Igloo Creek
63.6097, -149.5834 · Park boundary: National Park Service
The campground is at mile 35 on the Park Road. It offers 7 sites, making it the smallest in Denali (along with Sanctuary River Campground, which also has 7 sites). Igloo is tent-only—you will not find any RVs or other vehicles in this campground. It is accessible only by camper bus. The bus stop is a short walk from the campsites (less than 50 yards).
- Every day
- All Day
Check-in/out is 11 am each day. You do not need to leave the park by 11 am, just be sure to have your campsite packed up by then. Open in summer only (see exceptions, below, for details).
- Closed in Winter · Sep 11, 2026 – May 19, 2027 · Closed
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
This is the cost to stay per night at Igloo Creek Campground. You may stay up to 14 total nights in a given summer. Three tents and up to eight people may use a single site.
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
Reservations are recommended. Five sites can be reserved in advance; two sites are held for walk-ins and can only be booked in person, no more than two days in advance, at the Riley Creek Mercantile or Denali Bus Depot. Group campsites are not available at Igloo; larger groups of 9–20 people should consider staying at Riley Creek or Savage River Campgrounds.
- Food storage lockers
- Yes - year round
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets - year round
- Trash & recycling
- Yes - seasonal
- Amphitheater
- No
- Camp store
- No
- Cell reception
- No
- Drinking water
- No water
- Dump station
- No
- Firewood for sale
- No
- Host on site
- No
- Ice for sale
- No
- Internet
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Showers
- None
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
- RVs
- Not allowed
- Trailers
- Not allowed
- Access roads
- Unpaved Roads - 4WD/High clearance required
- Classification
- Primitive Camping Areas
Restrooms are wheelchair accessible.
Surfaces in the campground are largely compacted gravel or native soils with roots and rocks. The path from the campground to the bus stop on the Denali Park Road is compacted gravel. Restrooms are wheelchair accessible.
Open fires are prohibited. Please bring a cook stove to prepare your meals.
All campgrounds have recycling collection containers for aluminum cans, glass, plastic jugs and bottles (#1 and #2), and plastic containers #5.
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
This campground can only be reached by bus. Be sure to book a camper bus ticket when purchasing a stay at Igloo Creek Campground.
We recommend you bring a sleeping bag rated to 20 degrees F. Expect rain, though sunny days do occur periodically throughout the summer. Highs are usually in the 60s, though sometimes can reach the low 80s. Snow is possible any month of the year, however.
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