Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve
Designation: National Park & Preserve
Location: Alaska
📘 Park Overview
This vast landscape does not contain any roads or trails. Visitors discover intact ecosystems where people have lived with the land for over ten thousand years. Wild rivers meander through glacier-carved valleys, caribou migrate along age-old trails, endless summer light fades into aurora-lit night skies of winter. Virtually unchanged, except by the forces of nature.
🌤 Weather Information
The climate of Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve is generally classified as arctic and sub-arctic, with exceptionally cold winters, relatively mild summers, low annual precipitation, and generally high winds. The weather is influenced by many different systems, and can change rapidly.!!
🚗 Directions
Gates of the Arctic is a wilderness park, with no roads or trails into the park lands, so visitors must fly or hike into the park. Access begins in Fairbanks, Alaska & there are several small airlines that provide daily flights into the communities of Bettles, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Coldfoot. Most visitors access the park by air taxi or hike in from the Dalton Highway or from the village of Anaktuvuk Pass. River crossings are necessary from both locations.
Images
Aerial view of the Alatna River as it winds through a valley
Credit: NPS Photo / Sean Tevebaugh
A spring alpenglow brightens the granite walls of the Arrigetch Peaks
Credit: NPS Photo
A hiker crosses a stream and enters Oolah Valley.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Paxson Woebler
Pausing to pick blueberries can result in a handful of delicious snacks.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Paxson Wobelber
Hikers choose river valleys as corridors when hiking over mountain passes.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Paxson Woebler
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Entrance Fees
No entrance fees listed.
Entrance Passes
No entrance passes listed.
3-Day Weather Forecast
Saturday, Sep 26
Cloudy
High: 40.6°F | Low: 31°F
Humidity: 76%
Wind: 11 mph
Rain Chance: 19%
UV Index: 1.1
Sunrise: 08:02 AM
Sunset: 07:53 PM
Moon: Full Moon (99%)
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 30.2°F
Cloud Cover: 19%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Sunday, Sep 27
Overcast
High: 35.4°F | Low: 19.7°F
Humidity: 77%
Wind: 8.7 mph
Rain Chance: 23%
UV Index: 0.9
Sunrise: 08:06 AM
Sunset: 07:49 PM
Moon: Waning Gibbous (96%)
Visibility: 5 mi
Dew Point: 24.9°F
Cloud Cover: 23%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Monday, Sep 28
Light freezing rain
High: 19.6°F | Low: 15.6°F
Humidity: 93%
Wind: 10.5 mph
Rain Chance: 88%
UV Index: 0.8
Sunrise: 08:09 AM
Sunset: 07:45 PM
Moon: Waning Gibbous (91%)
Visibility: 4 mi
Dew Point: 16.8°F
Cloud Cover: 88%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
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Visitor Center & Contacts
📍 Physical Address:
101 Dunkel St
Fairbanks, AK 99701
🏤 Mailing Address:
101 Dunkel St.
Suite 110
Fairbanks, AK 99701
📞 Voice Phone: 907-459-3730
✉️ Email: fair_information@nps.gov