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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Visitor Center
 
The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Visitor Center and Park Headquarters are located at mile 106 along the Richardson Highway (10 miles south of Glennallen, AK).
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The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Visitor Center is located along the Richardson Highway, 10 miles south of Glennallen, AK.
 

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Visitor Center
Mile 106 Richardson Highway
Copper Center, AK
907-822-7250

All Year:
Mon-Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm

Memorial Day-Labor Day:
Daily 9:00am - 7:00pm

Labor Day-September 30th:
Daily 8:00am - 4:30pm

 
The visitor center is a great location to begin your discovery of the Wrangells.

The Headquarters and Visitor Center provides information about the entire park in addition to the administration and management facilities. This beautiful, brand new facility is located along the Richardson Highway at mile 106 (between Glennallen and Copper Center). View the park movie in the new theater, enjoy the exhibits, stroll the short nature trail to a spectacular view of the Wrangell Mountains, check out the bookstore, meet a park ranger, and get oriented with the large 3-D interactive map display. Park rangers provide guided talks and walks daily during the summer months. Subsistence fishing and hunt permits are also available.

The Visitor Center is open year round Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. During the summer season (Memorial day to Labor Day) the Visitor Center is open seven days a week from 9:00am to 7:00pm.

Services available in nearby Copper Center include a post office, lodging, gas station, food store, tire repair, and telephone.

 
 
 
 
 Ranger-Led Programs
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Schedule of Events
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 Guide to the nature trail at the visitor center
Boreal Forest Trail Guide
Discover the HQ Nature Trail
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Caribou Herd  

Did You Know?
With a healthy population of approximately 950,000 animals, caribou far outnumber human beings in Alaska.

Last Updated: April 06, 2009 at 14:41 EST