Guided Activities in Denali
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Our business partners In Denali National Park and Preserve, as in all national parks, commercial business activities are limited and require specific authorization and approval from the National Park Service before any guided activity or business can occur. You will find that some businesses can conduct activities in only specific areas of Denali. There are references to Wilderness areas, park areas, and preserve areas. These distinct sections of Denali can be seen on various park maps. This page lists private businesses and non-profits with permission to guide various kinds of experiences in Denali. There are also a variety of summer park ranger programs available. Jump to ... Bus trip information Mountaineering information Air taxi, glacier landing and flightseeing information Dog sled passenger and freight information Hiking and backpacking information Sport hunting information Skiing information Educational programs 
These authorized businesses can help make your visit to Denali a trip of a lifetime.
nps photo / neil blake
Doyon / ARAMARK Joint Venture (JV) JV holds a concession contract to perform multiple visitor services within Denali. JV is authorized by the National Park Service to provide transportation services, including park shuttle, tour, camper and courtesy buses. Click here for more information about JV-provided bus services in Denali Additional facilities operated by JV include:
Lucky visitors on these two tour buses view grizzly bears quite close to the Park Road.
nps photo / kent miller
Mountaineering guides Six companies offer guided mountaineering "on Mt. McKinley and Mt. Foraker and other peaks of the Alaska Range within Denali National Park as its boundary existed prior to December 2, 1980."
Alaska Mountaineer School, LLC, Alpine Ascents International, Inc., America Alpine Institute, Ltd., Climbing Life Guides, Colorado Mountain School, Mountain Trip, North Cascades Mountain Guides, Rigging for Rescue, San Juan Mountain Guides, Skyward Mountaineering, Southwest Adventure Guides, and St. Elias Alpine Guides. return to top of page 
Mt. McKinley dominates the Alaska Range. Only six outfitters are authorized to guide climbers on it.
nps photo / kent miller
Air taxi services and glacier landings Four air taxi services are authorized to provide air taxi and scenic air tours with glacier landings on the glaciers in the southern park and preserve. Kantishna Air Taxi provides air taxi services between the McKinley Park Airstrip, at the park entrance, and the Kantishna Airstrip, as well as flightseeing services from Kantishna. Other air taxi companies may operate in the preserve areas of the park. 40-Mile Air Taxi, Atkins Guiding & Flying Service (907-768-2143), Denali Air, Inc., Sheldon Air Service, Kantishna Air Taxi, Lake Clark Air, Rust's Flying Service, Talkeetna Air Taxi, Wrangell Mountain Air, and Wright Air Service. Click here to learn about flightseeing in Denali return to top of page 
The views from inside an air taxi can be awe-inspiring.
nps photo / ian shive
Dog sled guides - passenger and freight service Passenger service Two concessioners offer overnight sled dog passenger service and overnight sled dog-supported ski trips within Denali National Park and Preserve. Freight service
Hiking guides - Kantishna area hiking, day hiking and backpacking Kantishna area companies There are private companies based in Kantishna that are authorized to provide guided hiking services. Day hiking Other companies are permitted, through the issuance of a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) to lead day hikes outside the Wilderness area of the park. AIE Tours, Alaska Outdoors, LLC, Alyeska Wilderness Guides, America and Pacific (A&P), Backroads, Canadian Wilderness Travel, Denali Sightseeing Safaris, LLC, Explore Denali, Exposure Alaska, Ltd., Get Up & Go! Tours, LLC, Marshall Public Schools, Natural Habitat Adventures, Off the Beaten Path, Ruby Range Adventures, Ltd., and Tamarack Camps Backpacking Three companies are permitted, through the issuance of a CUA, to guide backpackers outside the Wilderness area of the park. Click here to learn more about day hiking in Denali Click here to learn more about backpacking in Denali return to top of page
Sport hunting guides Two Alaska State-registered guide/outfitters are authorized to provide hunting guide services in the southwest preserve area of Denali.
Skiing guides One company is authorized, through the issuance of a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA), to operate outside the Wilderness area of the park. return to top of page Educational Programs |
Did You Know?
Did you know that Mount McKinley National Park was originally created to protect mammals, not because of the majestic mountain?