Denali National Park Dog Sledding

Expe­ri­ence the thrill of the icon­ic Alaskan sport of dogsled­ding from vet­er­ans of the Idi­tar­od and Yukon Quest races! Oper­at­ing in sum­mer and win­ter from Cantwell, about a 30-minute dri­ve south of Denali Nation­al Park, the pri­vate tours will be just you and your group, led by expert guides. Win­ter tours can involve learn­ing to dri­ve your own dog team or rid­ing out to see the north­ern lights. In sum­mer, the excit­ed dogs pull a side-by-side on  ...more

Get up close with Alaskan Huskies on a 3‑hour guid­ed dog mush­ing tour near Denali. Enjoy scenic views, snug­gle play­ful pup­pies, watch a live sled dog demo, and learn about Idi­tar­od rac­ing through cap­ti­vat­ing sto­ries and videos. Host­ed by Idi­tar­od vet­er­an Mike San­tos and edu­ca­tor Caitlin San­tos, this award-win­ning tour offers an unfor­get­table glimpse into Alaska’s most icon­ic win­ter tra­di­tion — per­fect for all ages.

Get the insider’s per­spec­tive on the Idi­tar­od Trail Sled Dog Race from vet­er­an mush­er and Alaskan celebri­ty Jeff King, who has claimed first place four times. He will regale you with tales from the trail and intro­duce you to his dogs dur­ing a tour of his sled-dog train­ing cen­ter, the Husky Home­stead. Here, for more than three decades, Jeff has offered vis­i­tors a look at what goes into cre­at­ing a cham­pi­onship team and carv­ing a life in the Alaska  ...more