Food scene
Good pizza and beer. Friendly service and cool historic photos.
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Prospectors Pizzeria and Alehouse
238.9 Parks HwyGood pizza and beer. Friendly service and cool historic photos.
Awesome Jamaican style sandwiches, salads and more! A must do if in Cantwell. Fresh, zesty and a wide variety.
Jam Jam's Spot
209.9 Parks HighwayAwesome Jamaican style sandwiches, salads and more! A must do if in Cantwell. Fresh, zesty and a wide variety.
Clear Sky Lodge Bar & Grill
Parks HighwayRustic Alaskan atmosphere. Great burgers and steaks! The locals hangout.
Black Diamond Grill
Otto Lake RoadGood food and very (family) friendly place! Great wine selections too!
Moose-AKa's
238.9 Parks HwySuperb Serbian dishes and great service. Excellent sangria too!
The Perch restaurant
Great food! Quiet atmosphere and beautiful mountain scenery in Carlo Creek.
Great pizza, food, and beer. Fun atmosphere with a great deck and lawn games. Beautiful mountain scenery!
Panorama Pizza Pub
224 Parks HighwayGreat pizza, food, and beer. Fun atmosphere with a great deck and lawn games. Beautiful mountain scenery!
Great Thai food! Quick, easy and delicious. Food truck between Vitus gas station and 49th State Brewery.
Healy Thai Food
248.5 Parks HwyGreat Thai food! Quick, easy and delicious. Food truck between Vitus gas station and 49th State Brewery.
Dixon’s Fixins
248.4 Parks HighwayGreat food from Healy locals. Love the Cheesesteak! Food truck moves around town.
Rose's Cafe
249 Parks HwyGood breakfast and lunch. Homebaked goods.
Great beverages and snacks! Plus local made gifts! On Saturday's in the summer the parking lot hosts the Healy Farmers Market.
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The Alaskan Coffee Bean
249.2 Parks HwyGreat beverages and snacks! Plus local made gifts! On Saturday's in the summer the parking lot hosts the Healy Farmers Market.
Local brews. Good food and lively atmosphere. Large outdoor hangout area.
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49th State Brewing Co
248 Parks HwyLocal brews. Good food and lively atmosphere. Large outdoor hangout area.
The Overlook Restaurant
238.5 Parks HwyAt the Crow's Nest Cabins. Good food, good atmosphere and good scenery.
Sightseeing
The highlight to your Denali Borough visit.
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Denali National Park & Preserve
Parks HwyThe highlight to your Denali Borough visit.
Nenana Raft Adventures
Nenana Raft AdventuresSuper fun river excursions!
Great stories and information from 5-time Iditarod champion Jeff King. And you normally get to hold some puppies!
Husky Homestead
HickoryGreat stories and information from 5-time Iditarod champion Jeff King. And you normally get to hold some puppies!
Tee off at midnight! Black Diamond also offers horse drawn wagon tours which includes dinner at their backcountry pavilion, ATV and SxS tours.
Black Diamond Golf Course
Otto Lake RoadTee off at midnight! Black Diamond also offers horse drawn wagon tours which includes dinner at their backcountry pavilion, ATV and SxS tours.
Denali Toy Rentals
Otto Lake RoadTour the local trails at your own pace. They also have eBikes this year!
City/town information
Small community of about 1,000 year round residents. Healy is 100 miles south of Fairbanks and 250 miles north of Anchorage with only one highway connecting them all, the (George) Parks Highway. Healy is also 10 miles of the entrance to Denali National Park. Healy is home to the only operational coal mine in the state of Alaska.
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Healy
Small community of about 1,000 year round residents. Healy is 100 miles south of Fairbanks and 250 miles north of Anchorage with only one highway connecting them all, the (George) Parks Highway. Healy is also 10 miles of the entrance to Denali National Park. Healy is home to the only operational coal mine in the state of Alaska.
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McKinley Station Trail
Easy... 1+ miles **a FAVORITE**
McKinley Station Trail starting from Riley Creek Day Use Area. This section is about one mile (one way) paralleling Riley Creek. Very scenic with a great view of the train trestle. You can continue past this section and hike in the historic district all the way to the Visitor Center. Or you can connect with the Triple Lakes trail (my recommendation) and continue hiking along Riley Creek and cross a really fun suspension bridge. The short sections before and after the suspension bridge on Triple Lakes trail are easy and wheelchair accessible.
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Roadside Trail
Easy (in this direction)... 1.8 miles one way
Roadside Trail starting from Park Headquarters/Dog Kennels area. This is a nice, mostly downhill hike that takes you to the Visitor Center area. Forested hike with nice views along the way.
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Savage River Loop
Easy... 2 miles round trip
This lovely walk along the Savage River is very popular and has limited parking at trailhead...go early. Trail leads you towards a narrow canyon where a bridge allows you to cross the river and hike back towards the parking lot. Trail has some uneven and rocky surfaces, sometimes slippery or muddy when wet and is often cooler and breezy there. Possible bear, moose, caribou, dall sheep, marmot and ptarmigan sightings.
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Oxbow Loop (near McKinley Village)
easy... 1.5 miles roundtrip
This is a very nice hike with great views of the Nenana River. It's located about 7 miles south of the Park Road on the east side of the Parks Highway across from the Triple Lakes Trailhead. During summer of 2022 there is a lot of highway construction going on in this area that makes trailhead access a little tricky but worth the extra effort!
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Horseshoe Lake
moderate... about 3 miles round trip/250 ft. elevation gain **a FAVORITE**
This was Denali's first trail and is one of my favorites. There is one short, steep hill but its worth it and trail has great footing. The lake is pristine and beautiful, the trees are big and plentiful, and the beavers are constantly changing the layout. Moose sightings are frequent also.
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Savage Alpine Trail
Strenuous... 4 miles one way/1500 ft. elevation gain **a FAVORITE**
This is another favorite because it gets you up into the high country and on the alpine tundra. Great views of Denali when weather allows. The trail starts or ends at the Mt. Vista parking lot and travels to the Savage River parking lot. I prefer to start from the Savage River parking lot. It's a steeper climb up but easy on the knees than if you were to go down those rock staircases. Check the free Savage River shuttle bus schedule beforehand and time it to where you can get a ride back to your vehicle.
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Triple Lakes Trail
Strenuous... 9.5 miles one way/1,000 ft. elevation gain
This is my other front country favorite. It starts or ends near the McKinley Village (7 miles south of the park road) and travels to the Visitor Center. The three lakes are closer when starting from the Village trailhead if you want to just do an out and back hike. Lots of berries on this entire trail during the fall. Great wildflowers early to mid summer. Beautiful views along the entire hike. The steepest sections are on the visitor center side, climbing up to the ridge.
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Mt. Healy Overlook Trail
Strenuous... 2.7 miles one way/1700 ft elevation gain
This is a great hike with great views and the option to continue hiking on the ridgeline past the end of the maintained trail. Also, a popular trail.
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Tour bus vs. Shuttle bus in the Park
The tan tour buses are more expensive and the drivers are required to give you a narrated tour. The green shuttle buses are cheaper and drivers are not required to give a narrated tour but most of them do anyways because they love the park and want to educate people. Also, you are not allowed to get off the tan tour buses to hike so if you want to hike somewhere then take the green shuttle bus. You can get off the shuttle bus anywhere, go hiking, then walk back to the road and flag down the next green bus for a ride.
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Northern Lights
You can start seeing the northern lights as early as mid-August when the skies become dark enough that we can see the first stars since April. The sky needs to be mostly clear and it also depends on recent solar activity. In mid-August the darkest sky occurs between 1-3am. The northern lights can be predicted (just like the weather) so search Google for a forecast.