Fall 2017: Denali Opens Southern Portions of 1980 Park Addition to Snowmobile Use for Traditional Activities

Fall 2017: Denali Opens Southern Portions of 1980 Park Addition to Snowmobile Use for Traditional Activities

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Nov. 8, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range.

Riders are reminded that all lands within the former Mount McKinley National Park on both the north and the south sides of the Alaska Range are closed to all snowmobile use by federal regulation.

Overall, riding conditions are variable. It is the rider’s responsibility to avoid locations where damage to vegetation or soils could occur, or where vegetation is taller than the protective snow cover.

Check out additional maps and information about snowmobiling in Denali.

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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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