About Porcupine (Ak)
Porcupine Campground is located in the Chugach National Forest in south-central Alaska near the town of Hope. Visitors have a prime location to watch windsurfers in the bay and spot Beluga whales from the scenic overlook. Popular activities include fishing, hiking, whitewater rafting and gold panning. Gull Rock Trail offers excellent hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. It extends for 5.1 miles along the south shore of Turnagain Arm from the end of the Hope Highway to a rocky peninsula. Snow usually melts in the area by early May and the scenic trail leads visitors over gradual hills with occasional steep sections. Porcupine boasts an impressive scenic overlook of Turnagain Arm. Firewood is sold on-site and the campground provides an accessible vault toilet, drinking water from a hand well, fire rings, a dumpster and picnic tables. The remote campground, surrounded by a mostly…
- Fees: 23 USD/night
- Managed by: Chugach National Forest, FS
- Where: 3 mi north of Hope, AK · 60.93118, -149.664
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gull Rock Trail | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 5.7 mi |
| Hope Point Trail | Hiking | 0.3 mi | 4.0 mi |
| Bear Creek Trail | Hiking | 2.5 mi | 3.7 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
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Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 14.7 mi
Water fill-up: 17.9 mi
Propane: 7.7 mi
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