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Bertha Creek Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AK · 60.75110, -149.25571
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Bertha Creek Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 768 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bertha Creek CgNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Bertha Creek Cg · Chugach National Forest · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery11 mi
- DDump13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- WWater15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- EVEV fast charger34 mi
- AAir-up35 mi
- PPropane36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 34-mi run (and back).
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Bertha Creek Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
768 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
60.75110, -149.25571
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bertha Creek Cg · Chugach National Forest · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSunrise · ~10.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway Express · ~13.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.4 mi
- GroceriesSummit Lake Lodge Ice Cream · ~11.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicGirdwood Health Clinic · ~15.2 mi
EV charging — from Bertha Creek Cg · Chugach National Forest · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger33.9 mi straight-line NW — DIMOND CENTER EAST TOWER, Anchorage, AK · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 9 within 100 · 12 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.6 mi — Anchorage, AK - Tesla Supercharger, Anchorage
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.1 mi — VIP LOT CHARGER VIP LOT CHARGER, GIRDWOOD, AK · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 236010 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bertha Creek Cg · Chugach National Forest · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBertha Creek Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Pass North Th · ~2.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGranite Creek Cg · ~2.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTurnagain Pass Day Use Area, Snowpark · ~3.2 mi NE · USFS
Open Bertha Creek Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Bertha Creek Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Granite Creek Cg~2.2 mi · fee
- Spencer Glacier Group Cg~8.1 mi · fee
- Tenderfoot Creek Cg, Bl~11.4 mi · fee
- Coure d'Alene Campground~11.6 mi
The unit that manages Bertha Creek Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bertha Creek Cg are set by Chugach National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bertha Creek Cg
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Bertha Creek Cg
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Bertha Creek Cg
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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