Flightseeing in Denali National Park & Preserve

The tallest peak in North America, Denali–formerly Mt. McKinley–sits tall at 20,310 feet in the heart of Alaska’s Denali National Park. Don’t want to spend 18 days (!!!) hiking to the summit? We understand. Luckily, from Lake Hood, the largest and busiest float plane base in the world, you can take a 3 hour flightseeing tour. On the way up an experienced bush pilot and de facto tour guide points out alpine tundra, glaciers, rivers and untouched wilderness, shaggy with moose, bears, swans, and ot

Things To Do In Denali National Park: Hiking, Sled Dogs and Moose! On our 2nd day in Denali National Park we started the day by parking in the Visitor Center and doing a 2.4 mile hike on the Rock Creek Trail to get to the Dog Sled Kennel demonstration. They have 3 different demonstrations throughout the day in the summer. You can also drive and park at the Kennel but there is limited parking or take a shuttle bus from the visitor center which is what they recommend. We hiked it on a trail throug