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Last Chance Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AK · 55.43110, -131.68660
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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 Last Chance Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 174 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Last Chance 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 Last Chance Campground · Tongass National Forest · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- WWater6 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out, no EV fast charger is listed within 150 mi.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, Propane. 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 — Last Chance Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
174 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
55.43110, -131.68660
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Last Chance Campground · Tongass National Forest · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWard Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townWard Cove · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.3 mi
- FuelWestside Services · ~5.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesAlaska & Proud Market · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyIsland Pharmacy · ~5.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicPeace Health Ketchikan Medical Ceneter · ~5.4 mi
- HardwareMetco Hardware · ~21.2 mi
EV charging — from Last Chance Campground · Tongass National Forest · 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)22.4 mi — ELECTRIC BUS MPL ELEC BUSS, Metlakatla, AK · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 Last Chance Campground · Tongass National Forest · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomLast Chance Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWard Creek · ~0.2 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomWard Lake Picnic · ~1.2 mi S · USFS
- RestroomRoadside Picnic · ~1.3 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Last Chance Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Three C'S~1.5 mi · fee
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough~1.6 mi · fee
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough~2.9 mi
- Deer Mountain Shelter (Deer Mountain National Recreation Trail)~7.0 mi
The unit that manages Last Chance Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Last Chance Campground are set by Tongass National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Last Chance 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.
Agency page
recreation.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Last Chance 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 — Last Chance Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →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 →