Best Glamping near Palmer, AK

Recent Glamping Reviews in Palmer

137 Reviews of 14 Palmer Campgrounds

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  Kiarra M.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 19, 2024

  Anchorage N KOA Journey

  Lovely campground

  This is a lovely campground. They have great amenities. The only 2 reasons I gave jt 4 ⭐️ is because half the washers are out of order leaving only 3 working and the sites are close together.

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  Janice M.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 8, 2024

  Eagle River Campground - Chugach State Park

  But unkempt but nice otherwise

  We stayed here twice in our travels on Alaska. First appearance, the grasses are overgrown at the “entrance” and i was concerned. The fee both looks abandoned. But we actually saw there were some beautiful camp sites. Nice size for rvs if all lengths. Our table needed some help and it is obvious the camp is not being maintained. The bathroom was clean. Some sites you can hear the river and some road noise. The river is beautiful. There is a dumpster but it is on an upper level next to the dump station which is closed. The first time we did not realize this and took our garbage with us. All in all, it is not a bad campground. The trees are beautiful. We also had a moose and calf hanging around. We came back for a second visit. We used it as a jumping off point for Anchorage. Also the Eagle Nature Center and its trails are amazing! Saw a bull moose there. Would use again if not super picky. We are camping folks! For $20 I would not complain.

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  Makayla O.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 24, 2024

  King Mountain State Rec Area

  King mountain

  Decent spot with fire pit and picnic table, secluded from others, easy to find and good views. We had a 18ft travel trailer and getting around was easy. The bathrooms were very clean!

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  Heather K.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 13, 2024

  South Rolly Lake Campground

  Great spot for water lovers

  We stayed here one night. Lots of mozzies. There are pit toilets and lots of sites to choose from. The campground is great if you like fishing or canoeing.

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  Suryanshu P.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 11, 2024

  Eagle River Campground - Chugach State Park

  Unserviced and dirty

  Limited water (20gal a day). No hookups, no trash service and no rv dumping, bathrooms are pit toilets and very dirty. I have been here 3 separate times across three weeks and noticed everything like that bathrooms were extremely stinky and dirty. Have to walk to the entrance of the campground to dispose of any trash.

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  ashlynn K.

  Scout

  

  May. 19, 2024

  King Mountain State Rec Area

  10/10!

  This is SO clean! Everyone raves about site 13 & 14 but we loved site 24. It was a perfect short walk, less than a minute to the creek. The bathroom near the site is so so so clean. Our family LOVES the host - he manages the campground so beautifully. We’re still new tent campers with 3 young kids and Bob (the host) helped make us feel comfortable and safe. We have a 10 person black out tent and a ram 2500 and I think our site was great for that set up.

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  Chris M.

  Scout

  

  May. 2, 2024

  Eagle River Campground - Chugach State Park

  Chugiak State Park

  Campground was undermanned, underfunded, dumping station, broken bathrooms, dirty the trail, though followed the Eagle River and was nice lots of mosquitoes 

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  Melissa W.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 29, 2023

  Matanuska Lake State Recreation Area

  Excellent tent spots

  I needed a place to stay between Anchorage and Glen Allen. I was shocked this campground wasn't in Dyrt (found it on google). We actually ended up staying here two separate times- on our way North east and coming back South West. This State Rec Area is extremely clean. It's nice that there are tent sites separated from their RV sites (nothing worse than being in a tent and stuck hearing an RV's generator or TV all night). The RV lot is basically a parking lot but without many other options it would probably do the trick for an RV. The tent sites in the back are great. They are huge and have privacy between them. There's a vault toilet which is kept clean. No services or amenities but it's not far to the town of palmer. Despite being right off the state route, it stays pretty quiet from the road traffic because of all the trees. There's a pay station to pay when you arrive and pick your site. This was perfect in the shoulder season and in-between cities. I apologize I didn't get any campground pictures to post!

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  Kristi D.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 20, 2023

  Centennial Campground

  You get what you pay for

  Location and price is right and that is what you pay for. $35 for hookups for the night whereas the other campground in town was $80. Huge difference. We just needed a quick stop near Anchorage on our way to Seward.

  We got a level spot with electric, a dump and water station. One picnic table near us in good condition the other in poor. Grass is not mowed well. Bathrooms live up to the reputation, absolutely terrible. You can only stay here 14 days a year which is just fine. Lots of reviews about the homeless which left me concerned but I didn't see that has a huge issue. Maybe they cleaned it up? Not sure. I didn't not feel totally safe walking trails just because the place was a little sketch but it was fine for a nice. Right near highway for convenience but also a lot of highway noise but with windows closed it wasn't bad. Slept just fine!

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  Shari G.

  Legend

  

  Apr. 10, 2023

  Eklutna - Chugach State Park

  Peaceful Retreat Near Anchorage

  This place is a secret wonder, just off the Glenn highway north of Anchorage. The autumn color was spectacular here!  It was raining and cold in early September, but simply gorgeous.

  The first-come, first served sites are on the smaller side and very wooded; with lots of space in between sites, but not a lot of open canopy. This was a bit of challenge for our rooftop solar, but we used portable solar suitcase on an extension cord to capture some sunlight. 

  The bathrooms are simple, but clean, vault toilets.  Water is available at spigots located throughout the campground loop. The lake offers lots of stunning recreation opportunities for flat water paddling and fishing -- careful, the lake can kick up some pretty mean chop during windy afternoons. 

  Hiking on the Twin Peak trailhead is just around the corner, and cycling along the main road could be a great way to get some hill climbing exercise, as it’s a steep road up to the lake from the Glenn.  If you are visiting the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, this is a great close by campground (about 30 miles away).

  We loved that this campground had the feeling of a remote, wilderness campground but all within an hour’s drive of Anchorage. There is one local tourist ice cream shop just a few miles back down the road, which offers food, showers, and laundry. It is only open during the summer months. Further afield the suburban area around the interchange between the Glenn and Parks Highways has all of the services campers need about 30 minutes to the north of the campground.

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  Courtney H.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 28, 2022

  Willow Creek Resort

  Nice & Clean RV park

  We live in the Fairbanks area and stayed here 2 nights. We used this park as sort of our anchor point as we spent time in Anchorage for a birthday trip and shopping. We arrived late and called ahead to let them know. We were told a map with our name on it would be taped to the door with bathroom codes but they must have forgotten because it wasn't there when we arrived. Not a huge deal but a little disappointing. We found this park to be quite charming with the beautiful office area and tree covered path to the door and all of the adorable bunnies hopping around. Wish we could have spent more time at the actual park but we had other plans. The park was for the most part pretty empty but we had neighbors directly next to us and diagonally to us. Unfortunately, both sets of neighbors were up late into the night (1 a.m.) being loud and had loud barking dogs. It was unfortunate for quiet hours not to he observed especially because the sites are pretty close to each other but we weren't going to poopoo on anyone's party. The creek was nice and relaxing. We had full hookups and stayed in a pull thru spot. We would attempt to stay here again.

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  Abigail

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 16, 2022

  Eklutna - Chugach State Park

  Beautiful views

  Great campground. Wish some of the spots were on the lake though because that’s it’s star player. Amazing hikes of the lake, glacier, and waterfalls that flow into it. Normal stuff here: pit toilets, picnic tables, and fire pits. All spots are paved. It’s $20/night but you can pay with credit card at a kiosk or cash like usual.

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  William A.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 8, 2022

  Centennial Campground

  Since people moved out of the sullivan

  Fighting and cussing 82 complaints of criminal kind:

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  M P.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 3, 2022

  King Mountain State Rec Area

  King Mountain

  Clean, close to the highway, and a great night stay! Pretty level site was a bonus. Boondocking for the night.

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  Valeria G.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 24, 2022

  Willow Creek Resort

  Great place for families

  Family friendly place, staff is super friendly and helpful. I did not expect the place to be that good! Bathrooms and showers are clean and there’s always toilet paper👌🏻👌🏻 we went with some friends and our kiddos loved the playground and playing in the sand. The facilities have washers and dryers. Since it’s next to the river expect mosquitos so take something to kill them and repellent. Loved it👌🏻👌🏻♥️♥️ 10/10

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  Courtney H.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 18, 2022

  Anchorage N KOA Journey

  Great Family Park

  We booked a one night stay here as a trial run with our brand new travel trailer. Our daughter loved it so much that she begged to stay another night. Luck was on our side as there was a last minute cancellation and we were able to extend our stay 1 more night. The park had helpful and friendly staff, clean bathrooms, a nice laundry facility, and even a playground with a communal pavilion for people to gather round together. We would stay here again. There was a bit of road noise from the nearby highway but our family wasn't bothered at all by it as we are used to living on a base with lots of jet noise. Pet friendly and Wi-Fi is available and free! Propane, water fill, and dump station are available at this park.

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  Erik J.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 17, 2022

  Eklutna - Chugach State Park

  Gorgeous lake and fully disconnected

  Plenty of camp sites available and a short walk to the lake. Water and trash service available but no dump station. Grab your overnight ticket using your license plate number (not space number) and pick out your favorite spot from 50 different sites. Lake allows electric motors only and it's pretty shallow from shore, so I think the best fishing will be by kayak or dinghy.

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  Erik J.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 17, 2022

  Finger Lake State Rec Area

  Worth a trip and great fishing

  We didn't have a reservation but there are a number of first come first served sites. I would try to show up closer to noon after people are leaving those sites. All of the non reserved sites were full by about 3p. Several reserved sites remained empty despite having a reservation.

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  Anja R.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 23, 2022

  King Mountain State Rec Area

  Fantastic Hidden Gem!

  We stayed here for the night on our way from Anchorage to Valdez w a whitewater rafting trip just up the road in Glacier View. Perfect choice! It was 20 mins away from NovaAlaska adventures in Glacier View and had a really nice river and little walking area (for kids and dogs). It’s bear heavy as most places are in AK but the host was nice and there to greet us. It was a Saturday evening and there were still quite a few sites open. Would definitely stop here again!

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  Karen D.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 4, 2022

  Eagle River Campground - Chugach State Park

  Lovely campground

  This campground has nice size sites for RV's. If you are tent camping (I am), there's one pull in to 3 sites so you are close to strangers if your friends don't come. The toilets are clean but smell awful. One can also hear quite a bit of road noise and military aircraft all day because the campground is near both. Nice quick stop. $20 a site per day.

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  Shasta F.

  Traveler

  

  May. 30, 2022

  Eklutna - Chugach State Park

  Not far from civilization

  Trails were beautiful, lake view beautiful, lots of animals to see. The bugs weren’t to bad. Nice little place before the campground if you would like to get cleaned up, wash clothes or just to sit and have a scoop of ice cream on a hot day. Cell service: no Campsites: 50 large enough for bigger campers or RVs Water : yes Bathrooms: yes Trails: yes Atv and horse trails all with beautiful views.

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  Michael V.

  Guide

  

  May. 25, 2022

  Finger Lake State Rec Area

  Decent Campground

  Decent campground with boat launch and day use area. Clean bathrooms and group sites available.

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  Brad H.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 28, 2022

  Eagle River Campground - Chugach State Park

  Nice piece of Alaska

  Great spot to stay for a nite or two. Bring your fishing pole as you're close to the river. Enjoy what Alaska has to offer!

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  Michael V.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 6, 2022

  King Mountain State Rec Area

  Quiet place with amazing views

  This is a very nice and quiet campground with amazing views. This is a pretty primitive campground, so don’t expect much for amenities. Our 24’ trailer could have fit most sites without a problem, but bigger rigs would definitely have a harder time finding a spot. No hookups available and no cell service.

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  Jake S.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 14, 2021

  Eklutna - Chugach State Park

  Foresty alaska

  Perfect

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  SJ D.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 10, 2021

  Montana Creek Campground

  Best for fly fishers

  Found this campground to be very tightly packed sites. It’s right on Montana Creek so great for fly fishing. Across the highway is a private campground with hook ups and a market

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  boheck

  Scout

  

  Sep. 10, 2021

  King Mountain State Rec Area

  Overnight at best

  See other’s comments. Not impressed.