The Most Beautiful National Parks In Alaska

As Alaska’s largest national park, Wrangell-St Elias offers breathtaking views and is situated by Mount St. Elias, which stands at over 18,000 feet tall. With over 13.2 million acres of land, this magnificent park is larger than Switzerland, and features a vast range of peaks and glaciers. Also offering visitors the opportunity to hike mountains, float its rivers, and discover historic mining sites, Wrangell-St Elias will provide tourists with an unforgettable experience.

Proudly displaying North America‘s tallest mountain and over six million acres of land, Denali is one of Alaska’s most popular national parks. Promising to change visitors’ experiences and interaction with the wildlife around them, Denali offers 39 documented species of mammals and over 650 species of flowing plants, as well as a generous range of slopes and valleys. With outstanding views of the surrounding mountains, lake and forest, Denali is a truly picturesque park.

Known as an important habitat for bears as well as a site of protection for the volcanically devastated region surrounding Mount Katmai and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Katmai has been declared as a historical monument, giving it a prestigious reputation. Home to an active volcano, which at one point was recorded as having the largest volcanic eruption in Alaska’s recorded history, the volcano features a beautiful crater where its peak used to be. Visitors are sure to be amazed by Katmai’s incredible scenery and array of wildlife.

Boasting the most visitors of any national park in Alaska, Glacier Bay has a range of beautiful vistas of active glaciers, and an array of scenic wilderness. With over three million acres of mountains, glaciers, a rainforest and wild coastlines, Glacier Bay gives tourists the opportunity to discover the incredible landscapes that Alaska has to offer. One of the world’s largest international protected areas, this magnificent national park has been described as providing visitors with limitless opportunities for adventure and inspiration.

With wild rivers and glacier-carved valleys, Gates of the Arctic is another national park in Alaska, which displays wilderness at its best. Described as a sanctuary for many animals including more than 145 species of birds, the pair of mountains surrounding this astonishing national park are said to resemble the gates of the park. The park itself has no road access, making it an adventure in itself just to arrive at this magnificent highly popular tourist attraction.

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