USDA Forest Service · Alaska
Porcupine (Ak)
USDA Forest Service · Alaska, United States
- Sites
- 34
- Hookups
- 34 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to September 14
- Max RV length
- 46 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 164 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- PORCUPINE CREEK CAMPGROUND RD (NFSR 4400800) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Chugach National Forest
- Nearest town
- Seward
- Address
- Seward Ranger District, 33599 Ranger Station Spur, Seward, AK, 99664
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Whitewater Rafting, Wildlife Viewing
34 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Porcupine Campground is located in the Chugach National Forest in south-central Alaska near the town of Hope. Visitors have a prime location to watch windsurfers in the bay and spot Beluga whales from the scenic overlook.
Recreation
Popular activities include fishing, hiking, whitewater rafting and gold panning.
Gull Rock Trail offers excellent hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. It extends for 5.1 miles along the south shore of Turnagain Arm from the end of the Hope Highway to a rocky peninsula. Snow usually melts in the area by early May and the scenic trail leads visitors over gradual hills with occasional steep sections.
Facilities
Porcupine boasts an impressive scenic overlook of Turnagain Arm. Firewood is sold on-site and the campground provides an accessible vault toilet, drinking water from a hand well, fire rings, a dumpster and picnic tables.
Natural Features
The remote campground, surrounded by a mostly birch forest, sits beside Porcupine Creek on the south coast of Turnagain Arm. Turnagain Arm is a branch of the Cook Inlet, the waterway that divides the Kenai Peninsula from the mainland of Alaska.
Nearby Attractions
The town of Hope is considered the best preserved gold rush town in the region. Campers can head to town to explore the quaint historic streets and try their hand at gold panning.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | -14° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 22° | -4° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 32° | 21° | -7° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 29° | 3° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 48° | 37° | 31° | 67° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 61° | 49° | 40° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 63° | 53° | 45° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 61° | 53° | 44° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 56° | 47° | 38° | 67° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 41° | 34° | 22° | 52° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 29° | 22° | -5° | 42° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 27° | 19° | -10° | 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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