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Dispersed camp — Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK
Drive-up · public land · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · 66.66183, -150.66389
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on public land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 857 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- LLaundry29 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- @Mail29 mi
- FFuel29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 29 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Water, Dump, Propane, Grocery. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
857 ft
County
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK
Coordinates
66.66183, -150.66389
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBonanza Creek (river) · nearby
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGobblers Knob Wayside Vault Toilet(Cxt) · ~6.0 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletArctic Circle Campground Vault Toilet-- On Center Road Thru Cg · ~8.0 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletArctic Circle Wayside Vault Toilet #1(Cxt)--North · ~8.3 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletArctic Circle Truckers Wayside Vault Toilet(Cxt) · ~8.4 mi SW · BLM
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How we know this
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)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →