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Camping in

Petersburg County, Alaska

14 federal places to camp in Petersburg County: 14 Forest Service.

14
federal places to camp
14 Forest Service
14
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
1,627 ft
at the highest of them
Ravens Roost Cabin. The lowest, Breiland Slough Cabin, sits at 25 ft
13
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

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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.

Every federal campground in Petersburg County

14 places

  1. Beecher Pass Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 78 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Breiland Slough Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 25 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Cascade Creek Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 66 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Castle Flats Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 53 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Castle River Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 46 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Harvey Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 100 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Kah Sheets Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 100 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Kah Sheets Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 156 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Petersburg Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 98 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Portage Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 99 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Ravens Roost Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 1,627 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Salt Chuck East Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 35 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Swan Lake Cabin Petersburg cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 1,524 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Towers Arm Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 48 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov