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**Bertha Creek Campground is open. Beginning May 18, 2019 fees will be charged and services available. ** During the off-season there is no water, no trash service, and no fees. Please pack out all garbage. Outhouse/toilet facilities may be unavailable. A small loop campground with 12 sites suitable for vehicle camping, small RV's and tents, located at MP 65.4 of the Seward Highway. $14/night
In Anchorage, AK, at the intersection of Huffman Rd and New Seward Highway (State Rt 1), take Rt 1 south 53 miles to campground sign. Turn right at sign into campground.
Didn't stay overnight, all camping spots were taken. But the campground was in a beautiful setting. Very close to Berths Creek and 6 Mile River.
This is a small and completely lovely campground on the Seward Hwy. The rapid creek blocks out all highway noise and my kiddos played on the creek banks for hours! We didn’t get a chance to do any hiking but I’ve heard it’s great!
You can recreationally pan for gold here for free, and keep any gold you find. There's a little secret with this place also. The campground is a National Park campground, so you have to pay to stay and camp, but if you go to the opposite side of the highway, there is a fairly hidden rough dirt road that winds around 100 yards or so, and has around 10 more campsites, most on or very near the creek, and they are free. Zero amenities for these sites, and its first come, first served, but if you don't mind roughing it, there's almost always sites available during the week, but they normally are taken very early Saturday mornings by locals. You can camp I believe 14 days, but then you have to leave. Also, in case anyone is not aware, it is illegal in Alaska to be actively gold prospecting with a firearm on your person or within reach. I watched a Forestry Officer confiscate a man's handgun, write a citation, and tell him he would have to make a request to the judge to get his gun back. Last thing...If you are visiting Alaska and choose this area to spend some time at, have a firearm, or bear spray with you at all times (except when gold prospecting), the Kenai Peninsula, and Chugach Mountains are home to a very large Brown Bear population, and this is especially important during any of the Salmon runs. Also, if you camp here, bring plenty of blankets, at night it gets pretty cold because you are sleeping right next to a creek that is fed by glacial runoff.
