Eagles Nest Campground

US Forest Service · Alaska

Eagles Nest Campground in Alaska. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 299 public campsites we map in Alaska.

Eagles Nest Campground is located on Prince of Wales Island in a temperate rainforest surrounded by muskeg and Balls Lake. Visitors enjoy viewing wildlife, hiking, fishing, canoeing and kayaking. This campground is situated on Prince of Wales Island, the third largest island in the U.S., on the shores of Balls Lake, eighteen miles west of Thorne Bay.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

$8/night

Booking

Reservation required

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Coordinates

55.68333, -132.85000

Nearest sites we map

• Control Lake Cabin1 km · US Forest Service
• Eagles Nest Campground2 km · US Forest Service
• Black Bear Lake Cabin (Tongass National Forest, Ak)16 km · US Forest Service
• Salmon Lake Cabin Thorne Bay16 km · US Forest Service
• Honker Lake Cabin17 km · US Forest Service
• Lake No. 3 Campground18 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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