The Trek in a snapshot
Location
Just north of Denali National Park, Alaska
Managing Agency
Unknown
Pets
Allowed
Fees
None
Restrooms
None
Camping
Not allowed
Trail Condition
Trail is worn but you will be hiking mostly on broken shale and dirt. Very steep and awkward at times.
Sights
Fox Creek, waterfall
Water Info
Bring a bottle of water. You will be hiking all along Fox Creek
Best Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Distance
About 1 mile roundtrip
Time Required
1-1.5 hours
Parking Elevation
1493 ft
Summit Elevation
1938 ft
Elevation Difference
445 ft
Trek Planner Maps
Trailhead: 63.779533°, -148.909463°
Fox Creek Waterfall: 63.781300°, -148.898304°
Experience. Discover. Explore.
Follow along on our adventure then go out on your own!
You will see the trailhead for Fox Creek just on the east side of the bridge. There is a narrow canyon and you simply hike up. It was a fairly easy hike to traverse with minor rock scrambling in a few locations.
Just inside of Fox Creek you will see this water chute. I was tempted to try and slide down it but I was wearing my jeans and didn’t want to rip them.
Above the water chute you will see a steep area where you will need to hike across the creek to the other side then up to the top. This was probably the trickiest area as the rocks were slippery. Just take your time and you will get across it alright.
You can see my friend making her way across the creek.
The canyon was steep on the sides and there was a ton of shale all over the place.
Just a little farther and you will come to the waterfall. The waterfall is about 35 feet in length and in the warmer months it provided a nice cool mist. This is about as far as you can go unless you want to take a steeper way up above the waterfall – which I don’t recommend.
Hiking back down.
Another view of the water chute.
Personal Thoughts
When I was working in Denali I had the opportunity to hike Fox Creek many times. It was a quick fun hike that is seldom visited and it was nice to do something that was different.
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