Glaciers loom over the ocean with large snowy mountains rising into blue skies
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park contains a diversity of natural features. Landscapes unique to the North American continent are common here. NPS Photo/ Neal Herbert

Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve

National Park · Alaska · National Park Service

Wrangell-St. Elias is a vast national park that rises from the ocean all the way up to 18,008 ft. At 13.2 million acres, the park is the same size as Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Switzerland combined! Within this wild landscape, people continue to live off the land as they have done for centuries. This rugged, beautiful land is filled with opportunities for adventure.

Plan your visit

Trails & hiking

Biking · Mountain Biking · Hiking · Snowshoeing

Camping

Camping · Backcountry Camping · Group Camping · RV Camping

Site types & reservations: see the official site.

Know before you go

Phone
9078225234
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

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Things to do

Highlights: Archeology · Arts · Photography · Aviation · Explorers and Expeditions · Industry · Mining · Native American Heritage · Animals · Birds · Bison · Cats (wild) · Fish · Wolves · Arctic · Tundra · Climate Change · Coasts, Islands and Atolls · Fire · Forests and Woodlands · Coniferous Forests · Fossils and Paleontology · Dinosaur · Geology · Mineral Deposits · Glaciers · Lakes · Mountains · Night Sky · Aurora Borealis · Trails · Volcanoes · Watersheds · Wilderness

Activities & features: Arts and Culture · Auto and ATV · ATV Off-Roading · Auto Off-Roading · Scenic Driving · Boating · Canoe or Kayak Camping · Car or Front Country Camping · Canyoneering · Climbing · Mountain Climbing · Fishing · Freshwater Fishing · Fly Fishing · Saltwater Fishing · Flying · Fixed Wing Flying · Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Self-Guided Tours - Auto · Backcountry Hiking · Front-Country Hiking · Hunting and Gathering · Gathering and Foraging · Hunting · Paddling · Junior Ranger Program · Snowmobiling · Wildlife Watching · Birdwatching · Park Film · Museum Exhibits · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store

Photos

  • Two backpackers sitting in an alpine meadow with snowy mountains in the background
    NPS Photo/ Bryan Petrtyl
  • Historic, large, red buildings with mountains in the background
    NPS Photo/ Matthew Yarbrough
  • A large glacier with stripes of different colored rock nestled in between barren mountain slopes.
    NPS Photo/ Bryan Petrtyl
  • Four large snow covered mountains rise above dense forest into blue skies.
    NPS Photo/ Bryan Petrtyl
  • Copper Center Visitor Center
    National Park Service
  • Slana Ranger Station
    National Park Service
  • Chitina Ranger Station
    National Park Service
  • Kennecott Visitor Center in the historic Blackburn School
    National Park Service

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Sources: National Park Service · updated 2026-08-12