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Start at 1. Denali Visitor Center

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Denali Park Road, Denali National Park, Alaska

The paved first fifteen miles of Denali's only road, the part you can drive yourself: the old railroad stop, the sled dog kennels at park headquarters, the climb to Mountain Vista and the end of the public road at Savage River.

25 min of audio · 14 miles · Read the transcript

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    Getting started

    1. Start in the right placeThis tour begins at Denali Visitor Center. Start while parked; the first story plays when you arrive.
    2. Let's hear itSelect this phone as the car's Bluetooth audio source and set a comfortable volume. Download the tour while you still have signal.
    3. Stories meet you thereYour phone's location starts each story automatically. Music flows straight into the narration. Keep this page open; it keeps the screen awake for GPS.
    4. You're ready to exploreSeasonal: as of 11 November 2026 the park road is plowed only to Park Headquarters (Mile 3), so only the first two stops can be reached; it usually opens to Mountain Vista (Mile 13) by mid-February and to Savage River (Mile 15) in April or early May (NPS Current Conditions, updated 10 November 2026). In summer (20 May to mid-September) private cars may go to Savage River, but parking at Mountain Vista and Savage River is extremely limited and often full by midday, and there is no RV parking at Savage River or at the kennels; the NPS recommends the free Savage River Shuttle. Entrance fee $15 per person aged 16 and over (7 days), cards only. There is no cell service past about Mile 3, so download the tour first. Press Start on the way into the park; the first story plays on the way to the Denali Visitor Center (Mile 1.5).

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    Facts from Denali National Park and Preserve (NPS) pages and the NPS roadside history Snapshots from the Past (Jane Bryant, 2011). Music: Borodin, String Quartet No. 1, Andante con moto, Musopen String Quartet (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). Narration is AI-generated. Not an official National Park Service product.