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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Alaska

Tongass National Forest

50 federal campgrounds, 1 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 1 free to camp.

50Campgrounds
1With first-come sites
1Free to camp
$8–$45A night, across 4
132Sites, from 37
20–1,630 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 50 of these 50 campgrounds

Where they are

50 of 50 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 50

50 campgrounds
Reservable
Starrigavan Campground and Day Use
Tongass National Forest · AK
41 sites12 walk-in sites1 hike-in siterigs to 38 ft50 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Signal Creek Campground
Tongass National Forest · AK
24 sitesrigs to 45 ft90 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Last Chance Campground
Tongass National Forest · AK
18 sitesrigs to 45 ft190 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Harris River Campground
Tongass National Forest · AK
14 sitesrigs to 89 ft280 fttoilets
Reservable
El Capitan Campground
Tongass National Forest · AK
from $153 sites50 ft
Reservable
Allan Point Cabin
Tongass National Forest · AK
1 site90 ft
Reservable
Anchor Pass Cabin
Tongass National Forest · AK
1 site30 ft
Reservable
Appleton Cove Cabin
Tongass National Forest · AK
1 site60 ft
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Yakutat Beach Campsite 2Tongass National Forest · AK30 ftFirst-comeOpenAuk Village CampgroundTongass National Forest · AKfrom $20 · 80 ft · drinking waterEagles Nest CampgroundTongass National Forest · AKfrom $8 · 360 ftHorseshoe Hole CampgroundTongass National Forest · AK40 ftLake No. 3 CampgroundTongass National Forest · AK190 ftLower Salamander Creek CampgroundTongass National Forest · AK120 ftNemo Campsites Entry & Info SiteTongass National Forest · AK70 ftOhmer Creek CampgroundTongass National Forest · AKFree · 50 ftSawmill Creek CampgroundTongass National Forest · AK160 ftStaney Bridge CampgroundTongass National Forest · AK50 ftThree C's Group Use CampgroundTongass National Forest · AK110 ft · drinking waterThree Sisters Overlook CampsiteTongass National Forest · AK610 ftUpper Salamander Creek CampsiteTongass National Forest · AK790 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
critical
developing
developing
Roadless
East Wrangell7,630 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Frosty39,941 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Manzanita8,401 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Juneau Urban101,581 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Southeast Wrangell18,377 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
East Zarembo10,847 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Winter Island fire · 5.0 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Sandy Beach fire · 8.3 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 2026

Who answers for this land

Tongass National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Nick Begich (R)AK at-large · 50 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly