Chugach State Park RV Parks & Campgrounds

Long pop­u­lar with fam­i­lies who seek a wilder­ness-like set­ting with­out leav­ing the urban area, the place has a rep­u­ta­tion for clean­li­ness and seren­i­ty. But you have to make peace with the riv­er: it is loud. 57 camp­sites are nes­tled along three wood­ed lanes and the inter­est­ing grav­el bars of Eagle Riv­er are nev­er more than a few min­utes’ walk away.

Bik­ing, hik­ing, fish­ing, climb­ing, wildlife view­ing, camp­fires — and the bore tide spec­ta­cle of Tur­na­gain Arm. Few camp­grounds any­where offer as many out­door options to an adven­tur­ous fam­i­ly as Bird Creek Camp­ground in Chugach State Park. Locat­ed at Mile 101 on the Seward High­way, the camp­ground fea­tures 22 sites for tents or RVs.

Eklut­na Lake Camp­ground, at Mile 26.5 of the Glenn High­way near Anchor­age, offers 50 camp­sites plus 8 over­flow along a 7‑mile lake. Sur­round­ed by spruce for­est with moun­tain views, it fea­tures vault toi­lets, a water pump, and access to a 25-mile trail net­work. Campers enjoy pad­dling, fish­ing for Dol­ly Var­den, and hik­ing to alpine vis­tas, all with­in an hour of Anchorage.