Jan 28, 2025 · Visitors discover intact ecosystems where people have lived with the land for over ten thousand years. Wild rivers meander through glacier-carved valleys, caribou migrate along age-old trails, endless summer light fades into aurora-lit night skies of winter. Virtually unchanged, except by the forces of nature.

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is a national park of the United States that protects portions of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska. The park is the northernmost national park in the United States, situated entirely north of the Arctic Circle.

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is a vast and essentially untouched wilderness park – with no roads, no trails, and no established campsites. The park has no set routes in place and visitors may wander at will across 8.4 million acres of superlative natural beauty.

Light on visitors due to its remoteness, Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska's Arctic offers sanctuary for caribou, muskox, and more than 145 species of birds. Find information on things to do, backcountry hiking, float trips, wildlife viewing, access, facilities, and camping.