This user's guide provides descriptions of the landcover classes and plant associations used to develop a landcover map for Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali; Figure 1). Additional user's guide information includes descriptions of the major landscapes and ecoregions, and methods used to develop the landcover classes and plant associations. Information pertaining to remote sensing analyses, modeling and digital map accuracy assessment are presented in Volume 1 of the Denali National Park and Preserve landcover mapping project (Stevens et al. 2001). This work was conducted by Earth Satellite Corporation (EARTHSAT) and the Alaska Natural Heritage Program (AKNHP), Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage, in collaboration with the Alaska Support office of the National Park Service (NPS), as part of its Inventory and Monitoring Program.