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Galbraith Lake Campground
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AK · 68.45574, -149.48212
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Galbraith Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,764 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Galbraith Lake 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 Galbraith Lake Campground · Bureau of Land Management · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, no EV fast charger is listed within 150 mi.
Not within 60 mi: Water, Dump, Propane, Grocery. Plan those before you head up.
EV fast charger: none listed within 150 straight-line mi (US DOE data). Charge before the turn-off.
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 — Galbraith Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
2,764 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
68.45574, -149.48212
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Galbraith Lake Campground · Bureau of Land Management · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGalbraith Lake (water) · nearby
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone 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.
EV charging — from Galbraith Lake Campground · Bureau of Land Management · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast chargerNone listed within 150 straight-line miles. Plan the charge before the turn-off.
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)none listed within 150 mi
- 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 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Galbraith Lake Campground · Bureau of Land Management · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGalbraith Lake Campground Vault Toilet · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletFarthest North Spruce Wayside Vault Toilet(Cxt) · ~29.5 mi S · BLM
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Other camps near Galbraith Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Galbraith Lake Campground (Dalton Highway MP 275)~0.2 mi
- Atigun Pass~22.5 mi
How we know this — Galbraith Lake 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 Galbraith Lake 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 — Galbraith Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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