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Bureau of Land ManagementFortymile Wild and Scenic River · Alaska

Walker Fork Campground

This hosted Campground is located at milepost 82.1 of the Taylor Highway, near Chicken.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.1,749ft
Comf.May-Sep5 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Fairbanks7h38real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 1,749 ft, Walker Fork Campground has a 5-month comfortable window (May-Sep). Winter nights average around -11°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jan
May-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 14
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 7.
53°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Fairbanks
295 mi
7h38
02
Anchorage
412 mi
10h17
03
Juneau
600 mi
21h36
By drive time
Fairbanks · 7h38Anchorage · 10h17Juneau · 21h36Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
1

Water & Access

To nearest major road
0 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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