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retired_frog
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Is there another campground in/near Anchorage besides the Golden Nugget? We stayed there in '08 & have it listed as our worst. We are in Lake McLeese,BC in Kelly's Campground for 2 days of R&R after 4 days of one night stands. Nice site on the lake but like AK the mosquitoes are here. Will stock up on Deet here before entering AK. Thinking about opening up a Deet Store in AK to offset fuel costs.
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resmas
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Ft. Rich campsites are better than Elmendorf.
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JCGibson
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I think both campgrounds on the Joint Base have some 50 Amp hook-ups. I know we stayed there in our 5th wheel which was 50 Amp.
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AidenJ
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We stayed at the AFB Fri night. Not as nice as some of the other MIL sites I have stayed at. There were plenty of sites at that time.
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King27
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>60 sites on the Elmendorf side. 45 sites on the Fort Richardson side.

It's now Joint Base Elmendorf/Richardson.

Most of the Fort Rich sites have 30E, W and S, along with free laundry.

Elmendorf sites are 30E and W. Dump station and pay for laundry.
Best Regards, Ted

Jim_and_Barb
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Any RV sites at the Air Force Base in Anchorage ?

sue_t
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For those along Alaska's southeast coast tomorrow (Monday) ...

sue t.
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AKsilvereagle
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The previous posts pretty much summed up upon the immediate nearby campgrounds as mentioned (Eagle River, Bird Creek, Military) as the Anchorage area does not have much to offer for campgrounds.


We'll never stay in Wasilla again. Due to a flat tire we didn't make our preferred stop and had to overnight in Wasilla at a commercial RV park. UGH. Worst stop of the whole trip. Lots of full-timers in the park we stayed at and it was in sad shape. And we thought we picked the best one, by looks anyway.

Drugs were openly shared and sold. Tenants sitting in their outdoor chairs staring at the tourists (us!). Didn't sleep well that night


For those that read Sue's post, she was not exaggerating -

Wasilla is a nice town and all, as in the nearby outskirts of Lake Lucille and Lake Wasilla are real nice areas but it is all private property, however Wasilla does have a high crime rate for the size of it...a person like me raised in the big city of Los Angeles and other places in Southern California, I would always feel much safer in Anchorage versus Wasilla whenever I visited the general vicinities, especially if I ever were to be driving a camper rig around.

If I were forced to overnight in Wasilla in my camper, it would be at the Walmart, Fred Meyer or Carrs parking lots, or a vacant lot area just behind the Chevron Station on the Parks Hwy. which isn't saying much as far as feeling safe enough for an overnighter.

The mile 49 area haven that had the major eyesore of connexes, storage units and quanset huts where people with hardships, were homeless, handicapped, and poverty income groups were living in was finally cleaned up and obsolete from the articles that were posted a few years back as those people were forced to move to other places.


The Wasilla area is not locally known as the Meth-Su (vs. Mat-Su) for no reason


Wasilla is known as the meth capitol of Alaska, as my area (Meth Pole) is a close second... Generally the commercial areas and established campgrounds and family orientated places of Alaska is still safe as the tourist normally does not see the illicit activity that happens in other places.

The times I have driven on the main backroads of Wasilla (Schrock, Lucille, Seldon, Church, Bogard, Pittman, Wasilla Fishhook) I have seen more then my share of creepy characters crossing paths with on the those roads.

Whenever I visit the Mat-Su area, I do tend to start watching my back at Trapper Creek on south along the Parks Hwy., from Sutton on west along the Glenn Hwy.

For those of you that like to do a little research on reported crime in Alaska prior to your visit to give you an idea of your surroundings, go to the Alaska Dept. of Public Safety website under Alaska State Troopers, public information office (PIO), daily dispatches as they cover regional areas (A detachment - Southeast Alaska) (B detachment - Southcentral and Mat-Su Valley) (D detachment - Fairbanks area and Interior Alaska).

The posts in the B detachment you will see exceed more activity than the other areas by far.

Have a happy and safe Alaska camping adventure to all.
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skipnchar
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Everyone is mentioning RV Parks and you said campgrounds. There is "Bird Creek" Campground about 15 miles from Ancholage on the Seward Highway. Nice wooded setting right on the Cook Inlet. Just in case you were really wanting a campground.
Good luck / Skip
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PA12DRVR
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Sue,
The Wasilla area is not locally known as the Meth-Su (vs. Mat-Su) for no reason. 😞 ....and there's a reason that most of the "Alaska State Troopers" episodes feature at least one incident out of the Palmer Wasilla area.

For near Anchorage suggestion:

- As mentioned: Eagle River (SP) and Williwaw (BLM?) are relatively close
- In Palmer there is a CG on the Glenn just West of Palmer proper, can't recall the name of it.
- There are also 2 (IIRC) no-hookup but nice CG's (appearances only, I've never stayed there) on the Old Glenn/Palmer Alternate between Palmer and the Eklutna Power Plant.
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sue_t
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Williwaw is a nice spot. Scenic and good trails. Easy drive into Whittier which is also very scenic.

We'll never stay in Wasilla again. Due to a flat tire we didn't make our preferred stop and had to overnight in Wasilla at a commercial RV park. UGH. Worst stop of the whole trip. Lots of full-timers in the park we stayed at and it was in sad shape. And we thought we picked the best one, by looks anyway.

Drugs were openly shared and sold. Tenants sitting in their outdoor chairs staring at the tourists (us!). Didn't sleep well that night.
sue t.
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sue_t
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In Canada, the maximum permitted concentration of DEET is 30%, compared to the United States where formulations of 98%+ DEET are still available. Apparently, a 30% concentration of DEET is as effective as a 100% concentration, however it doesn't last as long and requires more frequent application.

DEET can damage plastics so be careful about what you touch after applying it.
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JCGibson
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We lived in Anchorage from 2001-2009. Golden Nugget is unfortunately the best campground in Anchorage unless you happen to have military base privileges. If so, then any of the military campgrounds far exceed anything that Anchorage offers. I would recommend staying in Palmer or Wasilla which are an hour away from Anchorage. Or if you like USFS parks with no hookups, I would suggest the campground down near Portage. I think it is Williwaw Campground. This is south of Anchorage about an hour. Eklutna Lake also offers a nice no hookup campground as well.
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lonnie4801
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We are currently at Eagle River, a state park campground, and is about 10 miles north of Anchorage. There are no services, the dump station is currently out of service, a water tank is available with fresh water, there is a 4 day stay limit, and cost is $15.00. It is a real nice park.
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