One Guide to Rule Them All.

105 Pages of Local Knowledge. For Free.



Two men are hiking in a forest, smiling and talking to each other, with the photo taken through the gap of two trees. One has a beard, long hair tied back, a backpack, and hiking poles. The other wears sunglasses and a purple t-shirt with a green graphic.

39 Pages

Tours

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13 Pages

Transportation

Front porch of a small building with an 'OPEN' neon sign, string lights, a colorful character sign hanging from the ceiling, a large window with seating inside, and outdoor tables and chairs outside.

19 Pages

Restaurants

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22 Pages

Hotels & Lodging

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15 Pages

Common Confusions

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15 Pages

Free Activities

It Started With a Problem…

Time after time, we saw visitors get to Denali with the wrong expectations. They thought the transportation would be easier. That you needed a guide to hike in the National Park (you don’t). That the only way to see Denali was the Tundra Wilderness Bus Tour. Or any number of other misconceptions.

All this meant people left Denali feeling disappointed and cheated. For us as locals, it was a tragedy! All we want is for you to have the perfect Denali vacation.

So we did something about it.

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Scenic view of a mountain valley with snow-capped peaks, a winding river, and lush green forests under a partly cloudy sky.
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We Created a Solution…

We spent months crafting a truly Epic Guide to Denali. We reached out to past customers to get their input on what confused them when they visited. We did dozens of hours of research to find every option - in every category.

Finally - once we had a clear and comprehensive picture - we got to work. We summarized, wrote, re-wrote, and edited. We injected our personal experience, and went based on websites and reviews when we didn’t have any.

To be honest, it all took a lot longer than expected. But it was worth it to create an up-to-date guide that YOU can trust.

Here’s How This Guide is Different…

This isn’t the only guide to Denali. Far from it. In fact, there are a few others that are just as thorough!

And yet, this guide is different.

A huge guide like this isn’t free to create. It takes a lot of time and effort, and people need to be compensated. Traditionally, companies pay to be included - or promoted - in guidebooks.

There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s necessary. But it’s also what sets this one apart. None of the companies we’ve included in our guide have paid to be there.

That means that we can say what we want to. That also means we can talk about all the small - but awesome - companies who don’t want to pay to be in the big guidebooks.

Our guide isn’t a substitute for the others, but it is the biggest Denali guide out there.

Oh, and it’s free!

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The Northern Epics Team. From left to right: Abby, Derek, Jason, Hailey, Trinidad, Adrian, Spencer, Inga, Don, Beth, Sam, and Jade.