Bureau of Land ManagementWhite Mountains National Recreation Area · Alaska

Cripple Creek Campground

Located at milepost 60 of the Steese Highway, Cripple Creek Campground has 12 first come first served universal design campsites, as well as 6 walk-in campsites.

Sites0all reservable

Elev.1,211ft

Comf.May-Sep5 months

Max rigtents

Electricnonesites

From Fairbanks1h24real road time

The honest read

Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 1,211 ft, Cripple Creek Campground has a 5-month comfortable window (May-Sep). Winter nights average around -1°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER

Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. Softest on quiet.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE

avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jan

May-Sep

Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.

72%

Of summer weekend-days are dry.

May 22

Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 21.

54°F

Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS

Fairbanks

58 mi

1h24

Anchorage

416 mi

8h38

Juneau

792 mi

23h49

By drive time

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.1 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments

Viewpoints

Water & Access

Lake / river access

yes

To nearest major road

0.1 mi

Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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