Location & Experience

Our campground and tent sites are located off the busy Parks hwy at Mile Marker 248.5 behind the Fire Weed gas station and right across the street from the only grocery store in the area. Our check in office is located in the little building by the mechanics shop. This gives you some separation from the noise of vehicles on the busy parks hwy. We do live in the interior of Alaska and while I would love to say our campground is perfect, it is not. Campgrounds in Alaska are not what you are use to if your traveling from the lower 48. We do have trees and gravel parking pads. Being as we are located next to the best and only brewery in Denali area we do get large groups staying with us so they can be responsible and not drive but still be able to get around the area. We are proud to offer the convenience. We are family friendly and have a lot of activities in the area that most Alaskans enjoy so you will occasionally see ATV's and kids having a good time. If your up for a fun stay in the Denali area and want to experience what the area has to offer we will be glad to have you.

GETTING AROUND

There are a few options around town for getting back and forth from the park entrance. The local brewery next door runs a shuttle from the brewery to other restaurants outside the park entrance. We have Denali Transportation you can schedule a pickup time and most of the activities in the area will pick you up right here.

Automotive Shop

Denali Service Center is a full service repair shop located on property for any repairs that might be needed. 

Our Campground is a major hub for the rustic town of Healy, and we provide travelers and locals alike year-round with fuel as well as laundry and shower facilities. There is an extra cost for laundry and showers. ( Not included with the campground fee) We have the only public laundry and shower facilities in the area, believe it or not there are still places that people live without running water and we live in one of those wonderful places so if you bump into the locals you could learn  a lot about the area. 

If you love great food and excellent locally-brewed beer, you are in luck! Only 100 yards (91 meters for our foreign guests) from our entrance lies the 49th State Brewing Company, a local brew pub and eatery loved by visitors from around the globe and cherished by the locals during the summer. Enjoy some of the best beer in the state and meet people visiting from a multitude of other countries as well as the wonderful Healyites themselves. The 49th State often has events available throughout the summer season including karaoke, open mic nights, live bands and its renowned Augtoberfest celebration. Please check out there event schedule in advance as these nights are very active and may not be suitable for anyone looking for piece and quiet while these events are going on. These events are large and the campground fills up fast.

Every person who travels to the Denali area is on their own personal journey, and many visitors that choose to come here have felt touched by the experiences of the controversial Christopher McCandless, who traveled into the park in 1992 and lived in an abandoned bus in the wilderness, as depicted in the wildly popular documentary film Into The Wild. While the actual bus remains 'in the wild' of Denali National Park, the bus seen in the film is a popular tourist attraction in its own right, located on the grounds of the 49th State Brewing Company. There is an excellent spot to take your photo in front of the bus, and visitors are encouraged to enter and explore it, and to feel a connection to the man many passing through have considered an unconventional, unique visionary.