Wonder Lake Campground - Denali NP, AK
Posted by: DougK
N 63° 26.936 W 150° 52.063
5V E 606328 N 7037379
Wonder Lake Campground is a 28 site campground located at mile 85 on the Denali Park Road. It is open only to tent campers.
Waymark Code: WMBKF6
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2011
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Wonder Lake Campground is a 28 site campground in
Denali Park located at mile 85 on the Denali Park Road. It is open only to tent campers. You must take everything you'll need on the National Park Service bus. It is a four hour ride on a mostly unpaved road. A
small map of the Wonder Lake area can be found online.
There is no electricity, but potable water is available in the campground. Toilets are near the campground entrance.
A large food-storage building features indoor picnic tables, if you wish to eat away from rain and mosquitoes.
Fires are not permitted at Wonder Lake.
Wonder Lake is in a very wet part of the park, and mosquitoes plague the area for much of the summer. A head-net is very useful. A one mile trail leads from the campground to the McKinley River. Hiking off-trail in the area is permitted, though it can be boggy.
Waterfowl can often be seen, either on Wonder Lake or the many ponds and small lakes in the area. Beavers, or evidence of them, can be found as well. Larger animals, like moose and grizzly bears, occasionally pass through the area.