Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve
Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve is a National Park Service unit in Copper River Census Area, Alaska. There is no entrance fee. It is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve on the managing agency's own page.
Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve map
Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
This unit's own agency alerts list no fire restriction as of Oct. 5, 2026. We do not check a statewide fire-order feed for AK, so that is not a statement that no order exists, and not a green light for a fire. Check with the land manager and your county before you light anything.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Yes. Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve has no entrance fee. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.
- Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Fees, passes, and hours
Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve has no entrance fee. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online.
Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Pets
They are allowed on trails.
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Getting there
- Nearest town: McCarthy, 19.6 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
What to see
- HighlightNPS unitNPS unit designation
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Fishing and water
Fishing inside the boundary: Ruth Lake fishing , with stocking records and species on fishypedia.com.
- Town Lake fishing (0.2 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Dadina Lake fishing (0.8 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve
- Wilderness areaWrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness lies inside Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve.
- National forestWrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve borders Chugach National Forest.
- Wilderness areaWrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve borders Russell Fjord Wilderness.
- National forestWrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve borders Tongass National Forest.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
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