Anchorage Campgrounds, bad as they say?
I am looking to make reservations for a campsite in Anchorage. The terrible reviews for all of them don't make it easy. For those who have stayed there, are they as bad as they say and can you recom...
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Grit dog wrote:
Not sure why one would intentionally camp IN Anchorage. You could save the 3000mi drive and go camp in your local ghetto for free.
More seriously, though, there may be some nice RV parks, but the ones I drove past every day in the city were low income mobile housing parks.
15-60minutes up or down the Glen or Seward highways from A town is much more palatable , IMO.
Nothing's changed recently: In a pinch, I think Golden Nugget would be somewhat tolerable, but if one is on an RV trip, no reason not to park the RV somewhere North or South. Either direction is a (relatively) scenic drive and not crowded outside of rush hour times.
FWIW, I timed it a couple of times over the weekend: Far South Anchorage (Rabbit Creek) to Eagle River....20 minutes at the outside with most of that getting from Rabbit Creek to the Glenn. Far South Anchorage to Big Bear (or whatever the official name is) RV park on the way to Wasilla....45 minutes +/-. Dry and uncrowded roads and going no more than speed limit + 5. It's not a burden to stay somewhere outside of Los Anchorage.
