Agency-listedUSFSFee
Sawmill Creek Group Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AK · 57.06158, -135.20994
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Sawmill Creek Group Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 167 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sawmill Creek Group 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 Sawmill Creek Group Campground · Tongass National Forest · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- HHardware4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- +Urgent care48 mi
- EVEV fast charger91 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 91-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Water, 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 — Sawmill Creek Group Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
167 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
57.06158, -135.20994
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sawmill Creek Group Campground · Tongass National Forest · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSitka · ~10.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCascade Convenience Store · ~3.9 mi
- PharmacyHarry Race Pharmacy · ~4.9 mi
- HardwareSpenard Builders Supply · ~3.8 mi
EV charging — from Sawmill Creek Group Campground · Tongass National Forest · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger90.6 mi straight-line N — 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 · 3 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)87.8 mi — Eaglecrest Ski Area, Juneau, AK (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-06-13 · 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 Sawmill Creek Group Campground · Tongass National Forest · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSawmill Creek Group Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSawmill Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomSawmill Creek Picnic Site · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomRomtec Restroom · ~4.1 mi W · NPS
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Other camps near Sawmill Creek Group Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sawmill Creek Campground~0.1 mi · fee
- Starrigavan Campground~7.4 mi · fee
- North Beach Dispersed Camping Area~22.0 mi
The unit that manages Sawmill Creek Group Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sawmill Creek Group Campground are set by Tongass National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sawmill Creek Group 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Sawmill Creek Group 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 — Sawmill Creek Group Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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