Riley Creek Campground — Denali National Park
Elizabeth G.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Mar. 28, 2022

In love with this place!

We stayed here twice (each time for 1 night) on our way to and from Fairbanks. We visited in March 2022 so since it was winter camping season, it was first come, first serve and camping is free. There’s no water or electricity but the bathrooms were open at the campsite across from us.

You can fill up water bottles at the winter information center a little bit up the road if needed.

They only plow certain campsites so you have to drive all around the loop to find a spot. It’s so quiet and peaceful at night, I could’ve stayed there forever!

During our first visit, some kind campers flying back home gave us some of their leftover fresh caught salmon so we cooked it over our fire pit that a previous camper was so nice to dig out for us! Not all the campsites had the fire pits dug out but the one we were in was.

The sky is beautiful and lights up with stars when the sky is clear. I’m sure it’s just as beautiful in the summertime but it was definitely magical in the winter.

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  • Review photo of Riley Creek Campground — Denali National Park by Elizabeth G., March 28, 2022
  • Review photo of Riley Creek Campground — Denali National Park by Elizabeth G., March 28, 2022
  • Review photo of Riley Creek Campground — Denali National Park by Elizabeth G., March 28, 2022