★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Drive-up · public land · Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · 55.70340, -132.84411
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A fee campground on Prince of Wales Island. Paved with a few spurs with fire rings, picnic tables. Vault toilet. A lovely boardwalk nature hike around the lake. Lush rainforest campground. Campground a bit neglected, but a pleasant, safe place to spend a few nights. Enough room for one or two vehicles. No cell service. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 379 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- WWater53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 53-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 14 mi out.
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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
379 ft
County
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK
Coordinates
55.70340, -132.84411
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Resupply lookup unavailable — try the map links below.
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEagles Nest · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBalls Lake Picnic Site · ~0.4 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletControl Lake · ~1.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGravelly Creek · ~8.9 mi E · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lake Number 3~11.2 mi
- Staney Bridge~13.0 mi
- Horseshoe Hole~13.5 mi
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area~16.4 mi · fee
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
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.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Water on public land →Dumping grey & black →Cold-weather camping →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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