Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Fortymile Wild And Scenic River
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AK · 64.36400, -142.07100
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Fortymile Wild And Scenic River
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,530 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fortymile Wild And Scenic RiverNIFC · 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 Fortymile Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater20 mi
- DDump21 mi
- FFuel21 mi
- @Mail39 mi
- EVEV fast charger112 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 21 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 112-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Fortymile Wild And Scenic River
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
2,530 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
64.36400, -142.07100
Cost
Free · no fee, per the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around Fortymile Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Fortymile River (river) · nearby
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChicken Pump Station · ~20.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.6 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.
EV charging — from Fortymile Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger112.4 mi straight-line W — ReCharge Alaska - Delta Junction (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-11 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · none within 100 · 1 within 150
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)none listed within 150 mi
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 326095 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fortymile Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFortymile Bridge Wayside Vault Toilet · ~20.2 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletMosquito Fork Wayside Vault Toilet(Cxt) · ~20.7 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork River Wayside Vault Toilet #1--North · ~23.0 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Fork River Wayside Vault Toilet #2--South · ~23.0 mi SE · BLM
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Other camps near Fortymile Wild And Scenic River
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Walker Fork Campground (Taylor Highway MP 82)~23.9 mi · fee
How we know this — Fortymile Wild And Scenic River
Fee note
No fee, per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "No fee for personal recreational use. Commercial guides who wish to guide clients on the Fortymile Wild and Scenic River need to obtain a Special Recreation Permit from the BLM." https://www.blm.gov/visit/fortymile-wild-and-scenic-river
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | No fee 2026-09-19: "No fee for personal recreational use. Commercial guides who wish to guide clients on the Fortymile Wild and Scenic River need to obtain a Special Recreation Permit from the BLM." Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/fortymile-wild-and-scenic-river (worker_W, statement verified on that page).
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 Fortymile Wild And Scenic River
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 — Fortymile Wild And Scenic River
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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