Denali National Park is six million acres of beautiful, pristine Alaska wilderness. It's a shining example of preservation and solitude. But let me tell you, planning a camping trip to Denali National Park is a pain in the a**! It feels like you need a decoder ring to figure out the different buses, campgrounds, reservations and fees. It seemed so overwhelming we almost wanted to throw in the towel and skip it altogether, but we knew that would be a mistake. So, we put on our big boy pants, poured a high ball of bourbon, did the hours of research, made the reservations and learned a lot through the process! Luckily for you, we've figured out the perfect Denali by RV game plan! Or at least we think so. We don't want overwhelm you or repeat what you can read on the national parks website. We're going to stick to our personal opinion's and recommendations in this article. Then we'll list the links to the national parks info and you can decide what's best for your trip. Camping Outside Denali National Park Outside the Park with Full Hook-ups – You're going to pay $40+ to stay in a gravel parking lot if you need full hook-ups.
Where no exact location is available we have used the nearest appropriate forecast point. Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius. Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour. Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide: 0 to 30 is very low 31 to 50 is low 51 to 70 is moderate to low 71 to 80 is moderate 81 to 90 is moderate to high 91 to 100 is high Pressure is measured in millibars (mb) Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances: Very poor - less than 1km Poor - between 1km and 4km Moderate - between 4km and 10km Good - between 10km and 20km Very good - between 20km and 40km Excellent - more than 40km Close