One of my favorite places to stay in Denali, and one I recommend, is the Teklanika (“Tek”) Campground. The reasons; the Tek campground saves you 60 miles on the bus each day, staying there allows you to drive a portion of the road few others are allowed to drive, and it puts you in a great place to see wolves and bears right from camp. In addition, Tek gets some of the best evening light in the entire park. And finally, you are able to buy a Tek Pass, giving you unlimited access to the buses for the length of your stay.
Unfortunately this year the Tek campground is closed until July because of aufeis – overflow river ice from the Teklanika River.
I was a bit disappointed, and skeptical the campground really needed to be closed, so one day I walked in a took a look. Well this photo from June 9th pretty much sums the situation up – river ice in this particular site had to still be three thick feet! Needless to say, the closure is more then justified.
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