Alaska Highway Prophet River Airfield | Wild Camping

Canada

Details

Verified:
7 months ago
Altitude:
559.7 masl
Website:
None
Contributor:
Break-A-Way

Amenities

Electricity:
No
Wifi:
Yes - Slow
Kitchen:
No
Restaurant:
No
Showers:
No
Water:
No
Toilets:
No
Big Rig Friendly:
Yes
Tent Friendly:
Yes
Pet Friendly:
Yes

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Description

Good to spend a night. Quite a lot of places to stay. DO NOT park on the airfield, it is regularly used by aircraft. Two bars of LTE.

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Pretty perfect for the Alcan or anywhere. Not far off the highway, secluded and quiet! Lots of room with two level loops from the old campground. You’re tucked in with the aspen trees. I think it’s gorgeous! It helps the it’s sunny and chilly like the first real day of fall!

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As described. An abandoned provincial campground (google maps still showed it as Prophet River Wayside Provincial Park). Just the two loops of road remain, with lots of level places to park. Two other campervans here tonight and it seems far enough away from the highway for a good night’s sleep. No facilities at all except a few informal fire pits. Gravel road off the highway, stay right at the airstrip sign and follow the loop until you find a place you like.

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used to be a camping. met a couple who've been camping there for 16 years. really huge place !
black bear was seen the day i was there for the first time in a really long time. actually they never had seen a bear there before. be careful !

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Good place beyond the airfield that appears to be an old campground (there is an metal payment box). Lots of room and fairly quiet.

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it is still abandoned and still clean. no pits and tables are all gone.

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Loads of room and options for me and my truck house here at this site. Highway noise seems ever present but that should abate after the sun goes down. Bugs are fine. No water/privies. More than a dozen trucks/trailers parked along the edge of the runway approximately half way down so still very much active.

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Loads of room and options for me and my truck house here at this site. Highway noise seems ever present but that should abate after the sun goes down. Bugs are fine. No water/privies. More than a dozen trucks/trailers parked along the edge of the runway approximately half way down so still very much active.

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When you leave highway, stay right. Runway will be on your left and lots of room beside road and on a large circle to park and camp. No other campers there last night.

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This place was a little confusing where we could stay - theres the airfield, and then if you drive past it theres a few campsites with firepits.

We drove to those and the bugs there were HORRIBLE! Flies, mosquitoes, gnats, bees, everything!

We ended up driving onto the airstrip and then on the side of it theres a few cars parked which is where we stayed. Bugs were also bad at first but they left as the sun went down. Got to see 2 planes take off in the morning but we didnt even hear or notice them land.

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Stopped here and met two other expedition trucks… very cool. After watching two aircraft approach the field and land I can confirm that the strip is operational!

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several other rvs here, but plenty of room and a peaceful night. don't park on the airfield, it's operational.

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the construction camp is gone, so again a quiet place to stay

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This is a nice spot. The work camp is gone. Easy access off highway. Some highway noise but nothing bad and out of view from it. Tons of flat places to choose. Walking the airstrip is pleasant. There is a trail to the river.

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Currently being used as a camp for construction crews, but still lots of room so we just parked out of the way for the night. Do NOT park on the airstrip.

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Lots of room, no facilities. Good for a night but not scenic.

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As stated before. Good boondocking, fairly quiet. No bugs at this time of the year

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Nice spot for a free overnight. lots of bugs. But quiet and peaceful. No service but level sites just a little way off the highway.

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As described, nice area with plenty of room. Nearby airfield still seems in operation with mowed grass and fuel tanks for planes. Quad tracks lead down toward river for a nice hike. Several other travels there and they were friendly. Felt safe. We found that the campsite is also listed in the Milepost book.

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Cool old overgrown campground with lots of flat space. Go in past the airstrip and there are many sites with old campfire pits. Quiet place with lots of mosquitoes

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Used to be a Provincial Park of some kind but has kind of been taken over by the locals. Lots of space. No services.

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Nice flat area next to a grass strip airfield. lots of room, wide spaces between fire pits. We camped, but never got out of our van due to the large number of bees. The airfield itself and the camping area are covered in clover. other than the bees, this is a very nice place to stop.

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abandoned campground without facilities but got fireplaces and should be a quiet and very good boondock. When we came in the Prophet River Indigenous Community was holding a meeting there and they shared many stories and good food with us. Lovely people and a good night in the Alaskan bush (came with Aurora Borealis)

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Good to spend a night. Quide and a lot place to stay maybe not on the small Airfield.

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