All Areas of Denali National Park and Preserve Closed to Snowmobile Use Due to Inadequate Snow Cover (Spring 2018)

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All Areas of Denali National Park and Preserve Closed to Snowmobile Use Due to Inadequate Snow Cover (Spring 2018)

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on May 21, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

Denali National Park and Preserve Management has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve. The park lands that were open for snowmobile use are now closed for the season. Snow cover in the area is broken up with large areas of exposed vegetation, and the remaining areas of snow are shallow.

Riders are reminded that all lands within the former Mount McKinley National Park on both the north and the south sides of the crest of the Alaska Range are closed to all snowmobile use by federal regulation. Check out maps with GPS coordinates for park and preserve boundaries.

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

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