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Ohmer Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AK · 56.57733, -132.74073
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Ohmer Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 33 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ohmer Creek 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 Ohmer Creek Campground · Tongass National Forest · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- EVEV fast charger134 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 134-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 — Ohmer Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
33 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
56.57733, -132.74073
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Ohmer Creek Campground · Tongass National Forest · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureOhmer Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSaint John Harbor · ~13.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.1 mi
- FuelPetersburg Motors · ~18.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThe Trees · ~10.3 mi
- PharmacyPeople's Drug - Rexall · ~18.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~16.1 mi
- HardwareHammer & Wikan Hardware · ~18.2 mi
EV charging — from Ohmer Creek Campground · Tongass National Forest · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger134.2 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 · 3 within 150
- Nearest listing CCSnone listed within 150 mi
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)none listed within 150 mi
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)111.0 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 Ohmer Creek Campground · Tongass National Forest · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomOhmer Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomOhmer Creek Trailhead · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMan Made Hole · ~1.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlind Slough · ~3.9 mi NW · USFS
Open Ohmer Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Ohmer Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Twin Creek Shelter (Mitkof Island)~12.3 mi
- North Wrangell Pond Shelter~18.1 mi
- North Wrangell High Country Shelter~18.6 mi
- Shoemaker Bay Overlook Shelter~19.4 mi
The unit that manages Ohmer Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ohmer Creek Campground are set by Tongass National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ohmer Creek Campground
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Ohmer Creek 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 — Ohmer Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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