★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land
Juneau City and Borough
Drive-up · public land · Juneau City and Borough, AK · 58.40923, -134.58094
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This is Mendenhall Campground, a fee campground in Juneau, Alaska. As far as vehicle-supported camping opportunities in Juneau, this is pretty much it! Though it's a lovely campground, and relatively inexpensive. Must reserve online. $10 per night. Enough room for one or two vehicles per site. Picnic tables, fire rings, fire wood, bathrooms, FREE HOT SHOWERS, good cell service. On Mendenhall Lake, view of glacier. Strongly recommended!
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 64 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- WWater10 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
64 ft
County
Juneau City and Borough, AK
Coordinates
58.40923, -134.58094
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorton Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townJuneau · ~9.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.5 mi
- FuelPetro One · ~3.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSuper Bear Supermarket · ~2.6 mi
- PharmacyRons Apothecary · ~2.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicMoontide Healing Arts LLC · ~3.2 mi
- HardwareInfinite Interiors · ~2.0 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Highly recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSit Ya Hit · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
- RestroomBack Loop Road Bridge · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMendenhall Lake · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSkater'S Cabin · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
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How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Juneau City and Borough, AK). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
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.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →Dumping grey & black →Cold-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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