Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...

Experience the Arctic Circle on American soil at Kobuk Valley National Park—one of the most remote places in the park system. With no roads or facilities of any kind within the park, traveling here ...

No roads, phone service, Internet, or campsites. That's how it is in Alaska's most remote national parks, and Kobuk Valley is no exception. The upside? No crowds, unless you count the half-million ...

The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes encompass 25 squares miles in Alaska’s Kobuk Valley National Park. With a new NASA grant, Southwest Research Institute will identify and characterize life and its ...

Size: 2,736 square miles Established: 1980 Kobuk Valley National Park is extremely remote and difficult to reach. That's why it gets fewer than 16,000 visitors a year. Those who do make it here ...

I recommend making the 28-mile scenic drive through the park and stopping for some short hikes, but I wouldn't plan to stay more than a day. 54. Kobuk Valley National Park in Alaska Kobuk Valley ...