Top Ten Most-Isolated National Parks

Denali National Park, Alaska

By Rich Beattie

Famous Denali has held onto its top ten spot despite becoming one of Alaska's most accessible parks. The cruise-ship crowds come by the busload, and you can get here by car, train, or shuttle, from Anchorage or Fairbanks. But its six million acres have helped absorb the ever-growing human population, and the infrastructure has grown to support everyone, too, with many campgrounds and several luxury resorts. Just about every sport is popular here: hiking, biking, bird-watching, fishing, skiing, and (with America's highest peak inside its boundaries) mountaineering.

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Last Updated: 15 Sep 2010
Published: 29 Apr 2002
The details, dates, and prices mentioned in this article were accurate at the time of publication.