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Camping near

Seward, Alaska

15 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Seward in Kenai Peninsula County: 14 Forest Service, 1 Park Service.

15
federal places to camp
14 Forest Service, 1 Park Service
5.1 mi
to the nearest one
Dale Clemens Cabin
500 ft
at the highest of them
Quartz Creek Campground. The lowest, Cooper Creek South, sits at 400 ft
187
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 78 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.

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 Seward, nearest first

15 places

  1. Dale Clemens Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 5.1 miaway 1,750 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Primrose Campground Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 14.9 miaway 442 ftelevation 7sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Kenai Fjords National Park Cabins cabin or lookout Park Service · Kenai Fjords National Park 18.8 miaway 21 ftelevation 2sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Lower Paradise Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 18.9 miaway 1,196 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Ptarmigan Creek Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 19.6 miaway 470 ftelevation 13sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Trail River Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 19.9 miaway 449 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Trail River Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 20.1 miaway 450 ftelevation 91sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Upper Paradise Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 21.3 miaway 1,340 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Crescent Saddle Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 22.5 miaway 1,450 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Upper Russian Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 23.5 miaway 708 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Crescent Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 25.1 miaway 1,450 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Aspen Flats Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 26.2 miaway 605 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Quartz Creek Campground Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 27 miaway 500 ftelevation 44sites 70 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Barber Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 29.7 miaway 523 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Cooper Creek South Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 29.9 miaway 400 ftelevation 21sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov