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    Denali Viewpoint South

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    Nathan B.

    On a clear day, this is such a great location for viewing Denali!! There is a well paved viewing deck close to the parking and, for a short five minute walk, you can get another (better?) view. Lots of educational boards explaining a host of information. My favorite is the long board telling the heights and names of all the peaks you are looking at as well as the distance they are from you. There is also a sign that tells you there are over 650 peaks taller than Denali around the world. That's crazy!!

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    Andrew H.

    QUESTION: Is this the absolute best view of Denali you can get without being in a plane? ANSWER: Yes. If you do the very short hike up the viewpoint here you will get a "holy crap", unobstructed view of Denali and most of the greater peaks in the Alaska range. A couple tips: 1: The best shots of this can be made by getting a telephoto lens (100 to 200mm will do) and taking a bunch of vertical shots, then using a stitching program to merge them into a panorama. If you take a photo in a single-shot, using a wider lens...the mountains will tend to look tiny. And you'll have to be the guy that says things like "yeah well..they looked way better in person, you had to be there." Don't be that guy. 2: This is open YEAR ROUND. However, the parking lot is not open in the winter. You have to park on the side of the road and walk in. 3: This can be an amazing spot to witness and photograph the Northern Lights. 4: If you're on your way to Denali National Park, you MUST stop here. Your odds of seeing Denali are much much lower from inside the park.

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    Mike D.

    It's a small little Park very well maintained. They offer free viewfinders No Quarters required. These two different views of Denali mountain and this big Gorge. The rain and clouds really cute of you for me today. Still very enjoyable little stroll. Maybe a quarter mile hike up the hill we can get a great View. Definitely worth the stop.

    A must hit spot to view Denali. The best view point we've seen.

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    Byers Lake Cabin #2 - light play

    Byers Lake Cabin #2

    4.7(3 reviews)
    10.5 mi

    Great hut for the winter! Approach is really short (though not necessarily straight forward) and…read morethe views are really great (or so I'm told). You could sleep a lot of people in here, although we had 3 and a dog. The main window faces Denali and you can take the quintessential "Denali framed by window" shot for your adoring Instagram followers. The day I was there, "The High One" was socked in with clouds, so I missed the opportunity. I did, however, witness a pretty decent Northern Lights show while warming at a fire atop frozen Byers Lake! I've heard this place can be pretty buggy in the summer, so I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. Besides, shouldn't you be camping?!

    This has to be one of the nicest campgrounds iv ever been to. So much space between sites and…read morepretty quite. The Lake is huge, they offer RV dumping and water. They offer boat rental and cabin's as well. This place is dog friendly The only negative is that their sites to have have water and power on the site it self. But the greatness totally outweighs that issue. I had a really good sleep from the main road. I found this site by chance. When I'm driving and get tired I have been pulling into any place or random spots. In Alaska you are allowed to came anywhere at anytime. Really great state. Very cozy and quite. The local ranger on staff was super nice guy. He showed me how to drain the tanks and guided me around the area. Even suggest some places to stop and take photos of. Yes, camp here if your looking for campgrounds to review.

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