Gates of the Arctic National Park Alaska Flat Card

A river runs through the Brooks Range of mountains in Gates of the Arctic National Park. Gates of the Arctic National Park, located above the Arctic Circle in northern Alaska, was established in 1980 and is the northernmost national park in the United States, offering a truly remote wilderness experience with no roads or trails. The park’s major features include the Brooks Range, a rugged mountain range with dramatic peaks and valleys, and the scenic Kobuk, Noatak, and Alatna Rivers, popular for backcountry paddling and fishing. Visitors are drawn to this vast and untouched landscape for its solitude, opportunities to see migratory caribou herds, and to experience the extreme Arctic environment with stunning views of midnight sun and auroras.