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Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge

3.0 star property

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2 restaurants, breakfast served
Exterior
Property grounds
Lobby sitting area
Deluxe Room

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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133 Parks Hwy, Trapper Creek, AK, 99683
  • Denali State Park
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Talkeetna Riverfront Park
  • Byers Lake
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(92 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Trapper Creek

With a stay at Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge in Trapper Creek, you'll be 0.6 mi (1 km) from Denali State Park and 15.8 mi (25.5 km) from Byers Lake. .This lodge is within the region of Talkeetna Riverfront Park and Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station.
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What's nearby

  • Denali State Park - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Blair Lake State Recreation Site - 5 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Alaska Veteran's Memorial - 25 min drive - 30.0 km
  • Byers Lake - 25 min drive - 30.0 km
  • Denali Brewing Company - 58 min drive - 78.6 km

Getting around

  • Talkeetna Station - 63 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪20,320 Alaska Grill - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Mary Carey’s - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Coffee Bruin Espresso - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Base Camp - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪North Fork Restaurant - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge

Lodge with 2 restaurants, a quick walk to Denali State Park
Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge offers 460 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered on request and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Stay in one of 460 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and gift shops/newsstands. This lodge also features a fireplace in the lobby, tour/ticket assistance, and a picnic area.
Grab a bite to eat at 20,320 Alaskan Grill, one of the lodge's many dining establishments, which include 2 restaurants and a coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
20,320 Alaskan Grill - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Base Camp Bar - Onsite bar. Open daily.
North Fork Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Open daily.
Coffee Bruin - Onsite coffee shop. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: USD 15 to 30 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • 20,320 Alaskan Grill
  • Base Camp Bar
  • Coffee Bruin
  • North Fork Restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Firepit
  • In a state park
  • In the mountains
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 5 accessible parking spaces
  • Accessible shuttle
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Lever door handles
  • No lift
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 2 floors
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Portable fan
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 15 to 30 per person
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

MT. Mckinley Princess Lodge Trapper Creek
MT. Mckinley Princess Trapper Creek
MT Mckinley Princess Trapper
MT. Mckinley Princess Lodge
MT. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge Lodge
MT. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge Trapper Creek
MT. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge Lodge Trapper Creek

Reviews

Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge Reviews

8.2

Very good

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 434 out of 840 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 204 out of 840 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 97 out of 840 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 55 out of 840 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 50 out of 840 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Tracey

Travelled with family
The property itself is lovely but the rooms are in need of refreshing, they don’t come close to our first impression of the main lodge. Furniture is worn, lamp shade was falling apart, food left in drawer. The constant daily turnover of Princess guests without having upkeep and is evident. It’s fine for a one night stay where your choices are limited.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Akshat

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shreeya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was very good with good restaurants to choose from.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theresa, lakeland

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was AMAZING! I have no idea why anyone would rate it less than 5 stars. This hotel was in Denali State Park, not Denali National Park. From this Lodge we were able to see Denali and all of it's glory. I was told that it was pretty rare to see Denali without clouds covering it, so we were super excited. All around GREAT stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kadee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderul room, i loved the restuarant option, the scenery was breathtaking
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Janet

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Room was very far from main lodge. Shuttle ran every 10 minutes but that’s 30 minutes for me to go get a cup of coffee/breakfast muffin and return to room. Walking was faster but I tore my meniscus the week before arrival so not a good option for me. Room was full of bugs, carpet didn’t look clean, old style bathroom. Kind of like cabin camping! Far away from everything. We were virtual prisoners for overpriced food as nearest stores or restaurants were 30 miles away. Best things were the beauty of the lodge and views of the mountains, they offered a shuttle to Talkeetna, and a great little gift shop. Most employees were very friendly and helpful. Two hours to Denali National Park where most of our tours left from but a magnificent drive along the mountain range with frequent sightings of moose.
Clear skies allowed gorgeous views, McKinley/Denali visible through sign
From back deck.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room not ready at 4:30. Had to try 5 keys before able to get into room as lock not working but housekeeping opened door so could put suit cases in. Tried doing the wash but machine/system did not work without a maintenance call. They were all helpful just was a lot after traveling all day.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a great place to stay during our visit to Talkeetna and Denali. Great views. On the clear days, we were able to see the mountains. Staff was very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Maitrayee

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well priced. Beautiful view!! Convenient between Fairbanks and Anchorage.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a beautiful property. The only complaint is there is no parking close to the buildings. I have a disability and I had to park my car down the road in a parking lot. However, there is a shuttle bus to take guests from the lodges to the main building where restaurants are.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Babak

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property location is incredible with a direct view of Denali range. The front desk team are friendly and professional in providing service to the guests. The rest of the property feature are poor to terrible. We arrived when the outside temperature was in mid seventies, there are no Air conditioning in the rooms, we had difficulty in sleeping in hot room. The rooms and bathrooms need to be renovated. The rooms are not cleaned well. All the above issues could be tolerated if we could have an average quality meal in the facility restaurants. Unfortunately, our breakfast and dinner experiences were well below average even though we paid high prices for our food. The cost were equal to $$$ category restaurants for poor quality food. And the guests have no other choice, there are no other options within miles away from the facility. I hope that these issues could be improved because otherwise the facility location and other positive features are worthwhile for a visit.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

HERB, Gaithersburg

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The property and surroundings were amazing. However rooms and staff responsiveness were not. When we arrived there was dried blood on my sheets and it took staff 3 days to clean room and change sheets with multiple requests!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ty

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved staying here! Didn't realize it was connected to Princess Cruises, but it was a reasonable price and had everything we needed. We were blessed with views of Mt. McKinley 3 days in a row. Highly Recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jiaqi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning view! The location of the hotel is perfect for the Denali view! The deck design is superb. We all enjoyed the stay and the forgettable view.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacquelyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a great stay. Loved the grounds. The front desk was great and very helpful. The only thing is we had to do laundry. We weren’t comfortable downloading an app just to get our laundry done so we went to cabin 14 where we could use quarters. The quarter machine was out so the front desk told us we could get change at the gift shop. The workers at the gift shop were irritated that the front desk told us to get change from them. The manager of the gift shop was kind of rude and wasn’t happy the front desk sent us to the gift shop. She would only allow us $3 in quarters. To wash and dry a load was $5. I had to buy something just to get some more change. I’m not sure what the issue was. It’s all owned by Princess so what does it matter. My suggestion would be just get machines you can tap your credit card on rather than making your guests download a sketchy app. Otherwise it was great and the 20320 restaurant was good too although it did take awhile to get our food but I would definitely stay again and eat at the restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

James, Mesa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best views of Mt Mckinley anywhere. The tree house was a great experience
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angie

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The campus property is beautiful. Complimentary shuttle around the property is a very nice added value. Loved the p.m. smores!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Radhika

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was beautiful. I did not like the fact there were no refrigerators in the rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovedour stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Colleen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Lodge was an easy check in although one key card didn’t work. Also we were on the second floor with no elevator. We are fit enough to have managed but there was no mention of not being ADA compliant. Also there is no air conditioning in the room and the curtains are short, while they are blackout being short allows substantial light from above and below the window. Making it difficult for us non Alaskan residents not used to 20 hours of daylight.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

RONALD

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is beautiful, especially when the weather is good. Food is OK but not special.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025