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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Things To Know Before You Come

things to know before you come includes:

General Planning Information
 
 
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Information to help you plan and prepare for the isolation, remote location and demanding climate of the Brooks Range.

 

 

General Planning Information

Regulations

Bear Safety

Food Storage Requirements

Filing a Trip Plan

Back Country Communications

Camp Fires

Human Waste

Camping and Cooking

Bugs

Potable Water

Cabins

Fire Arms

Outfitters, Guides, Air Taxi Operators, etc.

 
Questions about visiting Gates of the Arctic?
Trip Planning Packet
Useful information for your visit, all packed into easily downloadable and printable PDF files!
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Directions
How to get here.
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Chapman Fire, 2005  

Did You Know?
In 1969, five wildland fires burned 129,820 acres in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. That was the largest acreage to burn in the park in a given year. Interestingly, 14 wildland fires, the most fires to occur in the park, burned a mere 500 acres in 1977.

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Last Updated: August 29, 2009 at 18:22 EST