McCarthy & Kennicott Day Tours: Adventure in Alaska’s Largest National Park

McCarthy and Kennicott sit deep in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, surrounded by towering peaks, massive glaciers, and relics of Alaska’s mining past. With no roads beyond the town, guided tours are the best way to explore this remote and rugged landscape. You can hike across the Root Glacier, strapping on crampons to walk over blue ice and deep crevasses, or challenge yourself with an ice climbing tour. Scenic rafting trips take you through glacier-fed rivers and iceberg-studded lakes, while flightseeing tours reveal the scale of America’s largest national park from above, where 16,000-foot peaks and 13 glaciers stretch as far as the eye can see.

For history lovers, walking tours of Kennicott’s century-old mill town bring Alaska’s Gold Rush era to life as you step inside well-preserved buildings. Whether you're here for adventure or history, these guided experiences make it possible to access the wild beauty of Wrangell-St. Elias and the historic charm of Alaska’s most famous ghost town.

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