The least visited national park in the United States and the second largest; no roads, no trails, no infrastructure of any kind
Area
34,287 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1980
Declared in 1980, Gates of the Arctic is the second largest national park in the United States and consistently the least visited of them all, with barely a few thousand visitors a year against the millions at other flagship parks, because it has no roads, no marked trails and no tourist facilities whatever: it can only be reached by light aircraft, and only by those able to navigate Arctic wilderness entirely self-sufficiently.
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Gates of the Arctic: 47 documented species
Mammals19Birds27Amphibians1
Threatened:
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in the United States, where Gates of the Arctic lies.
DesertTemperate forestTundra / polarWetland
Experiences in this park
Birdwatching
Wildlife you can see now
What is worth looking out for this month in the United States?
Now is a good time: Urban bat colony under Congress Avenue Bridge (March to November (peak in summer))
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