You can hike in the fresh air, but if you’re on one of the buses inside Denali National Park, or using the facilities, you’ll be required to don a face mask again. So says the National Park Service, which reinstitute a mask mandate for Alaska’s most famous national park.
That mask mandate applies to anyone 2 years of age and older, regardless of vaccination status.
The mask mandate takes effect Friday.
The park mandate is following U.S. Interior Department guidelines, which require masks when Covid-19 community levels reach a high status in the surrounding area.
Mask requirements are based on the CDC COVID-19 Community Levels for the Denali Borough and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
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Suzanne Downing founded Must Read Alaska and served as its editor for many years. Her prolific writing spans nearly every topic meaningful to Alaskans. Before founding Must Read Alaska, she served as editor of the Juneau Empire and as a speechwriter for Governor Sean Parnell.
