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Granite Creek Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AK · 60.72516, -149.29165
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Granite Creek Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 634 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Granite Creek CgNIFC · 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 Granite Creek Cg · Chugach National Forest · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- DDump15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- WWater16 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- LLaundry22 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- HHardware32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 35-mi run (and back).
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 — Granite Creek Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
634 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
60.72516, -149.29165
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Granite Creek Cg · Chugach National Forest · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSunrise · ~11.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway Express · ~15.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~15.4 mi
- GroceriesSummit Lake Lodge Ice Cream · ~9.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicGirdwood Health Clinic · ~17.3 mi
EV charging — from Granite Creek Cg · Chugach National Forest · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger34.7 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 9 within 100 · 12 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.7 mi — Anchorage, AK - Tesla Supercharger, Anchorage
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.2 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 Granite Creek Cg · Chugach National Forest · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGranite Creek Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJohnson Pass North Th · ~0.5 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBertha Creek Cg · ~2.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTurnagain Pass Day Use Area, Snowpark · ~5.3 mi NE · USFS
Open Granite Creek Cg elsewhere
Other camps near Granite Creek Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bertha Creek Cg~2.2 mi · fee
- Spencer Glacier Group Cg~8.6 mi · fee
- Tenderfoot Creek Cg, Bl~9.3 mi · fee
- Coure d'Alene Campground~11.9 mi
The unit that manages Granite Creek Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Granite Creek Cg are set by Chugach National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Granite Creek Cg
Source
U.S. Forest Service 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Granite Creek Cg
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 — Granite Creek Cg
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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