Glenallen
Located along the Glenn Highway, 189 miles northeast of Anchorage, Glenallen serves as a starting point to the largest national park in the United States, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
As the gateway into Wrangell-St. Elias, Glennallen is the base for a variety of guides, outfitters and tour companies, offering adventures that range from world-class fishing, rafting, and wildlife viewing to flightseeing through the peaks, off-road vehicle trips on old mining trails and snowmobile tours in the winter. Glennallen is also near the famed Copper River, where anglers happily pluck what some believe to be the tastiest of all Alaska salmon – the famous Copper River red salmon.
Glennallen comes alive in January when it serves as the starting point for the Copper Basin 300 Dog Sled Race and is also a great vantage point for viewing the northern lights.