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Self-Service Information at Bettles Visitor Center

Self-Service information, park stamps and backcountry orientation are available on the covered porch at the visitor center. Rangers will return to Bettles on August 7 upon completion of scheduled backcountry patrols.

Anaktuvuk Pass Ranger Station is Temporarily Closed

Anaktuvuk Pass Ranger Station is Temporarily Closed until August 7 to facilitate Ranger patrols of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. These closures occur several times each summer.

Bear Encounter Near Lower Tingayguk River

Avoid travel near the lower Tingayguk River, including its confluence with the North Fork, if possible. Recently, a bear charged a visitor and obtained their food. This is a potentially dangerous situation. Avoid this area if possible and be cautious.

Title	Gates Of The Arctic
Park Code	gaar
Description	This vast landscape does not contain any roads or trails. 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 tra...
Location	lat:67.75961636, long:-153.2917758 States: AK Forecast
Contact	907-459-3730 fair_information@nps.gov
Activities	Camping Backcountry Camping Canoe or Kayak Camping Climbing Rock Climbing Mountain Climbing Hiking Backcountry Hiking Off-Trail Permitted Hiking Hunting and Gathering Hunting Paddling Canoeing Kayaking Whitewater Rafting Junior Ranger Program
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Campgrounds	Count: 0
Places	Count: 4 Anaktuvuk Pass Situated inside the park’s boundaries, at the top of a 2,000 foot mountain pass, the village of Anaktuvuk Pass is a great place to start your exploration of the north central areas of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Arrigetch Peaks Located within Gates of the Arctic National Park, the Arrigetch Peaks, meaning 'fingers of the hand extended,' have long been a landmark to the Nunamiut people of northwest Alaska. The Gates of the Arctic Frigid Crags and Boreal Mountain form the Gates of the Arctic, the iconic passage to the Gates of the Arctic National Park, as described by Robert Marshall. Walker Lake A striking example of the geographical and biological relationship of a mountain lake at the northern limit of forest growth.
Visitor Centers	Count: 4 Anaktuvuk Pass Ranger Station Anaktuvuk Pass Ranger Station The Anaktuvuk Pass Ranger Station is staffed during the summer season from April through September, typically Monday-Friday, 9-5:30. Here you can learn about the park, and gain advice on hiking routes in the area. Bear Resistant Food Containers are available to borrow as well. Outside display is open year-round. Arctic Interagency Visitor Center Arctic Interagency Visitor Center Multi-agency visitor center located on the Dalton Highway in Coldfoot, Alaska Bettles Ranger Station and Visitor Center Bettles Ranger Station and Visitor Center Bettles Ranger Station is situated outside of the boundaries of Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, in Bettles, Alaska. This small ranger station and visitor center has exhibits, park-related films, interpretive programs, and trip-planning tools. Fairbanks Alaska Public Lands Information Center Fairbanks Alaska Public Lands Information Center Explore world-class exhibits, watch a free informative movie, and receive assistance on your trip planning needs while at the Alaska Public Lands Information Center, located inside of the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Things to do	Count: 2 Backpack the Brooks Range's Arctic Wilderness Traveling through the park on foot affords opportunities of exploration and discovery. Mountain ridges and passes reveal splendid vistas and can take you to the most remote and least traveled areas of the entire National Parks system. Float a Wild & Scenic River From wide glacial valleys to sweeping vistas in the headwaters, to rolling tundra, the wild rivers of Gates of the Arctic can take you on an adventure you’ll never forget. Rivers have been byways for wildlife and humans for centuries. They are the veins and arteries through the heart of the Gates of the Arctic wilderness.
Tours	Count: 0
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