Centennial Camper Park, near Anchorage, Alaska, is a convenient spot for those looking to camp close to urban amenities while still enjoying the great outdoors. With features like electric hookups and drinking water, it caters to both tent campers and RV enthusiasts.

The campground offers a mix of spacious sites and essential amenities, including showers and toilets, which many visitors appreciate. One camper noted, “The site was very spacious and the campground nice and quiet, clean and well kept.” However, be prepared for the occasional noise from the nearby highway, as some campers mentioned that it can be quite noticeable.

For those eager to explore, Centennial Camper Park serves as a solid base for accessing local attractions and outdoor activities. You’re just a short drive from downtown Anchorage, where you can find dining and shopping options. While the campground has its quirks, like some overgrown areas that can attract mosquitoes, it’s a decent choice for a camping experience that balances nature with city convenience.

Centennial Camper Park

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Not truly camping way to close everything or with kids. Location is not good bur grounds are nice and so are the camping areas  

Good for rv or just a stop

We only needed to be at the campsite for a few hours during the night; however, we were pleasantly surprised by the showers and great facilities! The campsite was large and the fire pit was great.

Wonderful

It was okay 

We had a great time! Lots of space and we made some good memories

Awesome Possum 

Showed up a little late but there where plenty of available sites. Good if you need to crash, but very close to the highway and town.

Pretty good

LOVE THE PLACE. 

The campsite worked for what we needed, which was a place to crash. It was kinda sketchy though. We showed up and there was a bunch of cops, a homeless guy was staying next to us, and there was a bear. Bathrooms were great though!

It worked

Site was clean. Bathrooms were clean. Bears were spotted, but you can hear traffic all night. Not much of an "outdoorsy" experience.

Not a bad stay

It would have been nice to have a tent only area away from other rv's and a little more space between camp sites.

Not what I thought 

Centennial camp ground in Anchorage Alaska was a FAB SURPRISE!! Hidden, secret, clean, and big tent spots!

Centennial camping!!

If you don’t mind the occasional drug deal, generators getting turned on at midnight, people who “live” there as much as possible, then this is for you. But I did not let my kids play at the playground alone—even with their older brother. I found a needle cap near the bathroom and beer cans littering the bushes nearby.

but....it is near downtown anchorage, has showers, and is relatively cheap. The sites are roomy, and plenty of trees and sun.

The city squatting campground 

the grounds are nice but the amenities are not. lots of boat traffic so great if you’re there to fish. $21 a car. stayed two nights and the wife drove separate so because of that it cost $84 then they charge $20 to use the dump station?? nothing happening there for kids. website advertises electric hookups but there aren’t any. the sites are overgrown which goes hand in hand with already terrible mosquitos. 10 mins down the road you can stay on the beach at kasilof for free.

do not reccomend.

This campsite, while pretty, is very lack luster. Overgrown grass/weeds in each site make the mosquito problem (which as an AK resident I‘m familIar with how terrible they already are here, so proper maintenance is a necessity) almost unbearable to even be outside. The price to dry camp here, as there are no hook-ups, is $21 PER VEHICLE, per night
. We always have to take 2 vehicles due to our kids and dogs so we ended up having to pay full camp site price just to park my car in a nearby space. They also charge $20 to use their dump station, which was insane since every other dry site we have camped at had dumping and water stations free of charge. There was nowhere for our kids to play, and because of the weeds/over grown grass/mosquitos, we ended up staying in the camper the entire time. I had high hopes for this area, but it was a major let down. I didn‘t even take pictures because we weren‘t outside long enough to do it.                           I would assume if your only goal while camping here was to fish, it would be great since they have very well maintained bridged walkways from the campground to the water, otherwise I would look elsewhere. 


Overpriced and Underwhelming

I had a great time at this campground. It is close enough to many attractions to make it a good home base. There were a lot of bear activity signs though I didn't see any. You do have to be sure to pack all food stuff in a secure location.

Clean, Quiet

All you can hear is Highway. This Campground may be considered the better of the three main choices for Anchorage however after asking around with my Anchorage friends I've heard that the homeless over takes this campground at night. After driving through the campground I did notice several questionable tent sites and also several questionable run-down RVs that looked as though they had been there for quite a while.

All you hear is highway

This could be a first time camping park. With all that Alaska has to offer there are plenty of places to try. But if this is your first time camping and want to be right down the street from every city convenience then this is a park for you. Better than any other choice inside Anchorage and it has better scenery than a parking lot.  

Park in Anchorage 

City Campground that is along Hwy 1.  It is in need of some maintenance on the bathrooms. However, everything was working. You do hear road noise from the hwy. Price and convenient location are good. 

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