Eagle Beach State Recreation Area
Juneau
This state campground, 15 miles from the ferry terminal and 28 miles from downtown Juneau, is worth the drive. Eagle Beach includes a ranger station, a…
Must-see hotels in Alaska
Denali National Park & Preserve
The pro here is the location, perched like an eagle's nest over the George Parks Hwy and high above the cacophony of Canyon. The con is the price, which…
Southeast Alaska
This NPS facility a quarter-mile south of Glacier Bay Lodge is set in a lush forest just off the shoreline, and camping is free. There’s no need for…
The Interior
This log-cabin-style complex is still a fine place to enjoy a deckside drink overlooking the Nenana River. Rooms sport a liberal use of wood, but overall…
Eagle Trail State Recreation Site
The Interior
The first public campground on Tok Cutoff, Eagle Trail State Recreation Site, near Clearwater Creek, has 35 sites, drinking water and toilets. The…
Fairbanks
Your best affordable option in what passes for downtown in Fairbanks, the Bridgewater is on the Chena River and abuts a pretty riverside walking path…
Homer
On the west beach of Homer Spit a catch-as-catch-can tent city springs up every night of the summer. It’s a beautiful spot, though often windy (make sure…
Haines
Haines’ default motel has the best view of the Chilkat Mountains and Lynn Canal and a huge sundeck to enjoy it on. The wood-paneled rooms are simple but…
The Interior
A half-mile back from the river at the road’s end, this very friendly place has stony sites with just enough scrub and space to maintain your privacy, hot…
Ketchikan
In common with several other Alaskan towns, Ketchikan’s 'hostel' is located inside a church (a Methodist one) with no street signage. The facility…
Sitka
On the western (Pacific) side of Kruzof Island, 2 miles due south of the North Beach Cabin sits this similarly rustic abode abutting Shelikof Beach…
Beluga Lookout Lodge & RV Park
Kenai Peninsula
This campground is also a 'lodge' and has superclean (if a bit small) rooms that have either ocean or river views. The campground is little more than a…
The Interior
There's a reason this 100-year-old hotel/restaurant looks like a building from an old frontier town: that's essentially what it is. But this old-time…
Denali National Park & Preserve
Twinned with the Grande Denali Lodge, the Bluffs sits appropriately on a bluff above the George Parks Hwy, offering slightly more economical rooms with…
Valdez
Hosted in a gabled house that wouldn't look out of place in alpine Austria, this B&B has more of an old motel feel inside with threadbare rooms, bowed…
Seward
A ramshackle collection of 'cabins' (ranging from shacks to vintage trailers to a hillside yurt) surround the main building. There are only two bathrooms…
Valdez
The Keystone looks like one of those utilitarian container hotels aimed at oil workers in the Arctic. Not surprisingly it was conceived during the…
Aleutian Islands
Updated rooms with memory-foam mattresses appeal to TV crews and travelers on a loose budget. The grand views from every window help make up for the…
Portage Cove State Recreation Site
Haines
Half a mile southeast of Fort Seward or a 2-mile walk from downtown, this little circle of grass set aside for tent camping overlooks the water and has…
Salcha River State Recreation Site
The Interior
This site offers access to the Salcha and Tanana Rivers for fishing and boating ($10 boat launch). It has a basic camping area on a gravel bar, plus the…
Quartz Lake State Recreation Area
The Interior
Covering 600 acres north of town (3 miles from the Richardson Hwy), this area has two camping areas and 103 tent sites. Both are accessible by road, and…
Sitka
The longtime B&B proprietor here believes that if you’re coming to Alaska you’re trying to escape, so there are no phones, no TVs and no computers. What…
The Interior
In a town with little competition, or panache, the Caribou often gets a bad rap. But if you think of it as a staging post rather than a romantic getaway,…
Kenai Peninsula
At the entrance to town, this sundry store also has RV campsites, four passable rooms with minifridges, microwaves, pine walls and quaint appointments,…
Southeast Alaska
The First Presbyterian Church doubles up as a basic hostel, with single-sex dorm rooms with inflatable mattresses, showers and a large kitchen and dining…
Skagway
Mile 14 of the White Pass & Yukon Route (a flag stop) marks the start of a 1.5-mile hike to this USFS cabin (maximum six people), which overlooks the…
Sitka
An easy walk (or two-minute bus ride) from downtown is this Alaskan home, with a wraparound deck that includes two hot tubs. There are six bedrooms with…
Kodiak Island
The Shelikof is beginning to show its age in chipped paint and carpet stains, but a good location downtown, decent rates, plus a good restaurant …
Talkeetna Hostel International
Talkeetna
This friendly, basic hostel has two small dorms and a private room. It's a popular base for Denali trekkers and the usual backpacking community, all of…
The Interior
Just before Chicken Creek is another gravel lot featuring cabins, rooms, a gas station, a gift shop, and the only flush toilets in Chicken. There's a…
Anchorage
A bit of a quirky place close to the airport. Prices are based on vacancy and the rooms are a bit shabby, but there's an international clientele and a 24…
Porcupine Creek State Recreation Site
The Interior
Just north of the Nabesna Rd junction is the 240-acre Porcupine Creek State Recreation Site, offering 12 wooded sites in a scenic spot along the creek. A…
Anchorage
Near Spenard Rd, this log hotel has large, if simple, rooms that are well priced. It offers guest laundry facilities, tile floors in the bathrooms, in…
Aleutian Islands
Affiliated with the Grand Aleutian Hotel, this basic 30-room inn is sandwiched between a shipyard and a fish-processing plant. The smell of cigarette…
Valdez
Since a fire took out its restaurant and main lodge, the Totem has been reduced to offering upscale suites and a row of lesser-endowed tin-box cabins …
Denali National Park & Preserve
'Moose in the grounds!' is a regular cry at this hotel, which is actually more like a motel in terms of facilities and appearance. The communal areas are…
Lake Louise State Recreation Area
The Interior
At Mile 160, a 19-mile spur road runs north to this scenic recreation site popular among Alaskans keen on swimming, boating and angling for grayling and…
Skagway
Located a half-mile from the Chilkoot trailhead in Dyea, about 9 miles north of Skagway, this 21-site campground is operated by the NPS on a first-come,…
Salmon Run Campground & Cabins
Haines
About a mile past the ferry terminal is this private campground on a hillside above Lynn Canal. There are 17 tent sites and 18 RV sites with central…
Sitka
On the Pacific Ocean side of uninhabited Kruzof Island (home to Mt Edgecumbe), you’ll find a beautiful sandy beach for beachcombing and this A-frame USFS…
