Look to alaska geographic for the most comprehensive selection of books, maps, and films about wrangell st. This is the best way to experience the incredible variety of terrain that wrangellst. Six times the size of yellowstone national park, wrangellst. Elias welcomes 40,000 visitors every year, and each of them will maximize the visit with this allnew guidebook. Download the fullcolor version pdf format, mb download the textonly version pdf format, 363 kb geologic map of wrangellst. Our multiday trips allow you to get deep into the national park to truly. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in wrangellst elias national park and preserve, alaska on tripadvisor. The author of the book, greg fensterman, operates trek alaska which offers guided backpacking treks on many of the routes in wrangell st elias national park that are featured in the book. Many people have never even heard the words wangell st.
Elias national park is backpacking and hiking paradise. Elias includes nine of the sixteen highest peaks in the us, the largest concentration of. Whether youre hunting, fishing, snowmachining, or exploring the north part of wrangell st. Alaskas wrangellst elias bennett watt national parks bennett. Backpacking trips a backpacking trip in wrangellst. A wilderness park, this site is devoted to the protection, the enjoyment. Wrangell st elias national park and preserve abuts canadas kluane national park. The park and preserve contains north americas largest assemblage of glaciers and its. Elias national park published by falcon guides, this is the definitive gyide to hiking and trekking our nations largest national park. Elias national park and preserve is relatively little visited. Covering more than million acres of land, wrangellst. Things to do in wrangellst elias national park and preserve.
View tripadvisors 218 photos and great deals on 7 vacation rentals, cabins and villas in wrangell st elias. So when we say that nobody has a more indepth knowledge of the backcountry of wrangell st. Oh and the book doesnt give away all the parks secrets by a long shot. Book the perfect trip with holiday rentals in wrangellst elias national park and preserve starting from. Look to alaska geographic for the most comprehensive selection of books, maps, and films about wrangellst. Elias, denali, kenai fjords, lake clark, katmai, gates of the arctic, and kobuk valley by michael joseph oswald and derek pankratz 5. Elias national park is the largest by land area in the us, and is among the least traveled. Within the park, we strive to preserve and protect ecological integrity and heritage resources of a vast ecosystem in. We will mail the book and badge back to you, so please make sure your mailing address is complete and legible.
Be a junior ranger wrangell st elias national park. Elias, a national park with over million acres of stunning. Elias national park books and guides national parked. Elias national park and preserve, wmwl welcomes you. This is the best way to experience the incredible variety of terrain that wrangell st. With its neighbors to the south, glacier bay national park and preserve and tatshenshinialsek park in british columbia, this. Entire books could be written about the superlatives of southeast alaskas wrangell st. Elias national park as having more superlatives than any other national park, and it is easy to see why. Owner greg fensterman is the author of hiking alaskas wrangell st.
Elias books include general guides, hiking guidebooks, and photo books. Elias, while the ghost town of kennecott perches high above it all, nestled between peaks and dramatic glaciers. Larger than switzerland and just slightly smaller than west virginia, wrangell st elias. The 15 best things to do in wrangellst elias national. The best wrangellst elias national park and preserve. Elias national park, americas largest national park and a united nations world heritage site, in the gorgeous state of alaska. Elias is a vast national park that rises from the ocean all the way up to 18,008 ft. Elias national park is by far the largest national park in america at over million acres. Jarvis offers big alaska, big solitude, and big adventure. Owner greg fensterman wrote the definitive guidebook to the park, published by falcon. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in wrangell st elias national park and preserve, alaska on tripadvisor. The park and preserve were established in 1980 by the alaska national interest lands conservation act.
Located in the remote northern wrangell mountains along the scenic and historic nabesna road, wrangell mountains wilderness lodge offers creature comforts and warm hospitality to travelers. Leading adventure trips in the heart of wrangell st. Elias national park and preserve, million acres and the largest national park in the united states of america. At over million acres, its the largest by far in the u. The place is a real jewel of the entire us national park system. Elias this is an older book that provides good general information on the park, as well as a number of very good photographs. Of its 150 glaciers, one of them, the malaspina, is larger than rhode island. Elias will provide a treasure trove of memories for years to come. Elias national park and preserve, surrounded by spruce and mountains. Our day tours include hiking, ice climbing, and pack rafting. You can read my wrangell st elias hiking trip report for one approach to back country hiking that worked well for a 12 day trip. The national park service has described the wrangell st. Elias welcomes 40,000 visitors every year, and each of. The park includes a large portion of the saint elias mountains, which include most of the highest peaks in the united states and canada.
Kost hiking alaska by dean littlepage 55 ways to the wilderness in southcentral alask a by helen d. Events leading to the creation of the park wrangell st. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. View tripadvisors 218 photos and great deals on 4 holiday rentals in wrangellst elias. The protected areas are included in an international biosphere reserve and are part of the kluane wrangell st. Summer also makes it a great time to check out wrangellst. Elias mountain ranges converge here in what is often referred to as the mountain kingdom of north america. Elias takes you inside a national park home to the alaskas wrangellst elias.
Take a guided fishing charter for king and red salmon on tributaries to the world famous copper river, raft the same rivers, book a flightseeing trip over wrangell st. Apr 30, 2020 browse and book from the best vacation rentals with prices in wrangell st elias national park and preserve. Elias is the largest national park site and the largest single wilderness area in the united states. Elias national park, this trip into tumble creek and the area around mt. The first book of its kind for the largest national park in the united states. Elias national park and preserve is an american national park and preserve managed by the national park service in south central alaska. Its a luxurious property that sits in the heart of the ghost town and the center of wrangell st. As the parks official nonprofit education partner and bookstore, alaska geographic offers an extensive collection of titles on the parks natural and cultural heritage. Spectacular mountainsdenali national park to wrangellst. This website is a companion to the book, hiking alaskas wrangell st.