Northern Nights Campground and RV Park

6.7 3 reviews

Free dessert night every monday, wednesday, and friday at 7pm through the summer

Beautiful views of mt. drum with fireweed in the foreground

Alaska Native-owned campground in Glennallen, with spectacular views
Sociable free dessert nights around the campfire weekly in summer
10 minutes' drive from the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve

Just stop for a moment and take a look at those views – as the pics suggest, it’s a mighty scenic outlook at all hours for guests at Northern Nights Campground & RV Park. By day (clouds permitting), the views from this Glennallen rural campground take in not one, not two, but three of Alaska’s major mountain ranges. As the sun dips towards the horizon later on, keep your fingers crossed for those big skies showing a stunning sunset before turning deeply dark for some spectacular stargazing. Tempting as it may be, it’s unlikely that you’ll spend your whole day sat about on site gazing at the views, so it’s good to know that a handy location at the intersection of two major highways (1 and 4) means that getting out and about is a cinch from here. Bring rods along to snag salmon in the Copper River, don your boots for hikes in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve or up the adrenaline levels with rafting trips, glacier hikes and flightseeing outings. Back at your campground (owned and run by a Native Alaskan family), all the essentials are in place: there’s free wifi, a laundry room, a washing-up area and a facilities block with toilets and token-operated showers. Swing by in summer for regular sociable evenings around the campfire chatting with fellow travellers and munching on free desserts. Picnic tables are around for your other meals, with grocery supplies just a five-minute drive away.

Site type

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Location

Northern Nights Campground and RV Park

Milepost 188.7

Glenn Highway

Glennallen

Alaska

USA

99588

Directions

Timezone

America/Anchorage Alaska Standard Time (GMT-09:00)

GPS

62.1079°N
-145.48475°W

Route directions

As this is a remote site, GPS may not work. The campsite is located on Highway 1 (Glenn Highway) at milepost 188.7, 3/10ths of a mile from the intersection with Highway 4 (Richardson Highway).

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Get ready to hit the river – it’s a mere 15-minute drive to Copper Center, where expert guides can take you out in search of the prized red salmon and king salmon that swim in the Copper River and other nearby waterways. If you’d rather watch the river action, keep your eyes out for traditional fish wheels ploughing the waters; on the other hand, if you want to get properly stuck in with the waters, sign up for rafting trips from Copper Center. Hikers and cyclists have miles and miles (and miles and miles) of trails to explore in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. There’s potential to get lost in the park’s 13 million acres, so stop off at the visitor centre (10 minutes’ drive from Northern Nights) for route maps and the latest trail updates. Once you’ve seen it up close, get an epic overview of some of the scenery (glaciers and all) on a flightseeing trip with Copper Valley Air Day Tours (five minutes’ drive).

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Is it Ok to describe the situation honestly? As soon as I arrived,…

Overall	2/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	2

Anonymous Sept 2023

Euro 1 bedroom cabin

Liked: Is it Ok to describe the situation honestly?
As soon as I arrived, the owner said " there is no water, it's dry."
I did not understand that first. That means "currentry no water supply to the cabin. so, no tilet, no shower in th cabin." Hey, that was totally different from the description in the web reservation page. If I knew "No shower, No toilet in the room.", I would not book the room(cabin). However, I had no other choice except staying the "no water" cabin. How could I find other possible hotel/motel?

Room charge was discouted.

I was aware that the toilet, the shower in the room(cabin) looked like disavailable for a long time. It was not "currently". Web site description " toilet, shower in the room" should be erased.

Disliked: Bed making was not so clean. Also bed sheets were not new. A couple of somebody's hair were remained on the sheets.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We apologize for any inconvenience the unexpected water issues may have caused. We just purchased the park in June of this year and have been actively trying to correct the situation. We did our best to provide suitable accommodations as well as provide a discounts, as we realize the cabins was not as advertised online. We still had restrooms and showers readily available on site. As it was just the cabin that had the plumbing issues. Again our apologies.

Office staff was helpful Clean and well lit toilets.…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jul 2023

Euro 1 bedroom cabin

Liked: Office staff was helpful Clean and well lit toilets.

Disliked: Under renovation, without prior notice. No soundproofing between adjoining cabins.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We are sorry to hear about your experience. Not sure what you mean by soundproofing, but these are log cabins with a shared restroom. The cabins are currently under renovations to replace the water system. Winters are hard jn alaska. Unfortunately we weren't able to contact guests as we did not have contact information available as we were only recently able to gain access to pitchup since purchasing the Campground in June and no contact info was left from previous owner for already booked guests.

Very accommodating, beautiful view.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Anonymous Aug 2022

Non-electric grass and gravel tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very accommodating, beautiful view.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your kind comments. Regards. Marc Stemp

Frequently asked questions

Does Northern Nights Campground and RV Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Northern Nights Campground and RV Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Northern Nights Campground and RV Park? Get ready to hit the river – it’s a mere 15-minute drive to Copper Center, where expert guides can take you out in search of the prized red salmon and king salmon … Read more