A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping in

Sitka County, Alaska

22 federal places to camp in Sitka County: 22 Forest Service.

22
federal places to camp
22 Forest Service
22
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
800 ft
at the highest of them
Avoss Lake Cabin. The lowest, Piper Island Cabin, sits at 12 ft
22
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 15 feet

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.

Every federal campground in Sitka County

22 places

  1. Appleton Cove Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 58 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Avoss Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 800 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Baranof Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 145 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Brents Beach Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 82 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Davidof Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 650 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Freds Creek Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 82 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Goulding Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 245 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Kanga Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 40 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Kook Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 52 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Lake Eva Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 194 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Moser Island Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 62 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. North Beach Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 38 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Piper Island Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 12 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Plotnikof Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 275 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Salmon Lake Cabin Sitka cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 98 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Samsing Cove Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 40 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Sevenfathom Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 41 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Shelikof Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 67 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Sitkoh Lake (East) Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 229 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Sitkoh Lake (West) Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 260 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Starrigavan Creek Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 42 ftelevation 1site 15 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Suloia Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest 301 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov