Dispersed Camping in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County, Alaska
Showing 42 locations in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County.
Airport Road Kitkun Bay Dispersed
A remote forest corridor located within the Tongass National Forest near Kitkun Bay. This route provides access to dispersed camping spots along unpaved roads with shot rock surfaces, surrounded by dense coastal rainforest.
Anchor Pass Cabin
A secluded wilderness cabin on the mainland across from Bell Island. It features bunks, a wood stove, and an outhouse, offering an exceptional base for saltwater fishing, crabbing, and kayaking.
Blind Pass Cabin
A secluded wilderness cabin on Hassler Island, accessible only by floatplane, boat, or kayak. It provides rustic accommodations and serves as an excellent base for fishing and sea kayaking.
Brown Mountain Road Dispersed Area
A scenic gravel corridor winding through the Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan. This road provides roadside pull-offs for dispersed camping and convenient access to local trailheads.
Carroll Bluff Road Dispersed
A scenic dirt corridor along Carroll Bluff within the Tongass National Forest, offering dispersed camping opportunities on a pit-run shot rock surface road accessible to all vehicle types.
Chin Point Road
A remote forest road corridor located in the Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan, offering opportunities for dispersed camping along an unpaved road with a pit run shot rock surface.
Coho Cove Forest Road Dispersed
Dispersed camping is available along this unpaved forest road within the Tongass National Forest. The road features a pit run shot rock surface accessible by most vehicles.
Connell Lake Picnic
A developed day-use picnic site offering scenic lake access and recreational space, but restricted from overnight camping.
Coon Cove Road Dispersed
A quiet and remote forest corridor along Coon Cove Road in the Tongass National Forest. The route features a dirt and pit run shot rock surface that winds through dense coastal woodland, providing ample opportunities for dispersed camping.
Eagle Lake Cabin
Eagle Lake Cabin is a remote, fly-in only USFS rental cabin located 44 air miles south of Wrangell, Alaska. Accessible only by float plane, this rustic hunter-style cabin offers an off-grid wilderness experience with fishing for cutthroat trout.
East Carroll Road Corridor
A scenic forest road corridor offering dispersed camping opportunities along East Carroll Road and its adjacent spurs within the Tongass National Forest. The route features quiet, forested surroundings with unpaved road access.
Ella Narrows Cabin
A remote, rustic forest service cabin situated on the scenic shores of Ella Lake within the Misty Fiords National Monument Wilderness. Accessible only by floatplane, this quiet retreat includes a skiff with oars, a wood stove, and a campfire ring, offering deep wilderness solitude.
Firebug Road Dispersed
A remote dispersed camping corridor along Firebug Road in the Tongass National Forest. The unpaved road features a pit run shot rock surface that is generally accessible to most vehicle types.
Fish Creek Cabin
A rustic, secluded US Forest Service cabin located on Revillagigedo Island at the confluence of Fish Creek and saltwater Thorne Arm. Accessible only by float plane, boat, or kayak, this remote retreat offers excellent fishing, crabbing, and hiking opportunities in a pristine coastal wilderness.
Forest Spur
A quiet dirt spur road off the main route with a pit run shot rock surface, offering secluded dispersed camping deep within the Tongass National Forest.
Heckman Lake Cabin
A remote pan-abode style wilderness cabin situated on the shores of Heckman Lake, deep within an old-growth rain forest. Ideal for fishing and solitude, this site is reachable only by float plane or a six-mile hike.
Helm Bay Cabin
Helm Bay Cabin is a remote, rustic retreat on the west shore of Helm Bay, accessible only by float plane, boat, or kayak. It features a three-room cabin with bunks, a wood stove, and access to saltwater fishing and crabbing.
Helm Creek Cabin
A rustic, wilderness cabin managed by the Forest Service, situated on the remote eastern shore of Helm Bay in Southeast Alaska. Accessible only by water or air, it offers a true wilderness retreat for kayaking, crabbing, and saltwater fishing.
Indian Point Forest Road
This gravel forest road corridor provides access to dispersed camping within the Tongass National Forest. The unpaved surface is constructed of pit-run shot rock and is generally accessible to most vehicle types.
Jordan Lake Cabin
A remote, rustic rental cabin situated on Revillagigedo Island within the Naha Recreation Area. The peaceful site is set along Jordan Lake, surrounded by old-growth forest, and includes a 14-foot aluminum skiff for visitor use.
Ketchikan - Misty District, Tongass National Forest
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Ketchikan Road Parking Lot
An asphalt-surfaced parking area along the road within the Tongass National Forest, offering basic parking suitable for motorhomes and standard passenger vehicles.
Last Chance Campground
A fully accessible US Forest Service developed campground nestled in an old-growth temperate rainforest. Situated within the Ward Lake Recreation Area, it features gravel parking spurs, picnic tables, campfire rings, vault toilets, and hand-pumped drinking water alongside scenic creek access.
Manzanita Lake Cabin
A remote wilderness cabin located on the northwest arm of Manzanita Lake on Revillagigedo Island. Accessible only by float plane or canoe, this primitive pan-abode structure features bunk beds, a wood stove, and a nearby outhouse, along with an aluminum skiff for lake use.
Marguerite Bay Ttf
A remote forest road corridor located near Marguerite Bay in the Tongass National Forest, offering dispersed camping on a pit run shot rock surface.
McDonald Lake Cabin
A remote forest service cabin situated on Wolverine Island within McDonald Lake. This rustic wilderness retreat offers excellent opportunities for fishing and wildlife viewing, with an included rowboat for lake access.
Patching Lake Cabin
A remote, primitive log cabin located on the north end of Patching Lake, accessible exclusively by floatplane. This wilderness retreat features bunk space for up to six people and includes a wood-burning stove and a small rowboat for lake recreation.
Phocena Bay Cabin
A primitive, remote log cabin on the south shore of Phocena Bay on Gravina Island, accessible only by boat or float plane. Ideal for coastal exploring, saltwater fishing, and marine wildlife viewing.
Plenty Cutthroat Cabin
A remote, primitive log cabin located on Orchard Lake within the Tongass National Forest. Accessible only by floatplane or by boat to Klu Bay followed by a one-mile hike, this cabin offers supreme solitude, fishing, and wilderness recreation. A skiff is provided for lake access.
Reflection Lake Cabin
A highly remote, primitive U.S. Forest Service cabin situated on the Cleveland Peninsula. Accessible only by floatplane, boat, or a 2.3-mile hike along the Reflection Lake Trail, this pristine wilderness escape offers a unique lakeside stay with an included rowboat and excellent fishing opportunities.
Revillagigedo Island Hike-In Access
A scenic hike-in access point located within the Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan, offering remote wilderness exploration.
Shelter Cove FS Dock
A remote Forest Service dock and parking area situated in the Tongass National Forest. It provides scenic water access and a gravel turnaround area suitable for various rigs.
Shelter Cove Road
A remote dirt and pit-run gravel forest road winding through the dense Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan. It offers accessible dispersed camping opportunities suitable for most vehicle types in a lush coastal forest setting.
Shelter Cove Road
Scenic dispersed camping corridor along Shelter Cove Road in the Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan. The gravel road provides access to the lush coastal rainforest of southeast Alaska.
Signal Creek Campground
Signal Creek Campground is a developed U.S. Forest Service facility situated on the shores of Ward Lake within the Tongass National Forest. Surrounded by an old-growth temperate rainforest of western hemlock and Sitka spruce, it offers direct access to hiking trails, freshwater fishing, and wildlife viewing. The facility provides gravel parking spurs, picnic tables, campfire rings, vault toilets, and hand-pumped drinking water during the peak season.
Southeast Heckman Cabin
A remote, rustic log cabin located on the southeast shore of Heckman Lake within the Naha Recreation Area. Accessible only by floatplane or a backcountry trail, this pristine wilderness retreat accommodates up to eight people and includes a 14-foot aluminum skiff for exploring the lake. Perfect for fishing, hiking, and quiet isolation.
System Shoal Cove (Forest Road 8400000)
A scenic gravel forest corridor within the Tongass National Forest offering dispersed camping opportunities.
System Shoal Cove Road (FR 8400000) Dispersed
This Forest Service corridor offers remote dispersed camping options along a gravel and dirt road deep within the Tongass National Forest.
Tongass National Forest Hike-In Site
A remote, hike-in dispersed camping spot located within the coastal forests of the Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan, Alaska.
Trollers Cove Cabin
A remote, rustic cedar log cabin situated in a scenic cove on Prince of Wales Island within Tongass National Forest, accessible only by boat or floatplane.
Ward Lake Trail Parking
An asphalt parking lot serving as a day-use trailhead for the Ward Lake Trail. It provides convenient access to hiking, but overnight stays are prohibited.
West Shrimp Bay
This forest road corridor winds through the Tongass National Forest, offering primitive dispersed camping along a gravel surface of pit run shot rock.