Chugach National Forest
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 9,757 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 52
- Longest rig
- 130 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 52 campgrounds shown
- Aspen Flats CabinReservations accepted
- Barber CabinReservations accepted
- Beach River Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Bertha Creek CampgroundReservations accepted
- Black Bear CampgroundReservations accepted
- Caribou Creek Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Coeur d'Alene CampgroundReservations accepted
- Coghill Lake Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Cooper Creek CampgroundReservations accepted
- Crescent Creek CampgroundReservations accepted
- Crescent Lake Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Crescent Saddle Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Crow Pass Cabin1 sitesJune · Reservations accepted
- Dale Clemens Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Devil's Pass Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Double Bay Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- East Creek Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Fox Creek CabinReservations accepted
- Granite Creek Campgroundto 53 ft · 19 sitesReservations accepted
- Green Island Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Harrison Lagoon Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Hook Point Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Jack Bay Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Juneau Lake Cabin1 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Log Jam Bay Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Lower Paradise Lake Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Martin Lake Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- McKinley Lake Cabin1 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Nellie Martin River Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Paulson Bay Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Pigot Bay Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Porcupine CampgroundReservations accepted
- Port Chalmers Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Power Creek Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Primrose Campground8 sitesReservations accepted
- Ptarmigan CampgroundReservations accepted
- Quartz Creek Campgroundto 120 ft · 45 sites · Pull-throughFirst-come, first-served
- Resurrection River CabinReservations accepted
- Romig Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Russian River Campgroundto 100 ft · 83 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- San Juan Bay Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Shelter Bay Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Shrode Lake Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Softuk Bar Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Swan Lake CabinReservations accepted
- Tenderfoot Creek Campgroundto 100 ft · 36 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Tiedeman SloughReservations accepted
- Trout Lake Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Upper Paradise CabinReservations accepted
- Upper Russian Lake Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- West Swan Lake Cabin1 sitesReservations accepted
- Williwaw Campgroundto 130 ft · 52 sites · Pull-throughFirst-come, first-served
Chugach National Forest
The Chugach National Forest is a 6,908,540-acre (27,958 km2) United States National Forest in south central Alaska. Covering portions of Prince William Sound, the Kenai Peninsula and the Copper River Delta, it was formed in 1907 from part of a larger forest reserve. The Chugach includes extensive shorelines, glaciers, forests and rivers, much of which is untouched by roads or trails. It hosts numerous bird, mammal and marine species, including extensive shorebird habitat and a bald eagle population larger than the contiguous 48 states combined. Human industry in the forest includes extensive tourism and some mining and oil and gas operations.
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