National Park Service · Alaska
Riley Creek
National Park Service · Alaska, United States · in Denali National Park & Preserve
- Sites
- 142
- Hookups
- 142 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,640 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Denali National Park
- Nearest town
- Denali Borough
- Phone
- (800) 622-7275
About
Riley Creek is a fairly wooded campground, with some screening between sites whenever possible. Most of the campground sites are open to either tent campers or vehicles / RVs. The proximity of Highway 3 means there is occasional traffic noise, but also means campers have all the conveniences and amenities of the park entrance area, and businesses outside the park, close at hand. Trails leading from the campground connect to the Denali Visitor Center, which is the central hub of trails in the entrance area.
Fees
Tent or RV sites $25.75-$55.00/night (regular), $13.00-$27.50 (senior/access pass); walk-in tent-only sites at the low end of that range. Reserved through reservedenali.com.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13° | 2° | -30° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 17° | 8° | -22° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 15° | 4° | -20° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 36° | 24° | -17° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 37° | 28° | 68° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 62° | 48° | 38° | 74° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 62° | 52° | 44° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 58° | 48° | 39° | 72° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 52° | 41° | 33° | 62° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 31° | 22° | 3° | 46° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 16° | 4° | -20° | 37° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 13° | 0° | -25° | 38° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Savage River · National Park Service · 11 mi · 32 sites
- Sanctuary River · National Park Service · 18 mi · 7 sites
- Teklanika River · National Park Service · 21 mi · 53 sites
- Igloo Creek · National Park Service · 23 mi · 7 sites
- Brushkana Creek Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 40 mi · 4 sites
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