Noatak National Preserve
Alaska
Tonight
🌗 46% moon
Last quarter
Crowds
low
Open today
Open
Entrance
Free entry
As one of North America's largest mountain-ringed river basins with an intact ecosystem, the Noatak River environs feature some of the Arctic's finest arrays of plants and animals. The river is classified as a National Wild and Scenic River. It offers stunning wilderness float-trip opportunities - from deep in the Brooks Range to the tidewater of the Chukchi Sea.
Activities
No entrance fee.
Hours & seasons
Public access to Noatak National Preserve is open year-round, 24-hours a day.
Generally open:
winterspringsummerfallHours are reported by the park — verify before you go.
📞 9073182230
✉ wear_webmail@nps.govConditions
Quietest months (fewer crowds): Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
Typical crowds: low
Weather now: 🌦️ Drizzle, 53°F
🌦️ 54°/46°
🌦️ 52°/46°
🌦️ 51°/41°
Typical monthly recreation visits · NPS avg 2023–2025 — orange months are the quietest by crowds.
Quietest months
Relative crowds by month — lighter is quieter; ringed months are the calmest by crowds.
Jan
36%
Feb
35%
Mar
34%
Apr
39%
May
45%
Jun
76%
Jul
80%
Aug
100%
Sep
73%
Oct
67%
Nov
100%
Dec
70%
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Things to do
Fishing the Noatak
Visit the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center
Float the Noatak · Can differ depending on goals of segments of the river.
Visitor centers
Northwest Arctic Heritage Center
Accessibility
9 audio-described place(s)
Reported by the park — verify before you go.
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
By the numbers
A visual read on Noatak National Preserve — its character, trails, sky, and weather.
Park fingerprint
How this park scores across the dimensions travelers care about.
Trail difficulty
Difficulty mix across this park's trails.
3-day forecast
Daily high and low temperatures (°F).
People & stories
Figures tied to Noatak National Preserve — each spans a cross-park journey.
Della Keats
— Alaska, Akwomen, HistoryPassport stamps
Mark the stamps you've collected — they show in your memory and along your routes.
🎫 Northwest Arctic Heritage Center
Places to see
Angelica at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Copter Peak
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Desperation Lake in Noatak
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Feltleaf Willow at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Fireweed Wayside at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Grand Canyon of the Noatak
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Lingonberry at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Sourdock at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Stinkweed at Western Arctic National Parklands
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Learn more
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Microgrant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Microgrant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2013 Microgrant recipients and their outreach projects.
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Microgrant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Microgrant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2014 Microgrant recipients and their outreach projects.
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Microgrant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Microgrant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2015 Microgrant recipients and their outreach projects.
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Science Education Grant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Science Education grant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2016 Science Education Grant recipients and their outreach projects.
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Science Education Grant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Science Education grant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2017 Science Education Grant recipients and their outreach projects.
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Science Education Grant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Science Education grant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2018 Science Education Grant recipients and their outreach projects.
The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) funds numerous outreach projects through the Science Education Grant program. These grants help MSLC partner parks pay for science education outreach projects. Funding for the Science Education grant program is provided by Alaska Geographic. Read about the 2019 Science Education Grant recipients and their outreach projects.
View the recipients of the 2023 National Park Service Excellence in Interpretation Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to the practice of interpretation and education by NPS employees.
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