Denali State Park

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Denali State Park
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Byers Lake view of Denali and the Alaska Range
Type Wilderness
Location 147.1 Parks Highway,
north of Trapper Creek[1] Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[2]
Area 325,240 acres (131,620 ha)
Created 1970 (expanded to present size
in 1976)
Operated by Alaska State Parks

Denali State Park is a 325,240-acre (131,620 ha) state park in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located adjacent in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough [3] to the east side of Denali National Park and Preserve, along the Parks Highway.

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View of Alaska Range from Denali State Park

The park is undeveloped wilderness with the exception of the two day-use areas, three campgrounds, and two trailheads accessible from the Parks Highway.[1]

  • Alaska Veterans Memorial
  • Denali Viewpoint South
  • Byers Lake Campground, near Byers Lake
  • Denali Viewpoint North Campground
  • Lower Troublesome Creek Campground
  • Upper Troublesome Creek Trail (closed in 2009 due to washouts caused by severe flooding)[4]
  • Little Coal Creek Trail

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