Established Camping
Cripple Creek Campground
About
Bureau of Land Management
Overnight camping, a riverside day-use area, and fishing access are available, including some universal design campsites and several walk-in tent sites near the Chatanika River. A class I-II float trip to the Upper Chatanika State Recreation Site at milepost 39 is approximately 25 miles (40 km) long. Occasional low water may require some boat dragging. First come, first serve. Fee site ($6/night or $3/night with Senior Pass).
Fee Info
$6 per night
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
Cripple Creek
Very clean, well maintained campsite with new latrines. You can tent camp or utilize a camper via back-in sites. These are boondock sites only. The campsite is close to river access where camping can also be conducted depending on water height.
Lovely little BLM campground
The BLM has some of the nicest campgrounds in Alaska, and this one is no exception. There are 12 sites with plenty of space between, although they're small for large RVs and trailers (it was perfect for my teardrop trailer). The sites are not directly on the Chatanika River, but you can hear the river running in the background and there is a trail that runs along the riverbank between the campground and the day use area. There are a few walk-in tent sites between the main campground and the river, as well.
Like other BLM facilities it's cleaned and well-maintained, and there are signs up showing local wildlife. Each camping spot has a fire pit and picnic table, and there is a pump to get untreated water near campsite 7. Because it's only about an hour from Fairbanks it doesn't get much traffic from people passing through, although it can get busy during hunting season.
Location
Cripple Creek Campground is located in Alaska
Directions
Blacktop highway accessible. Campground is at mile 60 on the Steese Highway, northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Coordinates
65.27599988 N
146.38999999 W