Kobuk Valley National Park doesn’t get many tourists. The park saw just under 17,000 recreational visits in 2022, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less worthy of a trip. “Kobuk Valley is one of the most ...

The majestic Western Arctic Caribou Herd in Alaska travels a distance equivalent to New York City to Seattle each year. But ...

Today, Novarupta Volcano is dormant, and the Valley of 10,000 Smokes is forever preserved within the borders of Katmai National Park, established in 1980. The volcano isn’t the only draw within the ...

Kobuk Valley National Park, located in the Arctic region of Alaska, lies approximately 25 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Covering 1,750,716 acres, the park is home to the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, ...

When people think of the Arctic, they typically envision barren ice fields or windswept tundra. This Alaska park offers something different: sand dunes. Kobuk Valley is home to the largest active sand ...

The weather is changing and the days are finally getting longer, which means one thing: it’s time to start booking your summer vacation. And what is more quintessentially summer than a trip to one of ...

Kobuk Valley is one of the least-visited units of the national-park system (just over 17,000 people made the trip in 2023), but that’s more a reflection of the park’s location north of the Arctic ...

During these late winter days, researchers who are studying the rusty discoloration of northern Alaska streams are prepping for summer field trips. Jon O’Donnell of the National Park Service is one of ...