Bears - Avoiding Close Encounters Avoiding Encounters Denali National Park and Preserve is home to both black bears and grizzly bears. Black bears inhabit the forested areas of the park and are rarely encountered.
Grizzly bears live mainly on the open tundra.
Most bears seen by visitors along the park road are grizzlies, or brown bears. The bears of Denali are wild creatures, free to behave as they wish. If annoyed, these solitary animals can be very dangerous to intruders. Be alert at all times, in all places. Bears are active both day and night and can be found anywhere.