Salmon Lake Campground

Bureau of Land Management · Alaska

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

The Salmon Lake Campground is located on the shores of Salmon Lake, one of the northernmost spawning areas for Sockeye salmon in Alaska. The campground is approximately 40 miles north of Nome, Alaska, and is accessed by a one mile gravel road off the Nome-Kougarok Highway. A sign on the Highway directs visitors to the campground and lake.

What we know about it

Managed by

Bureau of Land Management

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (BLM policy)

Phone

907-267-2200

Coordinates

64.91644, -164.96111

Nearest sites we map

• Salmon Lake Campground1 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Arctic Circle Campground693 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Priest Rock Cabin720 km · National Park Service
• Five Mile Campground723 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Coldfoot Cabin744 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Marion Creek Campground747 km · Bureau of Land Management

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

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