City, County & Regional Parks · Alaska
Shoemaker RV Park and Campground
City, County & Regional Parks · Alaska, United States
- Sites
- 16
- Hookups
- 16 electric
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Dump station
- No
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Wrangell
- Address
- 4.5 Mile Zimovia Highway, Wrangell, AK 99929
- Phone
- 907-874-2444
About
Wrangell Parks and Recreation RV park at Shoemaker Bay, 4.5 miles south of town on Zimovia Highway. 16 wooded RV sites (sites 1-16) with electrical hookups overlooking the water, first-come, first-served with no reservations, plus a tent camping area for up to six tents across from the RV sites in the harbor parking area. Public restrooms are in the harbor parking lot about 80 yards away; no dump station at the campground (the city dump station is at Heritage Harbor, Mile 1.2 Zimovia Highway) and potable water is by request at the Pool Facility at 321 Church Street, where registered campers get free use of the pool, weight room and showers. RV stays limited to 10 days, tent stays to 5.
Fees
Electric RV site $30/day, paid daily at the on-site pipe safe; includes pool, weight room and showers at the Pool Facility.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 35° | -8° | 48° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 30° | 4° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 34° | 15° | 58° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 36° | 24° | 59° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 45° | 35° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 62° | 51° | 43° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 64° | 56° | 50° | 79° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 65° | 56° | 46° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 50° | 39° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 44° | 27° | 69° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 35° | 19° | 54° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 31° | 3° | 53° | 9 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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