Mount Prindle Campground

BLM Bureau of Land Management · Fairbanks, AK · Developed

Conditions

Road Access Not recorded
Season Open Year Round
Campfires Not recorded

The managing agency hasn't published road access or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Hookup Dry Camping
Style Dump Station Potable Water Reservable

Campground Stats

Total Sites13
Overnight Sites13

Location

65.367045, -146.594945 · 222 University Ave. , Fairbanks , AK 99709

Description

Overview

Mount Prindle Campground- The Mount Prindle Campground is one of two campgrounds located at either end of the Nome Creek Valley, on the southern edge of the White Mountains NRA. The campground’s 13 sites are situated among tall willow shrubs, below expansive alpine tundra meadows and Mount Prindle (5,286 feet), making it the ideal spot to begin a trip into the high country. From here you can enjoy gold panning in Nome Creek or explore the nearby Quartz Creek Trail.

Campgrounds are maintained during the summer season (June thru mid-September) and have hand pump non-potable water, trash cans, and outhouse-style toilets. Each campsite has a parking area, picnic tables, and fire rings. Firewood is not provided. The nearest RV dump station is in Fairbanks.

Fees- $12 per night per site (sites 1-13) on a first come basis.

Directions-To reach Nome Creek from Fairbanks, take the Steese Highway to mile 57 and follow the U.S. Creek Road for seven miles to the Nome Creek Road. Taking a right at the junction, it is 4 miles to the upper end of Nome Creek Valley, the Quartz Creek Trailhead, and the Mount Prindle Campground.

Recreation

The campground’s 13 sites are situated among tall willow shrubs, below expansive alpine tundra meadows and Mount Prindle (5,286 feet), making it the ideal spot to begin a trip into the high country. From here you can enjoy gold panning in Nome Creek or explore the nearby Quartz Creek Trail.

Nearby Attractions

Quartz Creek Trail, Table Top Trail, Nome Creek for fishing, floating, and or goldpanning, put-in for Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River.

Directions

Directions-To reach Nome Creek from Fairbanks, take the Steese Highway to mile 57 and follow the U.S. Creek Road for seven miles to the Nome Creek Road. Taking a right at the junction, it is 4 miles to the upper end of Nome Creek Valley, the Quartz Creek Trailhead, and the Mount Prindle Campground.

Activities

BERRY PICKING BIKING CAMPING CANOEING FISHING GOLD PANNING HIKING OFF ROAD VEHICLE TRAILS PHOTOGRAPHY

Details

FeeFees- $12 per night per site (sites 1-13) on a first come basis.
Phone907-474-2200
Email[email protected]
ReservableYes

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