Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark
The national park's Kennecott Visitor Center is open late May to mid-September and closed the rest of the year.
Abandoned copper-mining mill town inside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, with open exhibits and a park visitor center in the old school, staffed in summer only.
Ways to visit
Kennecott Visitor Center and mill town exhibits Seasonal
Closed fall, winter and spring; call for hours in summer.
- What you see
- Visitor center, Exhibits, Groundsnps.gov, 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk innps.gov, 2026-10-26
- When
- Visitor center open late May to mid-September; the page asks visitors to call for hours and services. Closed fall, winter and spring.Season: (Late May to the middle of September.)Closed: Fall, winter and springnps.gov, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not statedReservations are not mentioned.nps.gov, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- Not stated on the official pageNo admission fee is stated.nps.gov, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
Kennecott was a copper mine and mill town and is now a National Historic Landmark inside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Visitors can look at exhibits in the General Store and the North Sacking Shed, watch a short film about the mill, and ask rangers about trips from the visitor center in the former Blackburn School. The center is staffed from late May to mid-September. A concessioner also runs a guided mill-building tour; ask the park for its times and price.
Run by: National Park Service, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
Getting there
Kennecott, AK
The mill town is five miles from McCarthy at the end of the McCarthy Road. In winter there is no vehicle access or shuttle, only foot or ski travel along the 5-mile road from McCarthy.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (61.48610, -142.88900). Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Kennecott Visitor Center (summer): 907-205-7106Park headquarters: 907-822-5234
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/mccarthy-r… · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q9959… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
- nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/kennecott-… · official page · read 2026-10-26For: directions; who runs it; phone and email; Kennecott Visitor Center and mill town exhibits: open or closed; Kennecott Visitor Center and mill town exhibits: what you see; Kennecott Visitor Center and mill town exhibits: days and hours; Kennecott Visitor Center and mill town exhibits: booking; Kennecott Visitor Center and mill town exhibits: cost; Kennecott Visitor Center and mill town exhibits: requirements
- nps.gov/wrst/learn/historyculture/ken… · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Kennecott Visitor Center and mill town exhibits: kind of visit
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