Introduction / Description
Only open during the summer season, this rustic wilderness lodge overlooks the Nenana River, 0.8 miles from the entrance to Denali National Park, home to Mt. McKinley.
Traditional rooms have basic amenities including cable TV and telephones.
Several on-site dining options range from an upscale seafood restaurant to a pizzeria and a casual bar and grill. The lodge also has a dinner theater and offers excursions and activities such as rafting trips, dogsledding demonstrations and helicopter tours (surcharge). Other amenities include free WiFi in the main lodge, hot tubs and a breakfast buffet.
The Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge is the closest and most comfortable place to stay when visiting the park. The entrance to Denali National Park is located only a mile from our front door. With an expansive deck overlooking the Nenana River with views into the park, Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge is the ideal spot to relax, visit with friends, and savor the exquisite landscape.
Arrival & Car Parking
Entrance & Reception
Accessible Rooms & Bathrooms / Accessibility
This massive property features 656 guest rooms, which are located in separate buildings dotted throughout the wooded complex. That said, nothing is too far away, as an accessible on-property shuttle is available to all guests.
The newest accessible rooms are located in the B building. Room 206 features wide doorways and good pathway access; and is furnished with a 28-inch high king-sized bed with wheelchair access on both sides. It also includes a 13-inch high sleeper sofa and a desk with a chair. The large bathroom is outfitted with a roll-in shower with a fold-down shower bench, grab bars and a hand-held showerhead. Other access features include a roll-under sink and toilet grab bars on the left and back walls (as seated). Room 204, which is located next door, includes the same access features, but the toilet grab bars are located on the right and back walls (as seated).
Accessible rooms with tub/shower combinations are also available. These rooms include a shower bench at the end of the tub, a hand-held showerhead, shower and toilet grab bars and a roll-under sink.
Shower benches and toilet risers are available for any room upon request. A limited number of medicine refrigerators are also available. Optionally, medicine can be stored in a refrigerator at the front desk. Additionally, the property offers a loaner manual wheelchair for guests who can’t manage distances.
The Great Room, which features level access and is located between the A and B buildings, offers coffee and pastries in the morning, and wine and beer in the afternoon. There’s also barrier-free access to the adjacent deck, which is a perfect place to sit back and enjoy the view.
There’s barrier-free access to all of the other public areas, including the King Salmon Dining Room, the Grizzly Bar & Grill, and the Lynx Creek Pizza and Pub. Don’t miss the view from the deck off of the Grizzly Bar & Grill either, as it’s known as “the best deck view in Denali”. And when you’re ready to visit the park, a wheelchair-accessible shuttle is available.
