Getting to Denali Park and eating


Getting to Denali Park and eating

Driving to Denali Park takes about five hours from Anchorage, three from Fairbanks, and hitching is quite easy with twenty hours of summer daylight. Several bus companies run services from Anchorage to Fairbanks via Denali: Parks Highway Express (phone 1-888/600-6001,) charges $49 from Anchorage and $34 from Fairbanks. One Denali-bound train a day leaves Anchorage (8.15am; $125) and Fairbanks (8.15am; $50), depositing you at 4pm and noon respectively at the train station a mile and a half inside the park entrance. Park entry costs $5 per person and is valid for a week.

Eating

Eating is expensive hereabouts, with only a limited range of grocery stores for those preparing their own meals, and a small selection of fairly pricey restaurants close to the park entrance, such as the Black Bear Coffee House (phone 907/683-1656), serving light meals; and Lynx Creek Pizza and Pub (phone 907/683-2548), where the menu includes pasta dishes and Mexican specialties, as well as pizza and draft microbrews.

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