Camping near Petersburg, Alaska
Camping near Petersburg, Alaska includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Ohmer Creek Campground, is 13 miles from Petersburg in a straight line, and all 2 are within 15 miles. 1 is free.
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Camping near Petersburg at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (2 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 1 first-come
- Cost
- 1 free; lowest posted fee at Harvey Lake Cabin: "Standard nonelectric: $25 per night"
- Distance from Petersburg
- 13 miles (Ohmer Creek Campground) to 15 miles (Harvey Lake Cabin) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 33 ft (Ohmer Creek Campground) to 134 ft (Harvey Lake Cabin), 2 of 2 on record
- Season
- 1 seasonal with posted dates
Distances are straight-line miles from Petersburg's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.
Things to do near Petersburg
Public land and water within 30 miles of Petersburg, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 12 miles from Petersburg; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Tongass National Forest, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Ohmer Creek Campground at 13 miles from Petersburg; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Stikine-LeConte Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 24 miles from Petersburg; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Petersburg
Nearest emergency room
Searhc Wrangell Medical Center & Ltc
232 Wood St Exd, Wrangell, AK, 28 miles from Petersburg . (907) 874-7000
Next nearest: Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, 222 Tongass Dr, Sitka, AK, 96 miles , (907) 966-2411.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
- Groceries
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- Hammer & Wikan
- Lil Hammer & Wikan
- Evergreen Market
- Fuel
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- Petersburg Motors
- S.E. Island Fuel
- Pharmacy
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- People's Drug - Rexall
- Laundromat
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- Glacier Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Petersburg: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Petersburg, AK?
2 public campgrounds are on record near Petersburg. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Ohmer Creek Campground (13 miles) and Harvey Lake Cabin (15 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Petersburg, AK?
Yes: Ohmer Creek Campground charges no fee at the campground.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Petersburg, AK?
Searhc Wrangell Medical Center & Ltc, 232 Wood St Exd, Wrangell, AK, is 28 miles from Petersburg in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (907) 874-7000. In an emergency, call 911.
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