Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve
The largest national park in the country — bigger than Switzerland, with nine of the highest peaks.
- 45named trails
- 291trail miles mapped
- Alaskalocation
Popular hikes in Wrangell–St. Elias
- Root Glacier Trail · about 4 mi · Moderate
- Caribou Creek · about 6 mi · Moderate
- Worthington Glacier Ridge · about 3.6 mi · Strenuous
- Skookum Volcano · about 5 mi · Strenuous
- Bonanza Mine · about 9 mi · Strenuous
- Nugget Creek · about 14 mi · Strenuous
Best months to visit
- August: The largest national park in the country is most accessible now: the McCarthy Road is passable, Kennecott mill tours run, and you can walk out onto the Root Glacier.
Permits and reservations
No permit or reservation is needed to enter, hike or camp in the backcountry.
- Off-road vehicle (ORV) permit: ORV permits are required for all recreational users. Groups of 8 or more heading to Donoho Basin near Kennecott must register at a visitor center.
- Public use cabins: Four cabins currently require a reservation.
All 45 trails in Wrangell–St. Elias
- Bonanza Mine Trail · 9 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Bonanza/Jumbo Mine Trail · 2.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Boreal Forest Trail · 0.72 mi round trip · Easy
- Caribou Creek Trail · 6.5 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Chititu Route · 9.6 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Copper Lake Trail · 54.02 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Copper River Bluff Trail · 0.69 mi loop · Easy
- Crystalline Hills Trail · 3.94 mi round trip · Moderate
- Dixie Pass Trail · 17.46 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Erie Mine Trail · 5.62 mi round trip · Moderate
- Foot Trail (north section) · 27.24 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Gilahina Trail · 3 mi round trip · Easy
- Goat Trail Route · 44.58 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Green Hell Trail · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
- Jumbo Mine Trail · 5.96 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Jumbo Tram Station Access Trail · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
- Kennicott Glacier Trail · 1.26 mi round trip · Easy
- Kotsina River Access Trail · 1.46 mi round trip · Easy
- Kotsina River Trail · 40.84 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Lost Creek Trail · 12.44 mi round trip · Strenuous
- May Creek Public Use Cabin Trail · 0.32 mi round trip · Easy
- McCarthy Creek Route · 14.9 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Mill Top Trail · 0.26 mi round trip · Easy
- Nabesna River Trail · 3.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Nugget Creek Access Trail · 5 mi round trip · Moderate
- Nugget Creek Trail · 28.78 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Old Wagon Road Trail · 7.48 mi round trip · Moderate
- Pack Trail · 40.74 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Rambler Mine Trail · 1.68 mi round trip · Easy
- Reeves Field Trail · 8.5 mi round trip · Moderate
- Root Glacier Trail · 4 mi round trip · Moderate
- Skookum Volcano Trail · 5.28 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Soda Lake Reroute Trail · 9.94 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Soda Lake Trail · 11.9 mi round trip · Moderate
- Suslota Lake Trail · 7.82 mi round trip · Easy
- Tanada Lake Trail · 35.02 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Tractor Trail (north section) · 81.6 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Trail Creek To Lost Creek Route · 12.74 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Trail Creek Trail · 14.36 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Viking Lodge Trail · 1.04 mi round trip · Easy
- Visitor Center Interpretive Trail · 0.86 mi round trip · Easy
- Waterfall Trail · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
- Waterline Trail · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
- West Glacier Trail · 1.86 mi round trip · Easy
- Winter Trail (northwest section) · 37.44 mi round trip · Very strenuous
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