Going to Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve

What to do in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve

The handful of intrepid explorers who forge into Alaska's Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve earn a chance to see the stark contours of nature in the raw—what nature writer Barry Lopez calls "the shape of wilderness." In this land, wildlife is at home on the landscape, not a novelty for gaping tourists. It's a place where you'll be put to the test, where the price of failure is harsh but the potential rewards are deep and abiding.

Life in all its flintiness persists along the banks of the Alaska's Yukon and Charley rivers, in a wilderness largely unscarred by the wheels of modern progress. The preserve provides a safe haven for the peregrine falcon and calving grounds for the 30,000-strong Fortymile caribou herd, as well as peerless paddling territory for adventurers looking for unspoiled waters. Situated between...

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