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Public land camping

National Park Campgrounds in Alaska

8 places to camp in Alaska run by the National Park Service.

8
federal places to camp
8 Park Service
5
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
3,091 ft
at the highest of them
Kendesnii Campground. The lowest, Kenai Fjords National Park Cabins, sits at 21 ft
6
campsites you can book ahead
Site details are not published for these

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

Layers
Base map
Legend

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.

National park campgrounds in Alaska

8 places

  1. Bartlett Cove Campground Park Service · Glacier Bay National Park · Hoonah-Angoon County 44 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  2. Dyea Campground Park Service · Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Skagway County 79 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Esker Stream Cabin cabin or lookout Park Service · Wrangell - St Elias National Park n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Fure's Cabin cabin or lookout Park Service · Katmai National Park · Lake and Peninsula County 71 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Joe Thompson Cabin cabin or lookout Park Service · Lake Clark National Park · Anchorage County n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Kenai Fjords National Park Cabins cabin or lookout Park Service · Kenai Fjords National Park 21 ftelevation 2sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Kendesnii Campground Park Service · Wrangell - St Elias National Park · Valdez-Cordova County 3,091 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  8. Priest Rock Cabin cabin or lookout Park Service · Lake Clark National Park · Lake and Peninsula County 263 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov