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Last Chance Campground
3.7722 reviewsTONGASS-KETCHIKAN
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213 ftPrice
$10/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
20 campsites
Season
Open from May 21, 20...
Cell
Unknown
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Quick Facts
213 ftPrice
$10/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
20 campsites
Season
Open from May 21, 20...
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
RV Friendly
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Campsite Fees
RV NONELECTRIC: $10.00; STANDARD NONELECTRIC: $10.00. Plus Recreation.gov reservation transaction fee ($8 online / $9 phone / $3 in person).
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TONGASS-KETCHIKAN
Last Chance Campground
TONGASS-KETCHIKAN
Nearby places
Ketchikan (9 miles, approximately 15-20 minutes).
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About Last Chance Campground
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You need level sites or want to avoid holiday weekend crowds and occasional noise.
From the U.S. Forest Service
Reference information about Last Chance Campground sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
Overview
<p><strong>ALERT:</strong> 05/25/18 <strong>NO potable water at this time</strong>. Please check back for updates.</p><p>This campground has 19 drive-in camping units (17 of these are fully accessible to people in wheelchairs) available with paved road access. Facilities include fire rings, garbage cans, vault toilets, and hand pump water - no hookups. Last Chance Campground was reconstructed in 1995 and is designed to be barrier free. All unreserved sites are available on a first-come-first-serve basis.</p>
About the campground
The elevation is 230 ft. This attractive campground is one loop through a stand of old-growth hemlock, alder and Sitka spruce. The campsites are either on Ward Creek or an intermittent creek that flows through campground. Although less than a mile from Signal Creek campground, this campground has a more open, more spacious feel to its sites. Away from Ward Lake, it should be less crowded with a more tranquil atmosphere. The 134-acre Ward Lake offers boating (no motors), bird watching and additional fishing opportunities. Ketchikan offers a variety of sights for day trips. This is bear country; practice safe food storage techniques.
Seasons & access
Open Friday before Memorial Day through Wednesday after Labor Day
Facilities
The water spigots are handpumps.
RV information
The parking aprons are gravel. An RV waste station with no potable water and no fee, is available at Ketchikan Waste Water Treatment Plant, 3921 Tongass Ave., Ketchikan.
Directions
NOTE: Access to most campgrounds in the Tongass National Forest is initially by plane or boat. These directions assume access is by ferry, specifically via either the Alaska Marine Highway System or Inter-Island Ferry Authority. For a price, any size RV can be transported by the ferry systems. From the Alaska Marine Hwy. ferry terminal in Ketchikan, turn left onto Tongass Ave and go 4.7 miles to Ward Lake sign. Turn right at sign onto Revilla Rd and go 2.2 miles to campground on right.
- National Forest
- Tongass National Forest
- Ranger District
- Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Tongass National Forest 97
- Elevation
- 230
- Rate
- $10 per day
- Maximum Stay
- 14
- Open Season
- May
