Camping near
Sitka city and, Alaska
17 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Sitka city and in Sitka County: 17 Forest Service.
- 17
- federal places to camp
- 17 Forest Service
- 3.6 mi
- to the nearest one
- Allan Point Cabin
- 301 ft
- at the highest of them
- Suloia Lake Cabin. The lowest, Piper Island Cabin, sits at 12 ft
- 17
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 15 feet
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Within 30 miles of Sitka city and, nearest first
17 places
- Allan Point Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 3.6 miaway 87 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Starrigavan Creek Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 4.4 miaway 42 ftelevation 1site 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Brents Beach Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 8.4 miaway 82 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Freds Creek Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 12.6 miaway 82 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Shelikof Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 14.3 miaway 67 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- North Beach Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 14.6 miaway 38 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Samsing Cove Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 14.7 miaway 40 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Piper Island Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 16.2 miaway 12 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Lake Eva Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 17.5 miaway 194 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Salmon Lake Cabin Sitka cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 18 miaway 98 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Appleton Cove Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 19.3 miaway 58 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Baranof Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 19.6 miaway 145 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Suloia Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 20.5 miaway 301 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Kanga Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 21.7 miaway 40 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Sitkoh Lake (West) Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 23.9 miaway 260 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Sitkoh Lake (East) Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 25.1 miaway 229 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Sevenfathom Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Sitka County 27.7 miaway 41 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
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