The George Parks Highway Scenic Byway

Visitors trek through snow-covered Denali National Park in the midst of towering, evergreen trees.

The South Denali Wayside is one of the most popular stops on the George Parks Highway.

Visitors can picnic, camp, and fish, at Troublesome Creek. A small pavilion provides shelter in the forest.

Autumn colors, as seen from the Denali View North Wayside, lure visitors to the George Parks Highway every fall.

The George Parks Highway Scenic Byway travels over the steep-walled gorge of Hurricane Gulch.

The unique geology of the Chulitna River bluffs is apparent in the landform’s eroded sandstone valleys.

Travelers frequently stop in Broad Pass to admire the magnificent scenery.

The Nenana River Wayside allows for spectacular views of the Nenana River.

Caribou are frequently seen in Denali National Park and Preserve.

The Nenana Railroad Museum, housed in an old railroad depot, is a popular tourist destination.

Denali country is dominated by the lofty, snow-covered peaks of the Alaska Range, active glaciers, rolling tundra, boggy muskegs, and hardwood and spruce forests laced by rivers.

Two cyclists, with bikes loaded up for a long trip, pause at the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve.

The mosaic of ponds, oxbows, stream channels, and various wetland and upland vegetation types in the Minto Flats Game Refuge provides excellent habitat for waterfowl, big game, and fur-bearers, as well as anadromous and resident fish species.

Visitors can enjoy music and theater at the Ester Gold Complex.

A family going canoeing admires the beautiful scenery on the shores of Byers Lake, a popular boating destination.

The Alaska Veterans Memorial consists of monuments and an alcove with a semi-circle of five 20-foot-tall concrete panels representing the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

Alaska State Scenic Byway signs dot the George Parks Highway.