We arrived today at Denali National Park and for the next week we will be exploring it by tour bus.
Before the week is out we will have spent time in all three campgrounds inside the park that offer RV sites and ridden the various tour buses deep into the middle of the park.
In 2006 when I visited Denali National Park I was able to take a tour bus 85 miles deep into the park to a view of Wonder Lake.
However there has been a "weak spot" in the roadway since the 1960s at Mile 43. Since 2014 the gravel under the roadway has been falling out faster than they can pile it back up on top to keep it passable. In August of 2021 they finally had to close the road and now there are plans to build a bridge over the troubled area.
The National Park website implies that the road will reopen for the Summer of 2023, but no one I spoke to believes that. As of today they haven't even contracted a company to begin the work.
![]() WEDNESDAY |
ALASKAN STOP #13RILEY CREEK CAMPGROUNDDENALI NATIONAL PARK, AK |

Our arrival at the front gate to Denali National Park.
Our Campsite #A3 at Riley Creek Campground (Mile 0.4 of the Denali Park Road)
![]() FRIDAY |
ALASKAN STOP #14TEKLANIKA RIVER CAMPGROUNDDENALI NATIONAL PARK, AK |

Our Campsite #38 at Teklanika River Campground (Mile 29.1 of the Denali Park Road)
It was a tight fit but we squeezed THE POD in there.
Exiting the back of our campsite was a path through the woods that led to the river.
We had to cross several shallow areas of the braided Teklanika River ...
... before we reached the fast moving deeper current of the main channel.
![]() MONDAY |
ALASKAN STOP #15SAVAGE RIVER CAMPGROUNDDENALI NATIONAL PARK, AK |

Our Campsite #A24 at Savage River Campground (Mile 12.8 of the Denali Park Road)
Here we had a pull through site with plenty of room.
SCENES FROM DENALI NATIONAL PARK
OUR ALASKAN CHALLENGE: |
COMPLETED | PROGRESS BAR |
STILL TO GO |
31 | 69 |
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