Glacier Road | Wild Camping

September 8th, 2023 by leonwhatfreon-van

Pulled in past the 2 entrance boulders here in a Fort Transit 350xl AWD, no problem. Beautiful spot. Only problem was that there was a guy tweaking and dancing? next to a scrappy trailer and 2 burnt-out looking cars near the road in. Some flood danger and heavy rain, so we were not comfortable venturing too far from the road in. Went a few miles further in, to a nice paved pullout.

August 21st, 2023 by fierydruid

Quiet first night, some crazy guys using the place as live firing range for half an hour on Sunday night. Stay near forest for bush toilet

August 6th, 2023 by gklawiter

Wow this place is great! We've been in AK for a month and this is the best spot we've found so far and it's free! A little hard to find because there's a boulder blocking half the already narrow entrance. Yes it is a little tricky but I got my 30' TT back here with no problem. Everyone is spread out so it feels like REAL camping. Beautiful views on the river. Sure beats staying in a parking lot in the city RV park in town for 40 bucks a night with no amenities except better cell service.

August 3rd, 2023 by carolinabadaro

Nice place by the Resurrection River bed.
GPS coordinate is accurate: just look for a narrow entrance with two big rocks.
No 4x4 required. Just move slowly and check for the best path. Windy and cold at night.

July 13th, 2023 by burlapandsage

Gorgeous! 15m from Exit Glacier, 15m from town. Intermittent Verizon service. 24ft van, no 4x4, no problem - Rocky, just watch where you’re goin. Saw an airstream make it in. PLEASE NO FIREWORKS/CANNONS. (Heard 2 LOUD blasts the other night that shook the van they were so close 😳😶‍🌫️) This is an EPIC FREE spot, that we’d love to see stay that way!!

July 12th, 2023 by SolInvictus

Huge flat riverbed. Many other campers here in cars with tents, truck campers, vans, and a variety of other class B and C rigs. You don't really need 4WD to get in here as evidences by others parked around me. Vast and beautiful views. Not sure how exactly we spotted the left turnout other than we just kept looking down each little cutoff to the road on the left and this one looked pretty doable so we tried it and voila! Everyone was here. Drove out and parked as close to flowing water as we could. Arrived on a dry partly cloudy day with no rain in the forecast. This spot must be what the NP ranger meant by "camping on the riverbank... just watch out if it floods." Barely a drizzle of cell connection. MANY existing fire rings. Some litter...c'mon folks, don't leave your beer cans, chewing tobacco pouches and other detritus behind. You reflect poorly on all of us.

July 7th, 2023 by michal.roguski

Boondocking in the middle of the river bed? Yes please and thank you!

June 16th, 2023 by batt2613

This is an awesome place to camp. It is off road so no class As or long Motorhomes.

June 14th, 2023 by andeolverseux

Perfect place. Large, next to the river.

September 5th, 2022 by Enjoytripbr

Um dos melhores wild camping que fizemos no Alaska. Precisa estar atento na estrada para achar a entrada, o espaço é amplo e da para estacionar perto ou longe dos demais viajantes. Eu contei pelo menos uns 15 carros nos dias que estivemos por aqui. Tinha muitas pessoas com barraca também. Vários espaços para fazer fogueiras, a vista é incrível e vimos um urso. Simplesmente fantástico.

One of the best wild camping we did on Alaska. You need to be alert of the road to find the entrance, the space is ample and to park close or away from the other travelers. I count at least 15 cars on the days we've been around here. There were many people with tent as well. Several spaces to make bonfires, the view is amazing and we saw a bear. Simply fantastic.

@enjoytripbr

August 29th, 2022 by @endless_trail_expeditions

Great views and tons of space. Big Expedition Truck friendly!!

August 1st, 2022 by bdpillsb

As others mentioned beautiful site. Can accommodate lots of campers but still be spread out & not close to others.

July 28th, 2022 by The Lost Leopards

Lots of space. Pretty clean but came upon a broken glass so be careful. Nothing to add to what people said above.

July 17th, 2022 by David L. Gravlin

Awesome spot. Views are incredible. Large dry river bed with plenty of space. Don’t expect to be alone.

July 14th, 2022 by Vanessa Rodgers

Wonderful and quiet. This is a rock riverbed with several fire rings. You are off the road to the glacier, however, there is very little to no traffic at night. RV's were able to get into the area.

There is a boulder, however it is easy to navigate to get to the area and find your perfect spot.

July 13th, 2022 by Overlandsite

It’s the best place if you don’t want to stay in the official campsite in town. Lots of fire rings, plenty of space. 2wd is sufficient, even if it’s wet. Lots of travelers from all around the world.

July 13th, 2022 by 3weltreisen.de

hugh area, entrance small be careful, big riverbed for hundert of cars

July 2nd, 2022 by seakirsi

It’s a beautiful place with lots of room, but also lots of people. The weekend that I was there, there was very loud music until way past 2am. People shooting off guns and fireworks. This noise echos off of the mountains. I would not stay a weekend again.

June 29th, 2022 by vermonsterrv.com

Great spot in the riverbed, relatively easy to drive on. Massive area to choose a place. Yuck up against the trees and bushes to break the wind. Convenient to Exit Glacier and only a few miles outside of downtown Seward. Moose visit the river too.

August 22nd, 2021 by Roadtrippers

Nice open gravel river bed with views of the mountains. We had no problem driving in with a 2wd van. Many spots had makeshift stone fire rings, and there was plenty of fuel in the woods right nearby. There were several other campers here when we stayed but everyone was spread out and it was pretty quiet at night.

August 13th, 2021 by sierraindia87

This place is magic! Stunning! If you have a high clearance 4x4 w/ off-road suspension RIG, you’re going to have a lot of FUN! ;-)
There is so much space! Very windy but the bugs weren’t too bad over here.
1 bar Verizon LTE.

June 28th, 2021 by claylindquist

So many people. Monday night. Music from three different cars. Kids on dirt bikes. Beautiful spot but the noise and lack of privacy is a bummer.

August 14th, 2020 by youngblood126

Nice dispersed camping, maybe a dozen rigs spread out but I’ve seen it with nearly 100 earlier in the summer

August 16th, 2019 by charloui552

Superbe endroit mais pas pour les gros véhicule pickup camper ok

August 16th, 2019 by charloui552

This place is in wrong location - it is located at 60.16680, -149.49857

August 14th, 2019 by pelo.retrovisor

Stayed here for 3 nights in the exact same spot from Wed through Friday. I would take my rig into town, do stuff and come back and my spot was available. The place is huge and there is ton of space for many, many rigs. One of the days a couple of locals came by and started practicing shooting with targets towards the river and mountains. The sound gets pretty loud as the sound bounces back in all the mountain ranges... they stayed shooting for about an hour and then left and never came back, that was on Wednesday. Also, I would be careful to look at wind forecast. We got a pretty windy night on Friday and ended up getting sand in much of the tent.

August 14th, 2019 by jakersestero

Great spot! When you arrive you need to drive around a big boulder and it opens up. There is a single spot on the right immediately after the boulder. Any car can make it to this point and it’s beautiful

There is a little ditch you need to drive over to get to the other spots. A normal sedan and larger can make it. RVs were slightly scraping but nothing bad. Our low profile vehicle couldn’t make it so stayed at the first spot. Sitting log and camp fire spots

August 11th, 2019 by Evan Springer

Nice spot with lots of space for many, many rigs. GCI and ATT weren't great where we parked.

August 8th, 2019 by wish-to-wander.com

Stayed for 3 nights is this awesome spot with gorgeous views, tons of space and GCI cell service. There’s so much room and when we were here there was about 12+ rigs. Getting in is a bit tight and we saw some bigger rigs being careful to not bottom out so just be mindful of that.

August 4th, 2019 by bekswitch

As per other comments a very handy place to the Exit Glacier and yes can be noisy on the weekend ATV’s, fireworks etc but they respectively stop at a decent time. Plenty of vehicles of all types both nights we were here

August 1st, 2019 by TheTurtleCruiser

Gorgeous riverside camping locations, with views of the mountains, river and glaciers. There are a lot of spaces for 4x4 vehicles to access the location.

July 20th, 2019 by eli.recon

Great spot. The area next to the river is huge. Any car can access the close spots. With a bit of high clearance (not even 4wd) you can go really far out. Really nice views in every direction.

July 17th, 2019 by Wilde Weite Welt

Great camping in the river bed of Resurrection River. Endless space, great view, very quiet. Ca 20 other campers were here during our stay.

July 16th, 2019 by rosianegodk

Local Ótimo e seguro para acampar. A apenas 5km do centro da cidade e 5 km do Kenai Fjords Nat. Park. Extremamente calmo e com uma paisagem maravilhosa. Um Vale lindo formado pelo degelo do Glaciar Kenai. A entrada é quase escondida pela vegetação, tem que prestar muita atenção. O chão um desnivelado e pedregoso, mas qualquer carro ou MH pode entrar sem problemas.

July 16th, 2019 by evdw

Very nice large spot. You have to go beyond 2 big rocks . There was many camper.

July 15th, 2019 by m.m.e.gonecamping

Great spot, go past the big Boulder and take your pick at a site.

June 6th, 2019 by rst.tbus

Is the only access point into Resurrection river, providing so LOTS of space, when the water is low. Locals come here for shooting, partying etc, but it's easy to find a quiet place. Great mountain and river views. Google fi connects

September 28th, 2018 by Ohlavan

As described before, beautiful scenery conviniently located to visit the Exit Glacier. Some trucks came at dusk and started shooting their guns while playing loud music (it was Friday night). After a few hours they left and we had a good night of sleep. No need of 4wd if you stay close to the entrance. No AT&T reception.

September 26th, 2018 by Roaming Eagle

Epic spot on the river, four wheel drive not necessary unless you plan to ford section of the river. Popular hangout for the locals and lots of trash.

September 9th, 2018 by dgrolfe

Great place, empty when we were there. Be careful driving around as if you get lost you will get stuck.

September 2nd, 2018 by ioverlander ben

Unbelievable views. It definitely gets a lot of people, including several large groups of locals that come to have massive bonfires but amazingly it was never noisy. Between the wind and the sheer vastness of the space available, it can feel like your own. If you want more privacy, drive (carefully) further away from the entrance.

August 3rd, 2018 by Tony LEE

This spot is within a special use area where camping is permitted for 8 days. The area extends from the large paved parking area at the beginning of the USFS back nearly to the main road. There is a sign at the beginning of the USFS pulloff showing a map of the area.

July 1st, 2018 by yukonjack1898

As described, if you drive carefully you‘ll find a spot for every kind of vehicle; quite busy and some of the campers are....SPECIAL..you can have a calm night if you choose the right spot

June 24th, 2018 by dreamtime.gallery

Lot of space but also a lot of cars. You don’t need a 4WD but high clearance is definitely better.

August 19th, 2017 by Baluaufweltreise.wordpress.com

perfekt, vey nice spot, lot of space

July 25th, 2017 by danson

Way better that parking in town. Lots of room, there were 6 RVs here, with plenty of space in between. 4x4 not required, just drive carefully. Great views of the mountain and river.

July 23rd, 2017 by jockrash

Nice place, and enough places to sleep

July 17th, 2017 by hallo

Yes, thats the best free camp in town! You not realy need 4x4 but if you like to go further in high clearence is recommend.
We stayed two nights, it's nice and quite at night. "Parking lots" in Seward charge you 20 USD per night for nothing...

Bring your own fire wood, dry one is limited!

August 4th, 2016 by slaugch

Free camping near exit glacier national park. Very beautiful site sitting just off the road and through the woods. It's easy to miss. You can camp close to resurrection river.

July 27th, 2016 by alex_rachita

Free- check the little access entrance for the river on the left side of the road to Exit Glacier. Beautiful view, fire spots, calm, no traffic

July 23rd, 2016 by gespanntreisen.com

beautiful place near the river, some spots in the dry gravel river bed, watch for the water level !, 4x4 recommend