Tourism at nearby Denali Park also enables RV Parks, guided rafting trips, helicopter tours and other retail trade and services. One resident holds a commercial fishing permit. Unemployment is low. The George Parks Highway provides access, and cargo is delivered by rail or truck. The State-owned 2,800' airstrip is located at Healy River, and a second airstrip is owned by Usibelli Mine.
Local services provide helicopter or air tours of the Denali Park.
Companies based in Anchorage and Fairbanks also provide bus tours to the Park. Climate Interior Alaska experiences seasonal temperature extremes. Average annual precipitation is 11.3 inches. The large majority of homes use individual wells and septic systems. Usibelli Mine and the Healy Clean Coal Project have individual water well systems.