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Porcupine Island Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AK · 60.40322, -149.62310
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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 Porcupine Island Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 439 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Porcupine Island CampNIFC · 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 Porcupine Island Camp · Chugach National Forest · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- DDump13 mi
- EVEV fast charger39 mi
- HHardware39 mi
- MMechanic40 mi
- RxPharmacy49 mi
- PPropane49 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 39-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 — Porcupine Island Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
439 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
60.40322, -149.62310
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Porcupine Island Camp · Chugach National Forest · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townSnug Harbor · ~8.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.1 mi
- FuelShell · ~6.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~12.9 mi
- GroceriesCooper Landing Grocery · ~9.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicNurse Station · ~5.2 mi
EV charging — from Porcupine Island Camp · Chugach National Forest · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger38.9 mi straight-line W — Three Bears - Sterling · EVGATEWAY · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 9 within 100 · 12 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)48.9 mi — Soldotna, AK - Tesla Supercharger, Soldotna
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)20.0 mi — CHUGACHMIUT CT4025-GW1, Seward, 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 chargernot listed
- 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 333785 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Porcupine Island Camp · Chugach National Forest · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPorcupine Island Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShip Creek Cg · ~3.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrescent Saddle Fs Cabin · ~4.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCrescent Lake Fs Cabin · ~5.3 mi N · USFS
Open Porcupine Island Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Porcupine Island Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ship Creek Cg~3.9 mi
- Quartz Creek Cg, Bl~6.3 mi · fee
- Meadow Creek Cg~6.6 mi
- Crescent Creek Cg~6.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Porcupine Island Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Porcupine Island Camp are set by Chugach National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Porcupine Island Camp
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 Porcupine Island Camp
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 — Porcupine Island Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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