White Mountains National Recreation Area
Rockhounding / fossil site · Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
White Mountains National Recreation Area is listed in the federal Recreation Information Database with rockhounding as an activity. Check current collecting or panning rules with the managing agency.
| Type | Rockhounding / fossil site (Recreation area) |
|---|---|
| Location | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 65.17741, -148.07680 (map) |
| Managed by | Bureau of Land Management |
| Fees | Call to confirm |
| Hours | Call to confirm |
| Phone | 907-474-2200 |
| Website | Not listed in source |
About this site
Located about an hour's drive from Fairbanks, Alaska, off the Steese and Elliott Highways , the one-million-acre White Mountains National Recreation Area offers stunning scenery, peaceful solitude, and outstanding opportunities for recreation. The White Mountains has three campgrounds, 13 public use cabins and two trail shelters providing various opportunities to enjoy the area throughout the year. Trail Updates Reserve a cabin Winter Recreation October 15 - April 30 Reaching the heart of the White Mountains becomes much easier in the winter, when creeks, rivers, and bogs are frozen. In winter, visitors travel by ski, snowshoe, fat tire biking, dog team and snowmobile to enjoy the 13 public-use cabins and 250 miles of groomed trails that make the White Mountains one of Interior Alaska's premier winter destinations. …
Description from Recreation Information Database (RIDB).
Directions
Most summer hiking occurs along the Summit Trail at mile 28, Elliott Highway. Other hiking trails, along with campgrounds and gold-panning areas, may be found at Nome Creek, accessible from the U.S. Creek Rd., mile 57, Steese Highway. Winter access is at mile 28 and mile 57, Elliott Highway, and at McKay Creek, mile 42, Steese Highway. BLM has also developed a new winter access point at U.S. Creek, mile 57, Steese Highway.
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
- Cripple Creek Campground – Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK, 42 mi
- Mount Prindle Campground – Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK, 45 mi
- Marion Creek Campground – Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK, 159 mi
- Gold Panning Attraction (Tok, AK) – Tok, AK, 196 mi
- Agate Beach County Park (Lopez Island, WA) – San Juan County, WA, 1478 mi
Source: RIDB record 10 (Recreation.gov / RIDB, public domain). Data retrieved 2026-11-04.