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POWER CREEK CABIN
POWER CREEK CABIN1POWER CREEK CABIN
USFSChugach National Forest · Alaska

Power Creek Cabin

Overview Power Creek Cabin, in the Chugach National Forest, is located 4.2 miles from Power Creek Trailhead, which is located approximately 6.9 miles north of Cordova, Alaska on the Power Creek road.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.600ft
Comf.May-Sep5 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Anchorage11h48real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 600 ft, Power Creek Cabin has a 5-month comfortable window (May-Sep). Winter nights average around 19°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 13 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on reservability and quiet. 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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Apr
May-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
63%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 19
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 7.
52°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Anchorage
396 mi
11h48
02
Fairbanks
459 mi
12h52
03
Juneau
882 mi
29h14
By drive time
Anchorage · 11h48Fairbanks · 12h52Juneau · 29h14Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7.1 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
5
Peaks
13

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
7.1 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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