Agency-listedBLM Central Yukon Field Office · dispersedFree
Galbraith Lake Campground (Dalton Highway MP 275)
Drive-up · public land · AK · 68.45333, -149.48326
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Ask about this camp →The land manager lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. 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 (Dalton Highway MP 275)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,779 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Galbraith Lake Campground (Dalton Highway MP 275)NIFC · 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 (Dalton Highway MP 275) · public land · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- HHardware12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- ShShower12 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 (Dalton Highway MP 275)
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
2,779 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
68.45333, -149.48326
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Galbraith Lake Campground (Dalton Highway MP 275) · public land · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Resupply lookup unavailable — try the map links below.
EV charging — from Galbraith Lake Campground (Dalton Highway MP 275) · public land · 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 (Dalton Highway MP 275) · public land · 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) · ~29.3 mi S · BLM
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Other camps near Galbraith Lake Campground (Dalton Highway MP 275)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Galbraith Lake Campground~0.2 mi
- Atigun Pass~22.3 mi
How we know this — Galbraith Lake Campground (Dalton Highway MP 275)
Stay limit
None published
Source
public land records
Confidence
Agency-confirmed — The managing agency's own record names this as a campsite and puts it at these coordinates. About as good as it gets short of standing here.
How it was placed
https://www.blm.gov/visit/galbraith-lake-campground (read 2026-08-17). Fees field reads exactly: "No fee". BLM calls this an UNDEVELOPED campground with roughly 12 campsites, bear-proof garbage cans and one vault toilet. Open approximately May-September. Sits about a mile from Galbraith Lake in the Atigun Valley, Gates of the Arctic NP to the west, Arctic NWR to the east. Access is 2.5 miles of unimproved gravel off Galbraith Airport Road. No stay limit stated. Nearest town/services per the page: Deadhorse / Coldfoot are the nearest services; the site is at Dalton Hwy MP 275, then 2.5 mi of unimproved gravel road. | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
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 (Dalton Highway MP 275)
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
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Galbraith Lake Campground (Dalton Highway MP 275)
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →Dumping grey & black →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 →