Alaska Packrafting Trips

Class III Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. Check water lev­els at Denali Nation­al Park. Requires a car, bike, or hitch hike shut­tle. 4 miles hik­ing, 8 miles floating. 

Overview Clas­sic easy tour Dif­fi­cul­ty Class II Length 3 days/​2 nights Dis­tance 50 miles of riv­er and lake float­ing. Requires a car shut­tle Access Glenn Highway

Class III Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. Great tour of the Tal­keet­na Moun­tains, the ​“Poor Man’s Brooks Range”. 40 miles walk­ing, 15 miles float­ing. Requires a car or bike shut­tle or hitchhike. 

Class IV Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. Spec­tac­u­lar hik­ing, spec­tac­u­lar white­wa­ter for the strong hiker/​paddler. 12 miles hik­ing, 12 miles paddling. 

Full Day pack­raft­ing trip. 15 miles walk­ing, 10 miles float­ing. Must take out at Echo Bend!

Class III Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. A remote, dif­fi­cult, and cheap trip. 50 miles hik­ing, 50 miles float­ing on Clear Riv­er and North Fork of Koyukuk. 

Class III Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. 90 miles walk­ing, 90 miles floating

Class III Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. Chal­leng­ing white­wa­ter, spec­tac­u­lar hik­ing. 20 miles hik­ing, 30 miles float­ing. Deep canyon sec­tion requires portage or Class V boat­ing skills. Requires a car shuttle. 

Class IV Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. Chal­leng­ing white­wa­ter, stun­ning Denali views. 15 miles hik­ing, 15 miles float­ing. A bike might be helpful.

Overview A per­fect loop with beer and piz­za at the fin­ish Dif­fi­cul­ty Class II Length Mul­ti-day or 1 very long day Dis­tance 15 miles hik­ing, 20 miles float­ing Access Parks Highway

Class III Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. An adven­tur­ous loop in wild coun­try. 12 miles hik­ing, 12 miles boating.

Class III with a required short portage of Class V/VI canyon. Glac­i­er trav­el, excit­ing white­wa­ter, min­ing his­to­ry, and beer at the fin­ish! 10 miles hik­ing, 17 miles floating. 

Class III Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. Non-stop white­wa­ter fun and a great train ride. 10 miles hiking/​20 miles boating. 

Class III Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. Wilder­ness trav­el at its finest. 20 miles hik­ing, 20 miles floating. 

Class II Pack­raft­ing River. 

Class III Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. A per­fect loop, cross­ing the Con­ti­nen­tal Divide 4 times. 90 miles hik­ing, 10 miles float­ing on the Noatak and Alat­na Rivers. 

Class III Pack­raft­ing Riv­er. Fan­tas­tic white­wa­ter, wildlife. 2 miles of hik­ing, 20 miles of float­ing. Fly-in.