Riley Creek

About

Riley Creek Campground sits at Mile 0.25 on the Denali Park Road, making it the most accessible campground in Denali National Park. The wooded setting provides reasonable screening between sites, and the campground operates year-round, though full services are only available during the summer season from mid-May through mid-September. The campground offers 147 sites across multiple loops, including tent-only walk-in sites, small RV sites (up to 30 feet), and large RV sites (up to 40 feet). Each site includes a picnic table and fire grate. There are no hookups at any Denali campground. The Riley Creek Mercantile nearby provides a camp store, hot showers, laundry, ice, firewood, and an RV dump/fill station during summer months. Summer camping requires reservations through reservedenali.com starting December 1 each year, though tent-only walk-in sites remain first-come, first-served. Winter camping is free and available without reservations, though only vault toilets are accessible and campers must be self-sufficient with no potable water available.

Directions

Take Highway 3 (Parks Highway) from Fairbanks or Anchorage to Mile 237. Turn west into Denali National Park. Drive a quarter-mile and look for signs on your left for Riley Creek Campground.