Camping near
Thorne Bay, Alaska
17 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Thorne Bay in Prince of Wales-Hyder County: 17 Forest Service.
- 17
- federal places to camp
- 17 Forest Service
- 7.5 mi
- to the nearest one
- Karta River Cabin
- 624 ft
- at the highest of them
- Eagles Nest Campground. The lowest, Harris River Campground, sits at 278 ft
- 40
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 74 feet
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Within 30 miles of Thorne Bay, nearest first
17 places
- Karta River Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 7.5 miaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Karta Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 7.9 miaway 155 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Salmon Lake Cabin Thorne Bay cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 7.9 miaway 161 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Eagles Nest Campground Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 12.3 miaway 624 ftelevation 12sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Control Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 12.9 miaway 420 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Black Bear Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 15.3 miaway 1,700 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Honker Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 17.9 miaway 235 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Harris River Campground Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 18.6 miaway 278 ftelevation 14sites 74 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Polk Camp Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 21.5 miaway 22 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Helm Creek Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Ketchikan Gateway County 21.6 miaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Helm Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Ketchikan Gateway County 21.9 miaway 40 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Twelvemile Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 22.1 miaway 42 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Trollers Cove Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 24.8 miaway 90 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Sweet Water Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 25.2 miaway 53 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Staney Creek Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 26.2 miaway 95 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Josephine Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 29 miaway 1,800 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Barnes Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 29.2 miaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
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