McCarthy Road & Kennecott Area

The Kennecott and McCarthy Road area contains the Chitina Ranger Station, the Kennecott Visitor Center, and the 60 mile long McCarthy Road. Click on the map for a larger image.

McCarthy Road and Kennecott Area
Containing the McCarthy Road and the towns of McCarthy and Kennecott, this area is where history comes alive. The road follows the route of the previous CRNW Railroad, starting in the town of Chitina and ending a 1/2 mile before McCarthy. Five miles from where the road ends is the Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Follow the below links to discover this area:

 

Plan Your Visit

• Directions- McCarthy Road & Kennecott

• Lodging in the McCarthy Road and Kennecott Area

• Camping Along the McCarthy Road

• McCarthy Road Guide

• Chitina Ranger Station

• McCarthy Road Information Station

• Kennecott Visitor Center

• Kennecott Tours and Activities

• Day Hiking- McCarthy Road and Kennecott Area

• Wildlife Viewing

• Backpacking

History & Culture

• Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark

• Kennecott Cemetery

• Copper River and Northwestern Railway

• Long Lake Fish Weir

• Ahtna People

Management

• Environmental Investigation for potential cleanup actions at the Kennecott Mill town site

• Kennecott Operating Plan (KOP) 2013 (pdf format, 884 KB)

Kennecott Operations and Management Plan (KOMP) 2023 (NPS web page)

• Kennecott Interpretive Plan (pdf format 8.9 MB)

• Kennecott Aerial Tramways Cultural Landscape Inventory 2015 (119 pages, pdf format, 11 MB)

• Kennecott Cultural Landscape Report 2001 (CLR part one and two):

CLR part one: Introduction, Site History, Existing Conditions, Analysis and Evaluation (157 pages, pdf format, 16 MB)

CLR part two: Treatment, Recommendations, Land Use, Bibliography, Appendices (122 pages, pdf format, 13.8 MB)