43 campgrounds with first-come sites in Alaska

Tongass National Forest holds the most of them in the state. The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management run nearly all of them. Sizes run from 2 to 55 sites.

A campground is listed when Recreation.gov or the Forest Service records it as first-come, first-served. Campgrounds where some sites book online and the rest are first-come are listed too, marked partly reservable.

Reservable Partly reservable First-come, first-served

All 43

CampgroundAgencySitesBookingLink
Chilkoot Trail Camping PermitsNPS55Partly reservableDetails →
Williwaw CampgroundFS52Partly reservableDetails →
Quartz Creek CampgroundFS45Partly reservableDetails →
Marion Creek CampgroundBLM27First-comeDetails →
Hidden Lake CampgroundFWS25Partly reservableDetails →
Ophir Creek CampgroundBLM20Partly reservableDetails →
Arctic Circle CampgroundBLM19First-comeDetails →
Cripple Creek CampgroundBLM18Partly reservableDetails →
Mount Prindle CampgroundBLM13Partly reservableDetails →
Bertha Creek CampgroundFS12First-comeDetails →
Black Bear CampgroundFS12First-comeDetails →
Galbraith Lake CampgroundBLM12First-comeDetails →
Crescent Creek CampgroundFS9First-comeDetails →
Primrose CampgroundFS8First-comeDetails →
Paxson Lake CampgroundBLM2First-comeDetails →
Sawmill Creek Campground And Day UseFS2Partly reservableDetails →
Anchor Pass BuoyFSFirst-comeDetails →
Bartlett Cove CampgroundNPSFirst-comeDetails →
Brushkana Creek CampgroundBLMFirst-comeDetails →
Childs Glacier Recreation Area And CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Coeur d'Alene CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Dyea CampgroundNPSFirst-comeDetails →
Eagle CampgroundBLMFirst-comeDetails →
Five Fingers CampsitesFSFirst-comeDetails →
Five Mile CampgroundBLMFirst-comeDetails →
Horseshoe Hole CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Icehouse Cove Buoy Camping AreaFSFirst-comeDetails →
Kendesnii CampgroundNPSFirst-comeDetails →
Lake No. 3 CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Lower Salamander Creek CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Nemo Campsites Entry & Info SiteFSFirst-comeDetails →
Ohmer Creek CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Salmon Lake CampgroundBLMFirst-comeDetails →
Sourdough Creek CampgroundBLMFirst-comeDetails →
Staney Bridge CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Tangle Lakes CampgroundBLMFirst-comeDetails →
Thoms Creek Crossing CampsiteFSFirst-comeDetails →
Three Sisters Overlook CampsiteFSFirst-comeDetails →
Turn Island Beach CampsiteFSFirst-comeDetails →
Upper Salamander Creek CampsiteFSFirst-comeDetails →
Walker Fork CampgroundBLMFirst-comeDetails →
West Fork CampgroundBLMFirst-comeDetails →
Yunshookuh Loop CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →

Also in Alaska

All 83 campgrounds in Alaska · Reservable · Big rigs · Tent only · Pets allowed · First-come, first-served in every state