What are the hours at Kobuk Valley National Park?

Mon: All Day; Tue: All Day; Wed: All Day; Thu: All Day; Fri: All Day; Sat: All Day; Sun: All Day (Kobuk Valley National Park)

Does Kobuk Valley National Park require a reservation?

No timed-entry or vehicle reservation is required to enter Kobuk Valley National Park. Individual tours, campgrounds, or backcountry permits may still need to be booked separately.

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Is Kobuk Valley National Park open right now?

Q: Is Kobuk Valley National Park open right now?

As of October 14, 2026, Kobuk Valley National Park is open. No active closures or hazards reported.

National Park · AK

Open

Kobuk Valley National Park is open.

Why this statusNo active closures or hazards reported.

Last checked Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:58 GMT

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Arctic sand dunes up to 100 feet high in the path of a half-million-caribou migration. No roads or trails; in most years the single least-visited national park.

Type: National Park
State: AK
Established: 1980
Size: 2,735 sq mi
2025 visits: 0.01M (#63 most-visited)

About Kobuk Valley National Park

Caribou, sand dunes, the Kobuk River, Onion Portage - just some of the facets of Kobuk Valley National Park. Thousands of caribou migrate through, their tracks crisscrossing sculpted dunes. The Kobuk River is an ancient and current corridor for people and wildlife. For 9000 years, people came to Onion Portage to harvest caribou as they swam the river. Even today, that rich tradition continues.

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Visitor info

Address171 3rd Ave, Kotzebue, AK 99752

Phone(907) 318-2230

Websitewww.nps.gov/kova/index.htm ↗

Hours

Mon	All Day
Tue	All Day
Wed	All Day
Thu	All Day
Fri	All Day
Sat	All Day
Sun	All Day

Kobuk Valley National Park

Getting thereKobuk Valley National Park is very remote. There are no roads to provide access, so planes take care of most transportation needs. Commercial airlines provide service from Anchorage to Kotzebue, or from Fairbanks to Bettles. Once in Kotzebue or Bettles, you must fly to the park with authorized air taxis.

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Parks near here

Noatak National Preserve 48 mi
Cape Krusenstern National Monument 114 mi
Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve 158 mi
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve 172 mi

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How we read this status

We derive Kobuk Valley National Park's status from the National Park Service's own alerts and operating hours, refreshed hourly — this is our reading, not an official determination. As of the last check: No active closures or hazards reported. Full method: how we check park status.