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Pull-thru
USFSTongass National Forest · Alaska
Eagles Nest Campground
Overview Eagles Nest Campground is located on Prince of Wales Island in a temperate rainforest surrounded by muskeg and Balls Lake.
Sites127 reservable
Elev.604ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig99 ft
Electricnonesites
From Anchorage0h00real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 604 ft, Eagles Nest Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 27°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 12 sites total: 7 reservable and 5 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. Softest on shade.
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 · May
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
44%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 1
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 17.
51°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
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Anchorage
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Fairbanks
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Juneau
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By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 12 SITES
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12 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
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Accessible
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Prime
12
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
EAGL.
To neighbor
683 ft
Max rig
99 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
4
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
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.