Day 83 Ends @ Ship Creek RV Park

Our uneventful drive up the Seward Highway to Anchorage has brought us to Ship Creek RV Park on the north side of the city.

The consensus amongst RVers to Alaska seems to be that there are no decent campgrounds in Anchorage. I beg to differ. While where we are is not a “destination,” it is more than adequate and would make a good base from which to explore the city and nearby destinations.

I made reservations here due to its convenience to the Port of Anchorage. I knew it would be in an industrial area … and close to the train tracks. In fact, we checked the place out when we were in Anchorage in May just to make sure we’d be happy here for a night or two and decided that it would do nicely. Thus far, nothing has changed that opinion.

The campground is very well maintained … pristine, in fact. We are in an FHU site at the front of the campground. The gravel pad is level. Admittedly, the sites are narrow and it would probably feel tight if the campground was at capacity. But it isn’t and they are spreading campers around instead of clustering everyone together. We’ve got two sites open on one side and one site open on the other side.

We’re a 10-15 minute walk to downtown … via a shortcut through the back of the campground. We’ll take advantage of that tomorrow.Read more