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Travel Squad Podcast · Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park: Largest but Least Visited

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is the largest national park in the United States, covering over 13 million acres and featuring nine of the 16 highest peaks in America. Despite its size and natural offerings, it remains one of the least visited national parks.

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It's actually the largest national park in the United States, spending more than 13 million acres, with towering mountains, massive glaciers, historic mining towns, that untamed Alaskan wilderness, and it is home to nine of America's 16 highest peaks, including Mount St. Elias.
And even though it is the largest national park in the US, it remains one of the least visited national parks in the US.
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