Title: Copper Center Travel Guide: Best of Copper Center, Alaska Travel 2026 | Expedia.co.uk [Hotels in Copper Center](https://expedia.co.uk/Copper-Center-Hotels.d6034439.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Holiday Rentals in Copper Center](https://expedia.co.uk/Copper-Center-Holiday-Rentals.d6034439.Travel-Guide-HolidayRentals)[Copper Center Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Copper-Center.d6034439.Car-Hire-Guide)[Copper Center Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Copper-Center.d6034439.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Copper Center Travel Guide ## Tourist Guide ![Wrangell-St. Elias National Park featuring interior views and snow](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6025899/876201de-6d18-4055-8d80-980371c9be0d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Wrangell-St. Elias National Park featuring interior views and snow](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6025899/876201de-6d18-4055-8d80-980371c9be0d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Wrangell-St. Elias National Park featuring interior views and snow](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6025899/cde14a40-c398-4ab7-9648-19d9dc6c9422.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve featuring mountains and landscape views](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6025899/1b4e35fc-039e-4204-b070-69e78cca930d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6025899/9c4dd40c-5136-47c9-a543-e4788fdf138d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Copper Center Things to do #### Nestled in the thick wilderness and stunning scenery of deepest Alaska, this cosy town provides the perfect place to rest and relax. Discover the role that Copper Centre played in Alaska’s famous 19th-century gold rush. Step back 5,000 years to a time when native people called this region home. Enjoy magnificent fishing in icy rivers as you prepare to visit North America’s largest national park. Set at the confluence of the Klutina and Copper rivers, the town was once the centre of a busy mining community, with both gold and copper extracted from the ground near here. These industries have long since ended. Today, use the town as a gateway to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Visit the George I. Ashby Memorial Museum just north of town to learn more about the area’s enthralling back story. Set in two traditional log cabins, the museum holds various artefacts dating back to the gold rushes of the late 19th century when the town was a lodging point used by miners seeking their fortune. It also has relics from the copper mines once common in the area and basketwork from the native Athabascans who lived here thousands of years ago. Within easy reach of town, find fantastic fishing in the two rivers. Fishermen visiting during the summer can expect to catch king salmon making their way upstream while the sockeye salmon run continues until late September. If you’re hoping to devote some serious time to fishing while here, sign up for one of the riverside charters to make sure you’re in the right place to make the perfect catch. Copper Centre is in Southcentral Alaska, 200 miles (320 kilometres) northeast of Anchorage. The town is approximately an hour’s drive north of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, although the park visitor centre is just a short drive south. Here, get information about the park and purchase maps and guidebooks. Select from a handful of lodges and other accommodation in town along with a few small restaurants. Escape to stunning Alaska and combine your national park trip with a visit to the charming town of Copper Centre. ![](https://forever.travel-assets.com/flex/flexmanager/images/2026/02/06/expedia-sale-2026-desktop-uk-fr-de.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1400&h=600&q=mediumHigh) ## The Annual Holiday Sale Members save up to 40% on hotels and holiday homes. Plan this year’s big trip and save. [Book now](https://expedia.co.uk/cheap-deals?rfrr=DX_SPRING_PROMO_6034439) - Top hotels in Copper Center - Top Holiday Rentals in Copper Center ![Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/1000000/870000/868000/867991/0fd24b36_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge 1 Brenwick Craig Road Copper Center AK Stay at this 3-star lodge in Copper Center. Enjoy free parking, 2 restaurants and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. ... 8.6/10 Excellent! (244 reviews) Simple, pretty views, good shared lobby area. Cruises use it Reviewed on 19 Oct 2025 [Get rates](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=03%2F03%2F2026&endDate=04%2F03%2F2026&selected=867991&PinnedHotelID=867991&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=6034439) [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=03%2F03%2F2026&endDate=04%2F03%2F2026&selected=867991&PinnedHotelID=867991&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=6034439) ![Sawinglogzz Log Cabin](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/41000000/40100000/40091700/40091651/cc4e8600_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Sawinglogzz Log Cabin 105 Old Richardson Hwy Copper Center AK Stay at this cabin in Copper Center. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and daily housekeeping. Popular attractions Wrangell‐St. Elias National Park Visitor Center ... 9.8/10 Exceptional! (42 reviews) Property well maintained. Beds comfortable. 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Popular attractions Wrangell‐St. Elias National Park Visitor Center ... 9.8/10 Exceptional! (42 reviews) Property well maintained. Beds comfortable. Felt right at home Reviewed on 22 Sept 2025 [](https://expedia.co.uk/Copper-Center-Hotels-Sawinglogzz-Log-Cabin.h40091651.Hotel-Information) ![Glacier Cabin: Two-Bedroom Two-Story](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/119000000/118930000/118929300/118929204/b8e774ef_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Glacier Cabin: Two-Bedroom Two-Story Copper Center AK Stay at this cabin in Copper Center. [](https://expedia.co.uk/Copper-Center-Hotels-Glacier-Cabin-Two-Bedroom-Two-Story.h118929204.Hotel-Information) ![Trapper Cabin: Two-bedroom Dog Friendly](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/119000000/118930000/118929200/118929200/3c11727a_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Trapper Cabin: Two-bedroom Dog Friendly Copper Center AK Stay at this holiday home in Copper Center. 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