What's on in Lake Clark National Park, United States through the year

Busy — Winter / Christmas break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Aurora season (1 Sep – 15 Apr (usually)), Winter: no services, ski planes (20 Sep – 31 May (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Aurora season (1 Sep – 15 Apr (usually)), Winter: no services, ski planes (20 Sep – 31 May (usually))

Busy — Spring break in United States

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Aurora season (1 Sep – 15 Apr (usually)), Winter: no services, ski planes (20 Sep – 31 May (usually))

Quiet — travelers describe it as quiet

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Aurora season (1 Sep – 15 Apr (usually)), Winter: no services, ski planes (20 Sep – 31 May (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Opening

  Proenneke's cabin open

  25 May – 25 Sep · usuallySummer season opens

  Dick Proenneke's hand-built cabin on Upper Twin Lake is open daily in summer, from late May once the lake ice allows to late September; the only ways in are a floatplane landing on the lake or a long backcountry trek. Source ↗

Still on: Winter: no services, ski planes (20 Sep – 31 May (usually))

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Nature

  Bear viewing season

  1 Jun – 15 Sep · usuallyWildlife seasonBook early

  Brown bears graze the coastal sedge meadows and dig clams early in the summer, then move to the salmon streams at Silver Salmon Creek and Crescent Lake later on. It is a guided day trip by float plane, booked a season ahead. Source ↗

• Season

  The fly-in season

  1 Jun – 15 Oct · usuallyTrail seasonBook early

  June to October is when the lodges, air taxis and guides operate and floatplanes can put down on the lakes. Outside it, access depends on wheeled planes fitted with skis and on weather that often does not cooperate. Source ↗

Still on: Proenneke's cabin open (25 May – 25 Sep (usually))

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Proenneke's cabin open (25 May – 25 Sep (usually)), Bear viewing season (1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)), The fly-in season (1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Proenneke's cabin open (25 May – 25 Sep (usually)), Bear viewing season (1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)), The fly-in season (1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — Summer break in United States

• Nature

  Aurora season

  1 Sep – 15 Apr · usually

  Once the nights darken at the end of summer the northern lights show over the lakes, and the long winter nights are the best of it. By then almost nobody is here to see them. Source ↗

• Season

  Winter: no services, ski planes

  20 Sep – 31 May · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosures

  The park never closes, but most lodges and outfitters in Port Alsworth shut around mid-September, and winter access is by wheeled or ski plane only when the weather allows. Expect to arrange everything yourself. Source ↗

Still on: Proenneke's cabin open (25 May – 25 Sep (usually)), Bear viewing season (1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)), The fly-in season (1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: The fly-in season (1 Jun – 15 Oct (usually)), Aurora season (1 Sep – 15 Apr (usually)), Winter: no services, ski planes (20 Sep – 31 May (usually))

Busy — Thanksgiving break in United States

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: Aurora season (1 Sep – 15 Apr (usually)), Winter: no services, ski planes (20 Sep – 31 May (usually))

Busy — Winter / Christmas break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Aurora season (1 Sep – 15 Apr (usually)), Winter: no services, ski planes (20 Sep – 31 May (usually))