Denali Highway

Activities

So much Alaska in one place

Airboat tour

Airboat river tours

Enjoy the amazing scenery while experiencing the power of the airboat almost sliding on the water as it turns and ride on an inch of water in the shallows.

Pan for Alaska gold

How about bringing home some gold! At the Alpine Creek Lodge you can pan for gold and experience what is's like to see the presious metal gather in your pan.
Fly fish at boulder creek

Amazing fishing locations

All of the non glacier streams along the highway present an opportunity for great fishing and several of the lodges offer giuded tours to some of the most amazing back country Alaska fishing.

Jeep tours

The Alpine Creek Lodge has several guided tours where you get to expereince the Alaska nature up close and options to combine it with hiking or fishing.

Glacier tent camp

The Maclaren River Lodge has a tent camp up river from where you can hike to see the glacier, enjoy a outback woodstove hottub and a river float back.

Dog sledding

Try running your own dog sled with veteran Iditarod mushers Paige and Cody at the Susitna Adventure Lodge.
Moose in Velvet

Wildlife

There is plenty of wildlife all along the highway and depending on when and where you are you may see moose, carribu, bears and many different kind of birds.
Maclaren glazier tent camp

Hunting

All the lodges welcome hunters and makes a great base or starting point for any hunting trip. The lodges do not provide guided hunting but has a lot of experience hosting hunters.

Riding snowmachines

The Maclaren River and Alpine Creek lodges are open during the winter and offer a base with accommodation, restaurent and bar service for those who want to experience riding in the epic Alaska Range mountains.

Glacier river floating

Experince floating down the Maclaren glazier river. The Maclaren River Lodge provides both transport up river and canoe rental. It is about a 3 hour float that you can also combine with a overnight stay at the glazier tent camp.c

Winter adventures

Come watch the amazing Northern lights / aurora borealis from the front door of your lodge.
Go dog sledding one day and ice fishing the next.

Links

Alaska.org guide to The Denali Highway

Bureau of Land Management Map and guide to points of interest along the Denali Highway

Alaska Department of Fish and Game wildlife viewing at the Denali Highway

Scroll to Top