Agency-listedUSFS Tongass National Forest -- Wrangell Ranger District · dispersedFree
North Wrangell Pond Shelter
Hike-in · public land · AK · 56.44341, -132.33273
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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 North Wrangell Pond Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,122 ft.
Fire & smoke — around North Wrangell Pond ShelterNIFC · 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 North Wrangell Pond Shelter · public land · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- WWater18 mi
- FFuel35 mi
- LLaundry35 mi
- EVEV fast charger150 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 150-mi run (and back).
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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — North Wrangell Pond Shelter
Access
Hike-in
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
2,122 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
56.44341, -132.33273
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around North Wrangell Pond Shelter · public land · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Resupply lookup unavailable — try the map links below.
EV charging — from North Wrangell Pond Shelter · public land · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger149.8 mi straight-line NW — Downtown Transit Center, Juneau, AK (at a pay garage) · Non-Networked · CHAdeMO · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-06-13 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · none within 100 · 1 within 150
- Nearest listing CCSnone listed within 150 mi
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)none listed within 150 mi
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)96.6 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
- Pricing at the fast chargerFree (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 117440 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around North Wrangell Pond Shelter · public land · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Wrangell Pond Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Wrangell High Country Shelter · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShoemaker Bay Overlook Shelter · ~1.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletVirginia Lake · ~7.7 mi E · USFS
Open North Wrangell Pond Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near North Wrangell Pond Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- North Wrangell High Country Shelter~0.6 mi
- Shoemaker Bay Overlook Shelter~1.8 mi
- Lower Salamander Creek~8.8 mi
- Nemo Campsite~9.5 mi
How we know this — North Wrangell Pond Shelter
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.fs.usda.gov/r10/tongass/recreation/north-wrangell-pond-shelter (read 2026-08-17). Fee field reads: "None". A three-sided shelter reached by a 0.4-mile spur off the North Wrangell Trail -- 2.0 miles in from the North Wrangell Trailhead on the Spur Road Extension, or 4.1 miles from the Rainbow Falls Trailhead via Rainbow Falls -> Institute Creek -> North Wrangell. No stay limit stated. Restrooms: Outhouse. Water: the page states plainly that potable water is not available at this site. Nearest town/access per the page: Wrangell; 2.0 mi from the North Wrangell Trailhead or 4.1 mi from Rainbow Falls. | 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 North Wrangell Pond Shelter
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 — North Wrangell Pond Shelter
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →Dumping grey & black →Reading your camp page →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 →