Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve
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Hours
Headquarters Visitor Center - Copper Center, AK
| Every day | Closed |
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The park and public lands are always open but visitor facilities have limited seasons: Open in Summer. Call ahead for hours: Copper Center (907) 822-7250, Slana (907) 822-7401, Chitina (907) 823-7250 and Kennecott (907) 205-7106. CLOSED Mid-September through April.
Kennecott Visitor Center - Kennecott, AK
| Every day | Closed |
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The park and public lands are always open but visitor facilities have limited seasons: Open in Summer. Call ahead for hours: Kennecott (907) 205-7106 and Slana (907) 822-7401, Copper Center (907) 822-7250, and Chitina (907) 823-2205. CLOSED Beginning of September through April.
Slana Ranger Station - Slana, AK
| Every day | Closed |
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Slana (907) 822-7401, Copper Center (907) 822-7250, Chitina (907) 823-2205 and.
Visitor centers
Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor Center in Copper Center
Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor Center in Copper Center
| Every day | Closed |
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OPEN Summer season mid-May to mid-September: Daily 9:00am - 5:00pm. Dial-a-Ranger at (907) 822-7250. The parking area for the visitor center and entrance gate at the Copper Center Headquarters closes at 5 pm each day.
Visitor center page on nps.gov: Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor Center in Copper Center
Kennecott Visitor Center
Kennecott Visitor Center
| Every day | Closed |
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Daily 9:00am-11:30am, 1:30pm-4:30pm; Crown of the Continent & Kennecott Mill film shown in the General Store/Warehouse; exhibit buildings open; Dial-A-Ranger at (907) 205-7106. Contact the NPS-concessionaire St Elias Alpine Guides for available tours in the Kennecott Mill building.
Slana Ranger Station
Slana Ranger Station
| Every day | Closed |
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Open late May - late September; 9:00am–5:00pm; Dial-A-Ranger at (907) 822-7401; Alaska Geographic bookstore sales. Closed in winter.
Chitina Ranger Station
Chitina Ranger Station
| Every day | Closed |
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Open in summer on Fridays and Saturdays; staffing dependent. Call the Wrangell - St Elias Visitor Center at (907) 822-5234 for confirmation on hours. Dial-A-Ranger at (907) 823-2205; Closed in Fall-Winter-Spring.
About this park
Wrangell-St. Elias is a vast national park that rises from the ocean all the way up to 18,008 ft. At 13.2 million acres, the park is the same size as Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Switzerland combined! Within this wild landscape, people continue to live off the land as they have done for centuries. This rugged, beautiful land is filled with opportunities for adventure.