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Camping near

Whale Pass, Alaska

14 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Whale Pass in Prince of Wales-Hyder County: 14 Forest Service.

14
federal places to camp
14 Forest Service
6.1 mi
to the nearest one
Barnes Lake Cabin
624 ft
at the highest of them
Eagles Nest Campground. The lowest, El Capitan Campground, sits at 49 ft
27
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 40 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.

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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 Whale Pass, nearest first

14 places

  1. Barnes Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 6.1 miaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Sarkar Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 10.1 miaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Sweet Water Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 10.3 miaway 53 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. El Capitan Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 11.1 miaway 17 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. El Capitan Campground Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 11.2 miaway 49 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Salmon Bay Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 13.4 miaway 100 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Red Bay Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 14.7 miaway 164 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Steamer Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Wrangell County 15.7 miaway 102 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Shipley Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 16.8 miaway 355 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Staney Creek Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 18.4 miaway 95 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Honker Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 18.6 miaway 235 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Deep Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Wrangell County 27 miaway 71 ftelevation 1site 25 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Control Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 27.9 miaway 420 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Eagles Nest Campground Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Prince of Wales-Hyder County 28.8 miaway 624 ftelevation 12sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov