Alaska's parks

Denali National Park: McKinley and the bears

Here's a guide to activities, bus rides, camping, lodging, weather and wildlife

Fishing
There's not much fishing except at Wonder Lake, but there's plenty south of the Alaska Range along the Parks and Denali highways. In the park: catch and release, no license needed. Outside the park, you need a license and must abide by state rules.

Towns near Denali

• Healy, 11 miles north. Groceries, supplies, gas, ATMs
  
• Nenana, 67 miles north. Gas, groceries, ATM, restaurant, museum.
  
• Fairbanks, 125 miles north. Groceries, supplies, gas, ATMs, airport, hotels, restaurants, museums, riverboats.
  
• Cantwell, 27 miles south. Gas, restaurant, ATM.
  
• Talkeetna, 152 miles south. Gas, ATM, supplies, hotels, restaurants.
  
• Wasilla, 195 miles south. Groceries, supplies, gas, ATMs, hotels, restaurants.
  
• Anchorage, 237 miles south. Groceries, supplies, gas, ATMs, airport, hotels, restaurants, museums.
  

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