Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
8,323,148
Acres
82,000/year
Annual Visitors
Free
Entry Fee
June through September
Best Time to Visit
National Park Service
National Park
Wrangell-St. Elias was established on December 2, 1980, and is the largest national park in the United States at 13.2 million acres, larger than the entire country of Switzerland. It contains nine of the sixteen highest peaks in the United States.
What Wrangell-St. Elias Is Known For
Largest US national park
Kennecott copper mine ghost town
Root Glacier
Massive glacial landscape
Top Activities
Exploring Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark
Ice hiking on Root Glacier
Flightseeing over the glacial landscape
Fly-in backcountry camping
Mountain biking the McCarthy Road
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