Agency-listedBLM · dispersedUnpriced · confirm
Gulkana Wild And Scenic River
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AK · 62.85050, -145.63926
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Gulkana Wild And Scenic River
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,546 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gulkana Wild And Scenic RiverNIFC · AirNow
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Everything you need — measured from Gulkana Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- @Mail40 mi
- +Urgent care51 mi
- HHardware51 mi
- LLaundry52 mi
- EVEV fast charger52 mi
- WWater58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 58-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 52-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 — Gulkana Wild And Scenic River
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
2,546 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
62.85050, -145.63926
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Gulkana Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGulkana River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townPaxson · ~13.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~4.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~5.0 mi
EV charging — from Gulkana Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger51.5 mi straight-line S — ReCharge Alaska - Subway, Glennallen, AK (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 · 2 within 100 · 8 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO108.5 mi — Jack River Properties Alaska, Cantwell
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)108.5 mi — Jack River Properties Alaska, Cantwell, AK · FLO · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55/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 326096 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gulkana Wild And Scenic River · Bureau of Land Management · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMiddle Fork Rivertrail Pit Outhouse · ~1.1 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletPaxson Lake Campground Vault Toilet #5--Second In Second Camping Loop · ~4.1 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletPaxson Lake Campground Vault Toilet #6--Third In Tent Loop · ~4.1 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletPaxson Lake Campground Vault Toilet #4--First In Second Camping Loop · ~4.2 mi NE · BLM
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Other camps near Gulkana Wild And Scenic River
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Porcupine Cove~3.7 mi
- Duck Point~3.8 mi
- Pebble Beach~4.1 mi
- Paxson Lake Campground (Richardson Highway MP 175)~4.3 mi · fee
How we know this — Gulkana Wild And Scenic River
Fee note
The BLM page names both free use and fee camping, read 19 Sep 2026: "No fee for river use. Sourdough Creek and Paxson Lake Campgrounds charge $15 a night for overnight use." https://www.blm.gov/visit/gulkana-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
BLM RIDB record, agency-listed. Its fee field names both free areas and fee sites, so the cost is unpriced ("No fee for river use. Sourdough Creek and Paxson Lake Campgrounds charge $15 a night for overnight use.") (field read 2026-09-19). Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | Mixed 2026-09-19: "No fee for river use. Sourdough Creek and Paxson Lake Campgrounds charge $15 a night for overnight use." Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/gulkana-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 Gulkana 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 — Gulkana Wild And Scenic River
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