The dates for 2020’s road lottery are September 18, 20, 21 and 22. September 19 will be Military Appreciation Day. An extra (fifth) day of lottery, called Military Appreciation Day, is open only to active duty military service-members and their families. The military is in charge of distributing road travel permits for Military Appreciation Day. The non-refundable application fee is $15. The application fee exists to cover the cost of conducting a lottery drawing via recreation.gov. Each September the park hosts a four-day event called 'Road Lottery.' During these four days, winners of a lottery drawing are given a chance to purchase a single, day-long permit, allowing them to drive as much of the Denali Park Road as weather allows. In years with early snow, the Park Road might open no farther than Savage River (Mile 15); in milder years, lottery winners are able to enjoy a trip out to the end of the park road (Mile 92). An average of around 11,400 lottery applications were received in each of the last few years (giving odds of being drawn at about 1 in 7). Winners of the lottery must then pay a $25 permit fee to drive the park road. Road lottery entries can be made online at www.recreation.gov beginning at 6:00 am (Alaska Daylight Time) on June 1 until midnight (AKDT) on June 30. All lottery applicants must pay the application fee; lottery winners incur one or two other fees, explained in the 'If You Are Drawn' section below.
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