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Denali State Park
Byers Lake view of Denali and the Alaska Range
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TypeWilderness
Location147.1 Parks Highway,
north of Trapper Creek, Alaska, U.S.[1]
Coordinates62°46′12″N 150°03′12″W / 62.77000°N 150.05333°W / 62.77000; -150.05333[2]
Area325,240 acres (131,620 ha)
Created1970 (expanded to present size
in 1976)
Operated byAlaska 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 in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough[3] adjacent to the east side of Denali National Park and Preserve, along the Parks Highway.

View of Alaska Range from Denali State Park
View of Alaska Range from Denali State Park

The park is undeveloped wilderness except for the two day-use areas, four campgrounds, and two trailheads accessible from the Parks Highway. These include:[1]

  • Alaska Veterans Memorial
  • Denali Viewpoint South
  • K'esugi Ken Campground
  • 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]
  • Kesugi Ridge Trail
  • Little Coal Creek Trail
  1. ^ a b "Alaska State Parks near Trapper Creek in the Susitna Valley". Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. Alaska. Archived from the original on December 18, 2000.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Denali National Park and Preserve - Aviation Reporting Coordinates (U.S. National Park Service)". National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denali State Park
  4. ^ Valencia, Kris (March 2009). The Milepost (61st ed.). Morris Communications Company, LLC. p. 406. ISBN 978-1892-15426-2.

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