Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Copper Center, AK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member garmin_geek
N 62° 01.213 W 145° 21.817
6V E 585645 N 6877512
The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Visitor Center is located along the Richardson Highway at Copper Center, 10 miles south of Glennallen, AK.
Waymark Code: WM70PQ
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Raine
Views: 8

The Headquarters and Visitor Center provides information about the entire park in addition to the administration and management facilities. This beautiful, brand new facility is located along the Richardson Highway at mile 106 (between Glennallen and Copper Center). View the park movie in the new theater, enjoy the exhibits, stroll the short nature trail to a spectacular view of the Wrangell Mountains, check out the bookstore, meet a park ranger, and get oriented with the large 3-D interactive map display. Park rangers provide guided talks and walks daily during the summer months. Subsistence fishing and hunt permits are also available.

The Visitor Center is open year round Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm. During the summer season (Memorial day to Labor Day) the Visitor Center is open seven days a week from 9:00am to 7:00pm.

Services available in nearby Copper Center include a post office, lodging, gas station, food store, tire repair, and telephone.
Address:
Mile 106 Richardson Highway
Copper Center, AK USA


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