Denali National Park Packrafting Trips

Feel the thrill of crush­ing through white­wa­ter on the Nenana Riv­er just out­side the icon­ic Denali Nation­al Park. Do it with New Wave Adven­tures and you’ll have your choice of raft­ing trips — you can even decide whether to pad­dle or just take in the beau­ti­ful scenery — as well as oth­er excit­ing options like hik­ing and pack­raft­ing, all great options for fam­i­ly fun.

Expe­ri­ence the back­coun­try of Denali Nation­al Park in a way few oth­ers do. You’ll board a bus from the Vis­i­tor Cen­ter and dis­em­bark just before Sable Pass and then immerse your­self in the wild Alas­ka land­scape. Rec­om­mend­ed for inter­me­di­ate back­pack­ers and begin­ner packrafters.

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

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

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

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