©
Nenana trip planner
Create a fully customized day by day
itinerary for free
itinerary for free
Nenana
Nenana is a Home Rule City in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized Borough in the Interior of the U.S. state of Alaska. Nenana developed as a Lower Tanana community at the confluence where the tributary Nenana River enters the Tanana. The population was 378 at the 2010 census.Completed in 1923, the 700ft Mears Memorial Bridge was built over the Tanana River as part of the state's railroad project connecting Anchorage and Fairbanks.History and cultureNenana is in the westernmost portion of Tanana territory. (The Tanana are among the large Dené language family, also known as Athabascan.) The town was first known by European Americans as Tortella, a transliteration of the Indian word Toghotthele (TOG-uh-TEE-lee), which means "mountain that parallels the river." It was later named for the river and the Nenana people who live nearby. The Nenana people became accustomed to contact with Europeans, due to trading journeys to the Village of Tanana, where Russians bartered Western goods for furs from 1838.The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. Early American explorers and traders, such as Henry Tureman Allen, Arthur Harper and Bates, first entered the Tanana Valley in 1874 and 1885.Plan your holiday in Nenana and other destinations, from the rural, to the urban, and everything in between, using our United States route builder.
Source
Create a full itinerary — for free!
Plan your trip to Nenana
Get a personalized tripA full day by day itinerary based on your preferences Customize itRefine your trip. We'll find the
best routes and schedules Manage itEverything in one place. Everyone on the same page.Know more
Popular things to do in Nenana
Side trips from Nenana
Places to visit with Nenana
AnchorageTrip planner
Best for: Wildlife Area, Specialty Museum, Historic Site
JuneauTrip planner
Best for: Dolphin / Whale Watching, Geologic Formation, Water Body
SewardTrip planner
Best for: Dolphin / Whale Watching, Kayaking / Canoeing, Aquarium
KetchikanTrip planner
Best for: Fishing Charter / Tour, Historic Walking Area, Performance
Denali National Park and PreserveTrip planner
Best for: Wildlife Area, Mountain, River Rafting / Tubing
Recently planned trips to Nenana
14 days in Fairbanks Region
BY A USER FROM HONDURAS
Nenana
Fairbanks
18 days in United States
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
Fort Lauderdale
Seattle
Anchorage
18 days in United States
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
Fort Lauderdale
Seattle
Anchorage
10 days in Alaska
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
Fairbanks
Denali National Park and Preserve
Trapper Creek
10 days in Alaska
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
Fairbanks
Denali National Park and Preserve
Trapper Creek
8 days in Alaska
BY A USER FROM UNITED STATES
Seward
Whittier
Anchorage