A free campground in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge featuring 12 wooded sites along Dolly Varden Lake, accessed via Swanson River Road approximately 14 miles from Sterling Highway. The facility accommodates RVs up to 25 feet in length and provides vault toilets, drinking water from hand pumps, and a boat ramp for small watercraft. Visitors can fish for Dolly Varden char and rainbow trout with no-wake restrictions in effect for motorized boats. The campground operates first-come, first-served with a 14-day camping limit and is surrounded by spruce forest and wetlands typical of the northern Kenai Peninsula.
Refuge campgrounds have 14-day limit, first-come first-served
12 sites, RV limit 25 feet, drinking water, outhouses, boat ramp. No-wake restriction on lake. Access at mile 83.4 Sterling Highway to Swanson River Road, approximately 14 miles.
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is managed by US Fish and Wildlife Service
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A free campground in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge featuring 12 wooded sites along Dolly Varden Lake, accessed via Swanson River Road approximately 14 miles from Sterling Highway. The facility accommodates RVs up to 25 feet in length and provides vault toilets, drinking water from hand pumps, and a boat ramp for small watercraft. Visitors can fish for Dolly Varden char and rainbow trout with no-wake restrictions in effect for motorized boats. The campground operates first-come, first-served with a 14-day camping limit and is surrounded by spruce forest and wetlands typical of the northern Kenai Peninsula.
Refuge campgrounds have 14-day limit, first-come first-served
12 sites, RV limit 25 feet, drinking water, outhouses, boat ramp. No-wake restriction on lake. Access at mile 83.4 Sterling Highway to Swanson River Road, approximately 14 miles.
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is managed by US Fish and Wildlife Service
CampgroundTour strives to provide accurate campground information but cannot guarantee its completeness or accuracy. Information is subject to change — please confirm details with the agency managing this facility before booking or making travel decisions. See our Terms of Use.