City, County & Regional Parks · Alaska
Chena Lake Recreation Area Camping
City, County & Regional Parks · Alaska, United States
- Sites
- 86
- Season
- May to September
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 495 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Lake
- Chena Lake
- Nearest town
- North Pole
- Address
- 3780 Laurance Road, North Pole, AK 99705
- Phone
- 907-488-1655
About
Fairbanks North Star Borough recreation area of 2,178 acres east of North Pole, managed with the Army Corps of Engineers. Two campgrounds, one at the Lake Park and one at the River Park, each with two loops, total 80 campsites (some pull-through) with potable water and restrooms, plus 6 tent sites on an island in Chena Lake reachable only by non-motorized boat. Camping is available May through September. Chena Lake has a sand swimming beach, boat rentals, a fishing dock and stocked trout, salmon and char; the River Park has boat access to the Chena River and hiking trails.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6° | -4° | -49° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 15° | 0° | -36° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 15° | -2° | -25° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 25° | -14° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 40° | 30° | 75° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 52° | 42° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 71° | 56° | 49° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 64° | 52° | 42° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 58° | 43° | 35° | 66° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 33° | 25° | 14° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 12° | 4° | -20° | 33° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 8° | -3° | -40° | 42° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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