Visit Wrangell-St. Elias

  • Biggest National Park in the World
  • Biggest Mountains in the Country
  • Tallest Coastal Mountain Range in the World
  • Most Glaciated Park in the Country
  • 2nd Largest River in the Country
  • Carl's Favorite Place EVER

You’ve probably never heard of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

Not enough people know about Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

Far too few.

You’ve never heard of it. You’ve heard of Denali. You’ve heard of Gates of the Arctic. You’ve heard of the Inside Passage.

What is this Wrangell-St. Elias? And why does it have so many names?

THE Best Backpacking in Alaska

I know, I know, everyone wants to go to the arctic. Everybody thinks Denali is the tallest mountain the country so we should go there. Everybody thinks Gates of the Arctic “sounds” cooler.

But they’re not the Wrangells.

Our wilderness explorations here are simply unparalleled. For really great backpacking and hiking, there’s no place quite like it.

Or close.

Some Simpler Trips

Oz

There’s a reason we call it “Land of Oz”.

Hidden Valley is a Gem.

And Oz is like 2 Gems

A Short Walk.

Just Enough. Just Right.

Amble Through Oz With Us

The Goat Trail

More aptly named, the GOAT Trail.

Greatest Of All Time.

Off The Beaten Trail. Never Beaten.

The First Route I Ever Backpacked in Alaska.

Choose Wisely.

Trek the Goat Trail

Seven Pass

The Trip of Ages.

Welcome to our Seven Pass Route .

Two Glaciers. Multiple Passes.

Backpacking at its Finest.

Challenging, but not Beyond.

The Southern Traverse

Welcome to Cliffside.

Our Gnarliest, Most Challenging Venture in the Park.

Nobody Else Does This Route.

Redefine “off-trail” hiking.

There’s Nothing Like it. Anywhere.

Wanna Come For A Walk?

Why we love this place

I’ve explored, to some degree, wild places in much of Alaska. I’ve poked my nose into southeast, I’ve ambled around Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, gone to Gates and done Denali.

I spend a lot of time in Katmai National Park.

They’re all incredible.

But they’ll never just rock my world like Wrangell-St. Elias National Park does.

Secret tip: for river trips, I’d head north.

Gates and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge win. Hands down. Ironically, the water is (typically) warmer in this rivers than it is in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

But if you want to keep your feet on the ground?

Go to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

From The Blog

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A moment of wonder on the Southern Traverse.

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