Overview
About Vitus Cantwell
Why stop
- Fuel, food and useful travel services in one stop near the highway junction.
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Denali Highway Tour Guide
Your drive to Vitus Cantwell, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Denali Highway. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Cantwell: Fuel, Food and Charging“Cantwell's highway services are ahead, with fuel and a quick bite at Vitus Cantwell.”
Plays as you drive up to Vitus Cantwell in the Parkwolf Denali Highway Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Cantwell Before the Highways
- One Aspen, Many Trunks
- Denali Viewpoint: When the Mountain Is Out
- When a River Leaves a Lake Behind
- 96 audio storiesacross Denali Highway’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Moose, Caribou, Bald Eagle, and 10 more
- Works offlinemaps, 18 trails, 27 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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More about Vitus Cantwell
A useful stop before the driveVitus Cantwell is a roadside gas station and convenience store at Mile 210.
Vitus Cantwell is a roadside gas station and convenience store at Mile 210.4 on the Parks Highway, just north of the Denali Highway junction. If you’re starting the drive east, this is a practical place to top up fuel and sort out small supplies first. Think of it as a service stop rather than a sightseeing destination.
Fuel, food and suppliesThe station lists gasoline and diesel, propane, ice and road supplies.
The station lists gasoline and diesel, propane, ice and road supplies. The store has snacks, hot food and soft-serve, so you can grab a quick bite while you fill up. It’s a handy combination at the highway’s western gateway.
Take a breakRestrooms, showers, laundry and a Pet Run are listed on site.
Restrooms, showers, laundry and a Pet Run are listed on site. That makes Vitus useful for more than a fuel stop if you need a bathroom break or want to do laundry before continuing along the highway.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Denali Highway
56 sightingsMooseMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
37 sightingsCaribouMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
26 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
33 sightingsTrumpeter SwanMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
25 sightingsBeaverMost seen around 9 PMSighting map
17 sightingsPorcupineMost seen around 10 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Denali Highway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
