Camping near
Whittier, Alaska
13 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Whittier in Valdez-Cordova County: 13 Forest Service.
- 13
- federal places to camp
- 13 Forest Service
- 7.2 mi
- to the nearest one
- Williwaw Campground
- 1,313 ft
- at the highest of them
- Tenderfoot Creek. The lowest, Black Bear Campground, sits at 61 ft
- 106
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet
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Within 30 miles of Whittier, nearest first
13 places
- Williwaw Campground Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Anchorage County 7.2 miaway 71 ftelevation 19sites 65 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Black Bear Campground Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Anchorage County 7.6 miaway 61 ftelevation 11sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Pigot Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Valdez-Cordova County 10 miaway 215 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Paulson Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Valdez-Cordova County 10.7 miaway 90 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Spencer Bench Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 12.4 miaway 1,900 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 13.9 miaway 147 ftelevation 2sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Shrode Lake Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Valdez-Cordova County 14.6 miaway 73 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Goose Bay Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Valdez-Cordova County 15.5 miaway 19 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Bertha Creek Campground Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 20.1 miaway 768 ftelevation 12sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Harrison Lagoon Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Valdez-Cordova County 21.2 miaway 4 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Granite Creek Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 21.6 miaway 643 ftelevation 19sites 53 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Crow Pass Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Anchorage County 24.3 miaway 3,533 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Tenderfoot Creek Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Kenai Peninsula County 29.8 miaway 1,313 ftelevation 36sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
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