Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Power Creek Tr Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AK · 60.59978, -145.64577
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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 Power Creek Tr Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,832 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Power Creek Tr 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 Power Creek Tr Shelter · Chugach National Forest · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- PPropane6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- WWater30 mi
- OOutfitter39 mi
- MMechanic41 mi
- LLaundry42 mi
- DDump44 mi
- RxPharmacy44 mi
- EVEV fast charger104 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 30-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 104-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 — Power Creek Tr Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,832 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
60.59978, -145.64577
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Power Creek Tr Shelter · Chugach National Forest · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShoreside Petroleum · ~5.5 mi
- Propane / LPGShoreside Petroleum · ~5.5 mi
- GroceriesNichol's Front Door Store · ~5.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicIlanka Community Health Center · ~5.5 mi
- HardwareSeaman's Hardware · ~5.4 mi
EV charging — from Power Creek Tr Shelter · Chugach National Forest · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger104.2 mi straight-line N — ReCharge Alaska - Subway, Glennallen, AK (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-11 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · none within 100 · 7 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO139.5 mi — Three Bears - Birchwood, Chugiak
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.4 mi — Cordova Center - Lower (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.55/kWh (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 326096 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Power Creek Tr Shelter · Chugach National Forest · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPower Creek Th · ~1.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPower Creek Fs Cabin · ~3.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEyak Boat Ramp · ~4.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCabin Lake Th · ~8.1 mi SE · USFS
Open Power Creek Tr Shelter elsewhere
The unit that manages Power Creek Tr Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Power Creek Tr Shelter are set by Chugach National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Power Creek Tr Shelter
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Power Creek Tr Shelter
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 — Power Creek Tr Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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