Most trails are snow free by June, and Denali National Park opens its main road to buses. Big events like the Kodiak Crab Festival and the Little Norway Festival in Petersburg in May draw cruise-ship crowds in and herald the start of the summer. This is the season when almost everything is open – from national park visitor centers to ice cream vendors – and the wildlife is at its most active. Not surprisingly, over 85% of Alaska’s annual visitors arrive between May and September, a large portion of them on cruise ships whose sailings coincide with the warmer weather. You can hike late into the evening (the sun never sets in the far north), bask in surprisingly balmy temperatures, and enjoy the state’s greatest feature – its spellbinding wilderness – without having to worry about aggressive snowstorms, inaccessible backcountry, and shuttered facilities. Summer is the best all-around season to visit Alaska.
Grizzly bears arrive at Brooks Falls in June and July to fish for salmon © oksana.perkins / Shutterstock May to September is the best time for wildlife viewing
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