Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Copper River Trips

About Wrangell-St. Elias N.P. and the Copper River

The Wrangell-St. Elias mountains are a mountain kingdom with unrivaled splendor. Towering peaks, enormous ice fields, raging glacial rivers and ice scoured valleys make this National Park a dramatic destination for your wilderness adventure. With the second highest peak in the nation, the largest collection of ice fields in Alaska and the mighty Copper River, it is a land of superlatives.

Wrangel- St. Elias Geography

With 9.6 million acres of designated wilderness Wrangell- St. Elias National Park is part of the largest federally protected area in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rising from the Copper River and its bird- rich delta to 18,000 foot peaks - from salmon rich rivers lined with bears to the austere and icy Chugach and Wrangell-St. Elias ranges, this national park offers diversity of both landforms and ecology.

Wildlife on the Copper River

The high country supports Dall sheep and mountain goats. The lush, green glacial valleys have bears, moose, wolf, and lynx. Alaska's Copper River and its tributaries fill with millions of the world-famous Copper River Salmon each summer. Despite the rugged landscape and extensive ice fields the Wrangells are rich with wildlife during the brief Alaska summer.

Trips in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Copper River

We offer a Copper River Rafting Expedition from Chitna nearly to the Pacific Coast. We also offer custom trips, either backpacking amongst the crags and glaciers in places like Hidden Valley and Skolia Pass. Or rafting trips on the many fast glacial rivers like the Chitina or Nizina which rocket from the mountains.

Itinerary

Type

Dates

Price

Copper River Raft

Rafting

08/11/13 - 08/18/13

$3,400