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Camping near

Anchorage, Alaska

7 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Anchorage in Anchorage County: 6 Forest Service, 1 Park Service.

7
federal places to camp
6 Forest Service, 1 Park Service
10.1 mi
to the nearest one
Crow Pass Cabin
768 ft
at the highest of them
Bertha Creek Campground. The lowest, Black Bear Campground, sits at 61 ft
61
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 46 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Base map
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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Anchorage, nearest first

7 places

  1. Joe Thompson Cabin cabin or lookout Park Service · Lake Clark National Park · Anchorage County in town areaaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Crow Pass Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Anchorage County 10.1 miaway 3,533 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Porcupine Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 21.1 miaway 123 ftelevation 34sites 46 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Porcupine Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 21.1 miaway 123 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Bertha Creek Campground Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 29.3 miaway 768 ftelevation 12sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Black Bear Campground Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Anchorage County 29.8 miaway 61 ftelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Caribou Creek Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 30 miaway 946 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov