Denali National Park and Preserve ... Backpacking here is "just like the park: big and wild," said Backpacker, with "wide-open tundra hiking, miles of braiding rivers" and the "certain knowledge ...

Size: 2,357 square miles Established ... of 10,000 Smokes for a contrasting volcanic landscape. Denali is easily the best national park in Alaska. It also has the tallest peak in North America.