Kobuk Valley National Park
Kobuk Valley National Park sits in a broad valley where the middle section of the Kobuk River is surrounded by the Baird and Waring Mountain ranges.
How to Visit Kobuk Valley National Park
It is located 75 miles east of Kotzebue, AK, however it’s not accessible by roads.
There is no road access to Kobuk Valley NP. Most visitors access the park by air taxi from either the small towns of Kotzebue or Bettles. However, both of these towns are also not accessible via the road system either. In the summer, air service is available from Anchorage to Kotzebue and Fairbanks to Bettles. In the winter, access to the park is by plane, snowmobile, or dogsled.
VISIT Kobuk Valley National Park:
Park Details
Kobuk Valley National Park was established in .
| Address | |
|---|---|
| Phone | 907-442-3890 |
| Hours | Open 24 hours a day |
| Entrance Fee | Free |
When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation
We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Kobuk Valley National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Kobuk Valley National Park is.
Our data shows the best months to visit Kobuk Valley National Park are June, July, August & February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Visits | 1,100 | 695 | 764 | 282 | 272 | 490 | 612 | 620 | 1,538 | 1,987 | 1,569 | 1,611 |
| Precipitation | 42 | 36 | 25 | 40 | 39 | 30 | 69 | 102 | 79 | 62 | 37 | 37 |
| Avg Temp | -2 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 44 | 65 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 1 |
| Max Temp | 26 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 65 | 78 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 40 | 27 | 26 |
| Avg Temp | -14 | -11 | -8 | 10 | 31 | 49 | 51 | 44 | 34 | 17 | -2 | -11 |
| Min Temp | -36 | -36 | -32 | -19 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 21 | -2 | -21 | -30 |
Kobuk Valley National Park Road Trips
Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Kobuk Valley National Park is visited.
| Trip Name | Trip Miles | Trip Days |
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