Sourdough Creek Campground | Alaska
Overview
Sourdough Creek Campground is located at MP 147.5 of the Richardson Highway near the shores of the Gulkana River. The campground has 42 camp sites, including 4 accessible and 2 walk-in sites. All campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The campground is equipped with restrooms, water, picnic tables, and fire rings.
Campers may also enjoy a short hike along the Sourdough Creek Interpretive Trail within the campground.
The boat launch area is the take-out for float trips on the Gulkana Wild and Scenic River and provides river access to both motorized boaters and floaters.
Recreation
In addition to RV and tent recreational camping opportunities, the campground provides access to the Gulkana Wild and Scenic River. Floaters use the boat launch as a put-in and take-out point as well as jet boat users in the river corridor. Activities this site supports include recreational fishing from the bank, subsistence hunting access for caribou and moose, as well as berry picking and trapping. There is a boat launch at the rivers edge and a nice picnic area for day use. Outhouse style bathrooms, information and bulletin boards, hiking trails, and handicapped accessible fishing ramps and trails complete with interpetative panels. Sourdough Creek Campground along with the boat launch can be very busy from approximately Memorial Day through mid July mainly by fishermen and boaters taking part in the King salmon fishing in the Gulkana River. There are a number of fishing guides using the boat launch at Sourdough Creek Campground. Later in the summer, after the salmon fishing subsides, the campground generally gets a lot quieter.
Facilities
The campground has 42 camp sites, including 4 accessible and 2 walk-in sites. All campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The campground is equipped with restrooms, water, picnic tables, and fire rings.
Campers may also enjoy a short hike along the Sourdough Creek Interpretive Trail within the campground.
The boat launch area is the take-out for float trips on the Gulkana Wild and Scenic River and provides river access to both motorized boaters and floaters.
Natural Features
Activities this site supports include recreational fishing from the bank, subsistence hunting access for caribou and moose, as well as berry picking and trapping. There is a boat launch at the rivers edge and a nice picnic area for day use.
Nearby Attractions
https://www.blm.gov/visit/gulkana-river
Contact Info
This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (907) 822-3217.Photos
Accessibility Description (ABA/ADA)
There is 1 parking space near the payment kiosk. A compacted-gravel lot with room for 8-10 vehicles is located near the boat launch at the north end of the Campground. Although none of the parking spaces are designated as accessible, they should all be suitable for people with mobility devices.
A cash payment kiosk and Scan & Pay station sit on concrete near the entrance to the Campground, at a height appropriate for wheelchair users.
The site has 4 accessible double vault toilets. A tank with potable water is hauled to a central location in the Campground at the start of each season.
Of the 42 campsites, 4 are marked as accessible and grouped in a cluster (sites 13-16). These sites have raised tent pads, picnic tables with extended tops to accommodate wheelchair users, and accessible fire rings with grill attachments. The Campground’s 2 walk-in sites are not considered to be accessible.
There is an uncovered picnic area near the boat launch with accessible picnic tables and grills. Mobility device users can fish from the launch area.
Benches without arms are scattered throughout the Campground, which also has angled interpretive signs with information about local flora and fauna.
An accessible hiking trail runs along the western portion of the Campground. This 1-mile, flat loop passes near the Gulkana River and Sourdough Creek.
Descriptions and photos uploaded December 2025. Please note that actual on-the-ground conditions may vary due to natural events (e.g., weather, wildfires, erosion), normal wear and tear, or site improvements.
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FEE DESCRIPTION:
All campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
No fee for river use. Sourdough Creek and Paxson Lake Campgrounds charge $20 a night for overnight use.
Payment Methods Accepted – Cash (Kiosk) and Scan and Pay
All Sites $20.00 per night