Taiga is what this scant subarctic forest is called, where timberline occurs at 2,700 feet because of the latitude. Above the timberline, taiga gives way to tundra. A single 92-mile road is the gateway in and out of the park. To control the impact on wildlife, private vehicles are restricted beyond mile 14.8 unless they have a special permit. There are no hiking trails in Denali.
Hikers are welcome, but they make their own paths.
Denali Park Resorts provides tour buses and additional transportation buses to shuttle hikers, campers and other visitors who are on their own. Most of the time it's shrouded by clouds. Meteorologists say that because of its massive size and location, it makes its own weather, mostly clouds. Cobbold, who drove one of the Tundra Wildlife Tour buses for six years, has seen everything but a lynx in Denali. And, he adds, visitors expect to see big herds of animals.