National Park Service · Alaska
Teklanika River
National Park Service · Alaska, United States · in Denali National Park & Preserve
- Sites
- 53
- Hookups
- 53 no hookups
- Cost
- $45.00/night (regular), $22.50 (senior/access pass). Reserved through reservedenali.com.
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 2,539 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Denali National Park
- Nearest town
- Denali Borough
- Phone
- (800) 622-7275
About
Open in summer only (May 20 to mid-September). Though nearly all private vehicles must turn around at mile 15, Savage River, Tek campers are an exception to that rule. If you wish, you may drive your vehicle / RV to Tek. The trade-off is that you must make, at minimum, a three-night stay, and your vehicle must stay in your campsite for the duration of your stay, while you use transit buses to sightsee. Tent campers using the park bus system to reach Tek are not subject to the 3-night minimum stay.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9° | -1° | -32° | 31° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 14° | 4° | -29° | 33° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 9° | -2° | -23° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 32° | 20° | -19° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 46° | 33° | 25° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| June | 59° | 45° | 35° | 71° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 59° | 49° | 42° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 55° | 45° | 37° | 68° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 48° | 38° | 29° | 58° | 4 of 11 |
| October | 27° | 19° | -5° | 40° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 11° | 2° | -25° | 30° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 7° | -4° | -32° | 34° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Igloo Creek · National Park Service · 4 mi · 7 sites
- Sanctuary River · National Park Service · 5 mi · 7 sites
- Savage River · National Park Service · 10 mi · 32 sites
- Riley Creek · National Park Service · 21 mi · 142 sites
- Wonder Lake · National Park Service · 42 mi · 28 sites
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