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Bureau of Land ManagementFortymile Wild and Scenic River · Alaska

West Fork Campground

West Fork Campground is on the Taylor Highway (milepost 49), near the town of Toke.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.1,857ft
Comf.May-Sep5 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Fairbanks5h27real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 1,857 ft, West Fork Campground has a 5-month comfortable window (May-Sep). Winter nights average around -13°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.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 14
Last spring frost; first fall frost Sep 16.
52°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Fairbanks
263 mi
5h27
02
Anchorage
379 mi
8h05
03
Juneau
568 mi
19h24
By drive time
Fairbanks · 5h27Anchorage · 8h05Juneau · 19h24Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.

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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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