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Yakutat Ranger Station
 
Yakutat Ranger Station
The Yakutat Ranger Station provides information and orientation to both Glacier Bay and Wrangell-St. Elias National Parks.
 

Yakutat Ranger Station
PO Box 137
Yakutat, AK 99689
907-784-3295

Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm all year

This Ranger Station and Visitor Center serves both Wrangell-St. Elias and Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve. Exhibits, information, park video, bookstore, and trip planning.

Yakutat, Alaska
Located at the base of the St. Elias Mountains, the city of Yakutat (pop. 633) is a Tlingit settlement on the Gulf of Alaska. Outdoor guide services and commercial fishing are the primary sources of income for most residents, though logging and government also play important roles in the local economy. Yakutat is approximately 220 air miles northwest of Juneau, 218 air miles southeast of Cordova and 342 air miles southeast of Anchorage.

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Yakutat is along the wild Alaskan Coast
Yakutat, Alaska
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Quaking Aspen  

Did You Know?
The bark of the Quaking Aspen tree (Populus tremuloides), containing such salicylate chemicals as salicine and populin, has been used medicinally to treat a myriad of symptoms and conditions, such as pain, fever, arthritis, inflammation, and rheumatism.

Last Updated: April 06, 2009 at 14:36 EST