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Noatak River cuts through a green tundra landscape with distant mountains.

Noatak National Preserve

National Preserve

Alaska

Free entry

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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

BoatingCampingFishingFlyingHands-OnHikingHunting and GatheringJunior Ranger ProgramMuseum ExhibitsPaddling

Topics

AnimalsArcticNight SkyScenic ViewsWatershedsWildernessTundraAurora BorealisHeadwaters

No entrance fee.

Hours

Public access to Noatak National Preserve is open year-round, 24-hours a day.

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Conditions

Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 50°F

60°/44°

☁️ 65°/46°

64°/49°

Things to do

Fishing the Noatak

Visit the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center

Float the Noatak

Visitor centers

Northwest Arctic Heritage Center

Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.

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