Agency-listedUSFSFree
Coure d'Alene Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AK · 60.84965, -149.53367
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Coure d'Alene Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,338 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Coure d'Alene CampgroundNIFC · 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 Coure d'Alene Campground · Chugach National Forest · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- DDump14 mi
- WWater16 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- PPropane24 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
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 — Coure d'Alene Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,338 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
60.84965, -149.53367
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Coure d'Alene Campground · Chugach National Forest · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePalmer Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSunrise · ~4.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.8 mi
- Propane / LPGLPG · ~8.8 mi
- Dump station~13.7 mi
- GroceriesAlaska Dacha · ~5.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~20.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHope Clinic · ~5.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~21.0 mi
EV charging — from Coure d'Alene Campground · Chugach National Forest · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.1 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 10 within 100 · 12 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.8 mi — Anchorage, AK - Tesla Supercharger, Anchorage
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.9 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 Coure d'Alene Campground · Chugach National Forest · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCoeur Dalene Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletResurrection Ck Rec Mine · ~3.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletResurrection Pass North Th · ~3.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCaribou Creek Fs Cabin · ~6.7 mi SW · USFS
Open Coure d'Alene Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Coure d'Alene Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp #9 — Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK~4.3 mi
- USFS dispersed camp #10 — Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK~5.2 mi
- Porcupine Cg, Th~7.1 mi · fee
- USFS dispersed camp #11 — Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK~8.6 mi
The unit that manages Coure d'Alene Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Coure d'Alene Campground are set by Chugach National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Coure d'Alene Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Coure d'Alene Campground
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 — Coure d'Alene Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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