Bureau of Land Management · Alaska
Sourdough Creek Campground
Bureau of Land Management · Alaska, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- April 1 to October 10
- Elevation
- 1,886 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Glennallen
- Address
- PO Box 147, Glennallen , AK, 99588
- Phone
- N/A
About
Overview
Sourdough Creek Campground is located at MP 147.5 of the Richardson Highway near the shores of the Gulkana River. The campground has 42 camp sites, including 4 accessible and 2 walk-in sites. All campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The campground is equipped with restrooms, water, picnic tables, and fire rings.
Campers may also enjoy a short hike along the Sourdough Creek Interpretive Trail within the campground.
The boat launch area is the take-out for float trips on the Gulkana Wild and Scenic River and provides river access to both motorized boaters and floaters.
Recreation
In addition to RV and tent recreational camping opportunities, the campground provides access to the Gulkana Wild and Scenic River. Floaters use the boat launch as a put-in and take-out point as well as jet boat users in the river corridor. Activities this site supports include recreational fishing from the bank, subsistence hunting access for caribou and moose, as well as berry picking and trapping. There is a boat launch at the rivers edge and a nice picnic area for day use. Outhouse style bathrooms, information and bulletin boards, hiking trails, and handicapped accessible fishing ramps and trails complete with interpetative panels. Sourdough Creek Campground along with the boat launch can be very busy from approximately Memorial Day through mid July mainly by fishermen and boaters taking part in the King salmon fishing in the Gulkana River. There are a number of fishing guides using the boat launch at Sourdough Creek Campground. Later in the summer, after the salmon fishing subsides, the campground generally gets a lot quieter.
Facilities
The campground has 42 camp sites, including 4 accessible and 2 walk-in sites. All campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The campground is equipped with restrooms, water, picnic tables, and fire rings.
Campers may also enjoy a short hike along the Sourdough Creek Interpretive Trail within the campground.
The boat launch area is the take-out for float trips on the Gulkana Wild and Scenic River and provides river access to both motorized boaters and floaters.
Natural Features
Activities this site supports include recreational fishing from the bank, subsistence hunting access for caribou and moose, as well as berry picking and trapping. There is a boat launch at the rivers edge and a nice picnic area for day use.
Contact Info
This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (907) 822-3217.
Nearby Attractions
https://www.blm.gov/visit/gulkana-river
Fees
FEE DESCRIPTION:
All campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
No fee for river use. Sourdough Creek and Paxson Lake Campgrounds charge $20 a night for overnight use.
Payment Methods Accepted – Cash (Kiosk) and Scan and Pay
All Sites $20.00 per night
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8° | -3° | -32° | 36° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 16° | 5° | -27° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 23° | 6° | -21° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 38° | 23° | -12° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 53° | 35° | 27° | 71° | 6 of 11 |
| June | 62° | 47° | 35° | 74° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 65° | 51° | 42° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 60° | 48° | 41° | 74° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 53° | 41° | 32° | 64° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 34° | 24° | 10° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 15° | 7° | -17° | 36° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 10° | -2° | -33° | 36° | 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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