goats, moose and scenic views. Unfortunately, the weather did not permit a view of Mt Denali. The 13 hour bus journey felt a little too long. However, for the price, it's a day well spent :)

Simply an amazing park. Pray for clear weather and enjoy the mountain

Loved the bus tour. Fantastic sights
Plenty of animals. Driver took her time and stopped whenever an animal appeared. Great stories about park. 100% recommend

An amazing and beautiful park.
A pure nature park on vast expanses with lots of animals.
There are tours on a tiptical bus.
It is highly recommended

We visited this park on a bus tour and it was beautiful. Amazing how big it is and would recommend it to anyone in the area. Bus tour is a great way to see a large area but this place would also be great for some day hiking and camping.