U.S. Forest Service · Chugach National Forest · Alaska

Five Fingers Campsites

This includes 3 hike-in only campsites with limited amendities.

First-come, first-served

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Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Five Fingers Campsites30°40°50°60°January: 17.16 inches of precipitationFebruary: 12.45 inches of precipitationMarch: 8.26 inches of precipitationApril: 8.15 inches of precipitationMay: 10.01 inches of precipitationJune: 6.54 inches of precipitationJuly: 8.35 inches of precipitationAugust: 16.82 inches of precipitationSeptember: 25.94 inches of precipitationOctober: 22.53 inches of precipitationNovember: 13.48 inches of precipitationDecember: 18.95 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 31.2°F averageFebruary: 30.9°F averageMarch: 31.6°F averageApril: 39.4°F averageMay: 46.8°F averageJune: 55.4°F averageJuly: 57.5°F averageAugust: 57.1°F averageSeptember: 50.4°F averageOctober: 42.6°F averageNovember: 36.3°F averageDecember: 32.7°F average0 in10 in20 in30 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Cordova Wwtp, 24 miles from the recreation area point at 10 feet, station USC00502179 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 169 inches a year.

Getting there

AreaRecreation.gov lists no exact point for this campground. The recreation area is at 60.68° N, 146.42° W. Call the office before you drive.
Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Five Fingers Campsites?

No. Five Fingers Campsites is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service recreation page for this forest