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Denali National Park plans to re-open on Wednesday

newsminer.com 2024/10/5
Scorched mountainside
Kris Capps/News-Miner The mountainside just west of the Nenana River Canyon is scorched and no flames are visible, but the fire is not gone completely. It continues to burn under the tundra.
Red Cross volunteers
Kris Capps/News-Miner Pamela Laberge of Ketchikan and Pam LaForest of Soldotna man the registration desk at Tri-Valley School in Healy, the current evacuation site for the Riley Fire, outside Denali National Park.
Photo op
Tour bus riders stop for photos at the Denali National Park sign on the Parks Highway. The park itself was still closed Sunday, July 7, due to the ongoing Riley Fire. The park plans to re-open on Wednesday, July 10.

Denali National Park plans to fully re-open to visitors on Wednesday, and that includes bus tours into the park.

Employees who live in the entrance area were invited to return to their homes Saturday night, as the evacuation status for the area was lowered to Green/Ready status.

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