National Preserve

Yukon – Charley Rivers National Preserve

Alaska

About Yukon – Charley Rivers

Located in Interior Alaska, Yukon-Charley Rivers offers exploration in a largely untouched landscape. Whether you float the mighty Yukon River or paddle the Charley River's whitewater, your memories will last a lifetime. Geology, cultural history, gold rush remnants, wildlife, and vast scenery will be a part of your experience. But, the strongest element will be solitude. Your adventure awaits.

From the National Park Service.

Region: Alaska
Designation: National Preserve
Entrance fee: None listed

Trail data for this park is still being added.
Places for this park are still being added.

Know before you go

Fees, hours, weather and getting to Yukon – Charley Rivers.

Entrance fees

The National Park Service lists no entrance fee for this park.

Hours

Open 24-hours

Open 24 hours a day, every day.

The preserve is open 24-hours a day

Weather and when to go

The area that Yukon-Charley Rivers encompasses is generally classified as sub-arctic, with exceptionally cold winters, relatively warm summers, low annual precipitation, and generally high winds.

Getting there

Although there is no direct highway connection to Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, visitors are able to access the preserve by either air travel from Fairbanks, or water or air travel from two small towns on the road system(Eagle and Circle), near the preserve boundaries.

Directions from the National Park Service

Contact the park

Address: 101 Dunkel St, Suite 110, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: (907) 459-3730
Email: fair_information@nps.gov
Official site: nps.gov/yuch

From the National Park Service, checked weekly. Fees, hours and road conditions change: confirm with the park before you go.

Trip planner

A day-by-day plan for Yukon – Charley Rivers

Tell us your dates and what you are into. We group the stops by where they are, so each day is one part of the park, not a zigzag.

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Things to do in Yukon – Charley Rivers

The park service's own list, with how long each takes.

Float the Yukon River

Canoeing · about 45 min

A hyperlapse is a moving timelapse and, in this case, it is of the 100 mile stretch of Yukon River from Eagle, Alaska to Slaven's Roadhouse in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preser…
Yukon River Public Use Cabins

Canoe or Kayak Camping · about 45 min

Take yourself back in time with a stay in one of the seven public use cabins that are available on a first come, first served basis in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. Spli…