Alaska park closures & advisories

9 current advisories — including 1 full closure across Alaska's state parks and national parks. Confirm with the park before you go.

Denali National Park & Preserve

Closure

National Park Service

The Park Road is closed to pedestrians and cyclists from mile 26 to mile 37 for wildlife management activities. Vehicles may still drive to the Teklanika Rest Stop at mile 30, but visitors may not walk outside of the rest stop area. Backcountry units 29 and 6 are closed to both overnight and day use.

Updated Sep 24, 2026

Kenai Fjords National Park

Alert

National Park Service

Entering an ice fall hazard zone is prohibited in Kenai Fjords National Park. The terminus of Aialik Glacier is a high-risk area, where unstable ice can fall in blocks or columns. This can generate localized tsunami waves that wash over newly deglaciated and nearby beaches. Rapidly collapsing ice and breakage can cause…

Updated Sep 14, 2026

Kenai Fjords National Park

Alert

National Park Service

The canyon from the toe of Exit Glacier to where Exit Creek opens into the Outwash Plain is susceptible to sudden outburst flood events. These events produce sudden surges of water, ice and rock. For your safety please stick to designated park trails.

Updated Apr 25, 2025Official notice ↗

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Information

National Park Service

Our phone lines are working intermittently. If you are not able to reach us by phone, please email us at bela_information@nps.gov.

Updated Jul 13, 2026

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Caution

National Park Service

The windsock at the Serpentine Hot Springs airstrip is broken, and the National Park Service is in the process of ordering a replacement. At this time, we do not have an estimated date for when it will be reinstalled. Please use caution when utilizing the airstrip.

Updated Jun 14, 2026

Denali National Park & Preserve

Information

National Park Service

The Denali Park Road is open to Mile 30, Teklanika River. Please stay alert for heavy equipment traveling on the park road.

Updated Sep 18, 2026Official notice ↗

Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve

Caution

National Park Service

On August 13, 2026 a brown bear entered camps and food caches in the Arrigetch Peaks area, obtaining food from a soft-sided, bag-type Bear Resistant Food Container (BRFC). At this time, we strongly recommend hard-sided BRFCs for all visitors to the Arrigetch Peaks area. Hard-sided BRFCs can be checked out at the Bettle…

Updated Aug 21, 2026Official notice ↗

Kenai Fjords National Park

Caution

National Park Service

On August 7, 2024, a landslide triggered tsunami washed over portions of Pedersen Lagoon near Aialik Bay (59.8842N, -149.7309W). We recommend caution for those visiting the area in and around Pedersen Lagoon. Click more for additional information.

Updated Aug 22, 2024Official notice ↗

Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve

Information

National Park Service

The Federal Subsistence Board closed sheep hunting to all users on Federal public lands within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve and Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Areas Units in 20E and 25C due to significant declines to the sheep population. The authority was granted via WP26-76 on April 24, 2026 and the closur…

Updated May 18, 2026Official notice ↗

← All states · Sources: California State Parks & the National Park Service. Conditions change; always confirm before traveling.

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