USDA Forest Service · Alaska
Harris River Campground
USDA Forest Service · Alaska, United States
- Sites
- 14
- Hookups
- 14 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to December 31
- Max RV length
- 89 ft
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 262 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- HARRIS RIVER CAMPGROUND (NFSR 2000240) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Tongass National Forest
- Nearest town
- CRAIG
- Address
- PO BOX 500, CRAIG, AK, 99921
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Wildlife Viewing
14 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Harris River Campground is located on Prince of Wales Island on a paved highway just 10 miles from the Hollis Ferry Terminal and 20 miles from the Craig/Klawock area. Visitors enjoy hiking, fishing and viewing abundant wildlife.
Recreation
Hiking, fishing and wildlife viewing are popular activities. The Harris River Trail and the Twentymile Spur Trail both pass along the Harris River. The latter ends at a set of beaver ponds.
A short boardwalk trail dissects the campground to offer campers a close-up view of a muskeg habitat without getting their feet wet. A bridge and short path across the Harris River connect the campground to the Harris River Picnic Area.
About two miles east of the campground is the Harris River Interpretive Trail, which provides information about recent river restoration work and habitat management experiments.
Facilities
The campground offers accessible campsites, each equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Accessible pit toilets and trash collection are provided. No hookups are available.
Natural Features
The campground is situated along the Harris River, a short drive from hiking trails and fishing outposts, within the Tongass National Forest, which covers nearly 17 million acres in southeast Alaska and is the largest forest in the national forest system.
The Tongass surrounds the Inside Passage, the network of waterways that buffers the jagged Alaskan Coast and a cluster of coastal islands. The Tongass offers visitors a chance to view wildlife, including eagles, bears and spawning salmon. Expansive vistas of fjords, glaciers and mountain peaks abound. Much of the forest is a temperate rain forest.
Nearby Attractions
The One Duck Trail was originally constructed by the Youth Conservation Corps in the mid-1980's. The trail offers a challenging hike and spectacular views of the Harris River watershed award those who complete it.
Prince of Wales Island offers boat rentals, fishing supplies and other conveniences a short drive away.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 33° | -4° | 50° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 40° | 30° | 11° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 31° | 19° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 34° | 22° | 61° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 55° | 42° | 35° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 58° | 46° | 38° | 78° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 62° | 52° | 44° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 63° | 53° | 41° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 60° | 48° | 41° | 70° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 42° | 30° | 65° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 35° | 25° | 52° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 32° | 15° | 51° | 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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