Denali National Park Hotels

The 150-room McKinley Village Lodge, set 7 miles south of the hustle of Glitter Gulch, offers a relaxed wilderness getaway with a friendly atmosphere and attentive service. Nestled in a spruce forest with the Nenana River flowing right past, you’ll feel even farther removed from the heavy Denali traffic.

Overlook the Nenana River in rustic elegance at the McKinley Chalet Resort, a recently remodeled upscale resort just one mile from the Denali Park entrance. Heavy on cedar, the lodge has several buildings tucked into forest, all connected by boardwalks, and this Swiss chalet feel makes it more intimate than its 345 rooms suggest. Choose from deluxe rooms or upscale, cedar-lodge mini-sites. The “upper” rooms at the McKinley Chalet Resort have great views of the river, while “lower” rooms are situated in a quiet spruce forest along the shore of the Nenana River.

If you want a more intimate setting right on the river, we recommend Denali River Cabins. You’ll find 54 individual rustic cabins nestled among the trees on the banks of the Nenana River and 48 more rooms in the main lodge building. You can avoid the tourist crowds here and hike along the river for your own wilderness experience. Many raft trips begin right here, at the river's edge. Denali River Cabins also offers off-river cabins under the name “Denali Cedars Lodge.” (Do not confuse Denali River Cabins with “Denali Cabins” three miles further south!)

The Grand Denali Lodge is located way up on a hill. So half of the 154 rooms boast the best view in the entire area (the other half look out on the parking lot and the backside of Sugarloaf Mountain).

The 112-room Denali Bluffs is the closest to park entrance. It offers great views of the Alaska Range , especially if you can reserve a room with a balcony.

Denali Cabins is located 3 miles south of the McKinley Village area (about 10 miles south of the park entrance). Do not confuse Denali Cabins with Denali River Cabins.

Small and family-owned and operated, North Face Lodge is one of only two lodges in the center of the park in view of Mt. McKinley, just 28 air miles away. Along with its nearby sister facility, Camp Denali, it is part of a 50-year tradition of learning adventures for active travelers. There’s probably no better way to experience Mt. McKinley and Denali National Park than by staying at one of these two lodges.

Right on Moose Creek, Kantishna Roadhouse has big, green lawns and plenty of grounds to wander, beautiful log buildings, and lots of interesting early Denali mining memorabilia. The original roadhouse was built in the early 1900s and served as a private residence, community center, post office, and inn for visitors. The lodge’s Alaska Native owners hire mainly other Alaskan Natives and put a lot of effort into making it a friendly, relaxed place to stay. It’s a great place for wildlife viewing, naturalist tours, gold panning, biking, and evening outings to see Wonder Lake and Mt. McKinley.

You may also hear about Skyline Lodge. Built by Greg LaHaie, owner of Kantishna Air Taxi, Skyline Lodge is a down-home lodge with just 4 rooms, dogs on property, and a family atmosphere—the kind of place where you’ll eat with the staff.

Denali Backcountry Lodge: This lodge lies at the very end of the park road on Moose Creek. The setting is peaceful. The lodge has undergone management changes in recent years.