Gates of the Arctic National Park Things to Do

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.

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.

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.

A striking example of the geographical and biological relationship of a mountain lake at the northern limit of forest growth.

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.

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.