Noatak National Preserve

Understand

History

Landscape

Flora and fauna

Climate

Visitor information Park website There are no facilities (let alone visitor information centers) in Noatak National Preserve, but rather the park's headquarters are 80 mi (130 km) southwest in Kotzebue.

1 Northwest Arctic Heritage Center, 171 Third Ave., Kotzebue, ☏ +1 907 442-3890. Jun-Aug M–F 9AM–6:30PM, Sa 10AM–6:30PM; Sep–May M–F 9AM–5PM. Has park information, travel logistics and contains a great museum all about the Arctic ecosystem and the Indigenous Inupiaq culture. If you need bear resistant containers, they're available to loan. (updated May 2022)

Getting there

Noatak National Preserve is not the easiest park to get into, as there are no roads, and no facilities to the park. As such, all visitors wishing to get into Noatak National Preserve must enter through an authorized travel provider. A full list can be found at the NPS website.

Sleep

There are no lodging sites nor campgrounds in Noatak National Preserve, leaving backcountry camping the only option, meaning, you can choose to camp anywhere you like. Leave-no-trace camping principles should be practiced, as much of the land is unspoiled, and is necessary to keep the pristine landscape the way it is.