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Camping near

Klawock, Alaska

15 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Klawock in Prince of Wales-Hyder County: 15 Forest Service.

15
federal places to camp
15 Forest Service
9.1 mi
to the nearest one
Black Bear Lake Cabin
624 ft
at the highest of them
Eagles Nest Campground. The lowest, Harris River Campground, sits at 278 ft
38
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 74 feet

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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.

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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 Klawock, nearest first

15 places

  1. Black Bear Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 9.1 miaway 1,700 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Harris River Campground Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 10.9 miaway 278 ftelevation 14sites 74 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Eagles Nest Campground Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 12.7 miaway 624 ftelevation 12sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Point Amargura Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 12.7 miaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Control Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 12.9 miaway 420 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Salmon Lake Cabin Thorne Bay cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 16.4 miaway 161 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Staney Creek Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 18.4 miaway 95 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Karta Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 18.6 miaway 155 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Twelvemile Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 19.3 miaway 42 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Karta River Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 19.9 miaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Honker Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 20.5 miaway 235 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Polk Camp Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 26.2 miaway 22 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  13. Sweet Water Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 27.9 miaway 53 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Sarkar Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 28.1 miaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Josephine Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 29.8 miaway 1,800 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov