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NPSLake Clark National Park & Preserve · Alaska
Priest Rock Cabin
Overview Take yourself back in time with a stay in the Priest Rock Cabin on Lake Clark.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.295ft
Comf.May-Sep5 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Anchorage4h15real 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 295 ft, Priest Rock Cabin has a 5-month comfortable window (May-Sep). Winter nights average around 14°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: 1 peak.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on cool nights.
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-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
68%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 13
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 6.
53°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Anchorage
189 mi
4h15
02
Fairbanks
546 mi
11h28
03
Juneau
1038 mi
29h14
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
1
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
1
Peaks
1
Water & Access
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.