Dining at Camp Denali

Nearly 60 years after our founding, the availability of good ingredients in Alaska has grown along with our palates.  Long gone are the days of tin cans of green beans and corned beef.  Today, the plates coming from the kitchen represent not only quality ingredients, but also our pride in creating an essential aspect of your time with us. Wholesome, delicious and attractive—this is the kind of food that we strive to offer throughout your stay.

Your hosts and a few naturalist guides join you for breakfast and dinner in Potlatch III, Camp Denali’s dining room.  Following the 7:30 a.m. bell that calls you in, we begin our morning meal with a breakfast bar of whole-grain hot cereal, homemade granola, cold cereals, homemade yogurt, raisins, and nuts. The hot breakfast entrée, plated and served from the kitchen, may include an herb and goat cheese egg soufflé with vegetable-potato hash, Dutch-oven pancakes with lingonberry sauce and alder-smoked bacon, or Spanish egg and potato frittata with cheddar-herb scones.

Following breakfast, we set out a full spread of sandwich makings, vegetables, fruits, trail mixes, and fresh cookies for a make-your-own sack lunch.  Whether on a guided hike or paddling across Wonder Lake at lunchtime, there is no need to return to Camp, as you will have the noon meal along wherever the day should take you.

Camaraderie and recounting of the day’s events enhance the fine cuisine at the day’s final meal. Served at 6:30 p.m., we start with fresh salad or soup and bakery bread, followed by the dinner chef’s inspired take on a main entrée of meat or fish.  A vegetarian dish is also always an option.  To complete the meal, we offer another taste of our baker’s handiwork—a dessert from the tundra in a berry torte, or a rich flourless chocolate cake, perhaps.

We are far from many of our sources of supply.  If you notify us when making your reservation, we are able to assist with most special diets.  Camp Denali does not have a liquor license; however, you are welcome to bring your own. 
 

Our Cookbook

The latest collection of culinary favorites from the kitchens of Camp Denali and North Face Lodge, A Cache of Recipes combines new creations prepared with today's flair, along with a few of our timeless classics.

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There is still limited 2010 Availability!

While some sessions have filled, we do still have availability during a selection of dates at Camp Denali and North Face Lodge throughout this upcoming summer.  Call or email us; we enjoy corresponding with you personally.