Cripple Creek Campground
Gold panning · Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
Cripple Creek Campground is listed in the federal Recreation Information Database with gold panning as an activity. Check current collecting or panning rules with the managing agency.
| Type | Gold panning (Campground with gold panning listed as an activity (RIDB)) |
|---|---|
| Location | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 65.27618, -146.64785 (map) |
| Managed by | Call to confirm |
| Fees | Call to confirm |
| Hours | Call to confirm |
| Phone | 907-474-2200 |
| Website | https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10325233 |
About this site
Overview Cripple Creek Campground- Located at milepost 60 o f the Steese Highway, Cripple Creek Campground has 12 first come first served universal design campsites, as well as 6 walk-in campsites. The campground also has a riverside day use area with fishing access along the Chatanika River. Winding through tall white spruce trees along the river between the day use area and the campground is a short interpretive trail for visitors. A class I-II float trip to the Upper Chatanika State Recreation Site at milepost 39 is approximately 25 miles (40 km) long. Occasional low water and log jams may require some boat dragging or portaging. The campground is maintained during the summer season, June through mid-September. The campground has a hand pump well for non-potable water, trash cans, and outhouse style toilets. Each campsite has a parking area, picnic tables, and fire rings. …
Description from Recreation Information Database (RIDB).
Directions
Directions- Blacktop highway accessible. Campground is at mile 60 on the Steese Highway, northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Verify before visiting. Hours, fees, access and collecting rules change, and some listings come from community-edited data. Call or check the operator's official page before you go. Details we could not confirm are marked "call to confirm".
Nearby sites
- Mount Prindle Campground – Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK, 6 mi
- White Mountains National Recreation Area – Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK, 42 mi
- Gold Panning Attraction (Tok, AK) – Tok, AK, 171 mi
- Marion Creek Campground – Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK, 171 mi
- Agate Beach County Park (Lopez Island, WA) – San Juan County, WA, 1451 mi
Source: RIDB record 10325233 (Recreation.gov / RIDB, public domain). Data retrieved 2026-11-04.