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Camping in Alaska

Alaska has 88 public campgrounds on record, 49 reservable and 31 first-come. Most (66 of 88) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Each row below says who runs it, how to get a site, and what it costs.

88
Total
49
Reservable
31
First-come
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Allan Point Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $65 per night
 Anita Bay Overlook Wrangell · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Appleton Cove Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $50 per night
 Arctic Circle Campground Yukon-Koyukuk · BLM · Reservable
Sites
18
Season
mid-May to end of September
Fee
Not on record
 Auk Village Juneau · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
11
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 Avoss Lake Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $45 per night
 Baranof Lake Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $45 per night
 Bartlett Cove Campground Hoonah-Angoon · National Park Service · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Bertha Creek Campground Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
12
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $14 per night
 Black Bear Campground Anchorage · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
12
Season
05-24 to 09-15
Fee
Single Site: $14 per night
 Brents Beach Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $55 per night
 Brushkana Creek Campground Matanuska-Susitna · BLM · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
May to September
Fee
Not on record
 Cannon Beach Campground Yakutat · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Childs Glacier Rec Site, Campground, Is Chugach · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Chilkoot Trail Camping Permits Skagway · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
55
Season
04-01 to 09-12
Fee
Not on record
 Coeur Dalene Campground Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Coldfoot Cabin Yukon-Koyukuk · BLM · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $42 per night
 Cooper Creek Campground, Trailhead Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $23 per night
 Cooper Creek South Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
21
Season
mid-May to September 30
Fee
Single Site: $23 per night, Double Site: $33 per night
 Crescent Creek Campground Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $19 per night
 Cripple Creek Campground Fairbanks North Star · BLM · Reservable
Sites
18
Season
05-26 to 09-16
Fee
Site: $12 per night
 Davidof Lake Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $45 per night
 Dyea Campground Skagway · National Park Service · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Eagle Campground Southeast Fairbanks · BLM · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Eagles Nest Prince of Wales-Hyder · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
12
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8 per night
 El Capitan Campground Prince of Wales-Hyder · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
3
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Single Site: $15 per night
 Five Mile Campground Yukon-Koyukuk · BLM · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Freds Creek Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $60 per night
 Galbraith Lake Campground North Slope · BLM · Reservable
Sites
12
Season
05-11 to 09-30
Fee
Site: $12 per night
 George Islands Hoonah-Angoon · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Goulding Lake Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $45 per night
 Granite Creek Campground Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
19
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $19 per night
 Harris River Campground Prince of Wales-Hyder · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
14
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8 per night
 Harvey Lake Cabin Petersburg · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $25 per night
 Hidden Lake Campground Kenai Peninsula · Other Agency · Reservable
Sites
25
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Kaats'heeni Yanshuka Yakutat · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Kanga Bay Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $50 per night
 Kendesnii Campground Copper River · National Park Service · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Kook Lake Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $50 per night
 Lake Eva Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $65 per night
 Last Chance Campground Ketchikan Gateway · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
18
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Long Lake Wrangell · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Lower Salamander Creek Wrangell · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Marion Creek Campground Yukon-Koyukuk · BLM · Reservable
Sites
26
Season
mid-May to end of September
Fee
Not on record
 Mendenhall Campground Juneau · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
68
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Mendenhall Lake Juneau · National Forest · First-come
Sites
7
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site with electricity, water and sewer hook-ups: $36 per night
 Moser Island Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $55 per night
 Mount Prindle Campground Yukon-Koyukuk · BLM · Reservable
Sites
13
Season
05-26 to 09-16
Fee
Site: $12 per night
 Nemo Campsite Wrangell · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 North Beach Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $50 per night
 Ohmer Creek Campground Petersburg · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Ophir Creek Campground Yukon-Koyukuk · BLM · Reservable
Sites
20
Season
05-26 to 09-16
Fee
Site: $12–$24 per night
 Paxson Lake Campground Copper River · BLM · Reservable
Sites
2
Season
Not on record
Fee
Regular sites: $15–$20 per night; walk-in sites: $6 per night; Federal Senior Pass half price
 Piper Island Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $55 per night
 Plotnikof Lake Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $45 per night
 Porcupine Campground, Trailhead Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $23 per night
 Porcupine Island Camp Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Primrose Campground, Trailhead, Bl, Is Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $19 per night
 Ptarmigan Creek Campground, Trailhead, Pa Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $19 per night
 Quartz Creek Campground, Bl Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $23 per night
 Russian River Campground, Trailhead, Complex Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $23 per night
 Salmon Lake Cabin Sitka Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $50 per night
 Salmon Lake Campground Nome · BLM · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Samsing Cove Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $65 per night
 Sawmill Creek Campground Sitka · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Sawmill Creek Group Campground Sitka · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Sevenfathom Bay Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $50 per night
 Shelikof Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $50 per night
 Signal Creek Ketchikan Gateway · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
23
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Sitkoh Lake (east) Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $50 per night
 Sourdough Creek Campground Copper River · BLM · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
04-01 to 10-10
Fee
Site: $20 per night
 Spencer Glacier Group Campground Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Starrigavan Campground Sitka · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site:
 Suloia Lake Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $45 per night
 Tangle Lakes Campground Copper River · BLM · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
04-01 to 10-10
Fee
Site: $20 per night
 Tenderfoot Creek Campground, Bl Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $23 per night
 Thoms Creek Crossing Wrangell · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Three C's Group Campground Ketchikan Gateway · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Three Sisters Wrangell · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Trail River Campground, Gs Kenai Peninsula · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $23 per night
 Turn Island Beach Wrangell · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Upper Salamander Creek Wrangell · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Walker Fork Campground Southeast Fairbanks · BLM · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 West Fork Campground Southeast Fairbanks · BLM · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 White Mountains National Recreation Area - Alaska Cabins Yukon-Koyukuk · BLM · Reservable
Sites
15
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $42 per night
 White Sulphur Springs Cabin Sitka · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $60 per night
 Williwaw Campground Anchorage · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
19
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $23 per night
 Yunshookuh Loop Wrangell · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free

How booking works in Alaska

There is no single system: each campground books through its managing agency. 49 campgrounds book through Recreation.gov. 31 campgrounds take no reservations at all, first-come, first-served.

For a park's own hours, entrance fee, and boundary, see Alaska state parks on publiclandsdb.com. Camping away from a developed campground is a land rule, not a campground: Alaska BLM land on publiclandsdb.com has each unit's dispersed-camping rule and boundary.

Narrower lists

By agency

31 first-come campgrounds need no reservation; 0 stay open year-round ; and 5 sit on a named lake . By agency: 17 BLM campgrounds , 66 National Forest campgrounds , and 4 National Park Service campgrounds .

Common questions

How do I reserve a campground in Alaska?

It depends on who runs it. Of the 88 public campgrounds on record here, 49 book through Recreation.gov and 31 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Where can I camp for free in Alaska?

15 public campgrounds in Alaska charge no fee: Anita Bay Overlook, Cannon Beach Campground, Coeur Dalene Campground, George Islands, and 11 more. Free camping away from campgrounds (dispersed camping) is a land-management rule, not a campground; see the managing agency.

Is boondocking legal in Alaska?

On BLM land, dispersed camping (boondocking) is generally allowed under the agency's rules. BLM limits dispersed camping to 14 days within any 28-day period (stay limits vary by field office), asks campers to stay at least 200 feet from lakes and streams, and says most areas need no permit or reservation (blm.gov, read 2026-09-26). Each BLM unit's own rule and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.

What are the best campgrounds in Alaska?

This site doesn't rate campgrounds. The most fully documented here are Cooper Creek South (18 sourced facts), Marion Creek Campground (18 sourced facts), and Arctic Circle Campground (17 sourced facts); the table lets you sort every campground by agency, booking, season, and fee.