Wickersham Creek Trail Shelter

BLM Bureau of Land Management · Fairbanks, AK · Dispersed

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Conditions

Road Access Not recorded
Season Not recorded
Campfires Not recorded
Boondock Access Not recorded

The managing agency hasn't published road access, season 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

Style Boondocking

Campground Stats

Total Sites0

Location

65.27820626, -147.84758923 · Eastern Interior Field Office , Fairbanks , AK 99709

Description

Wickersham Creek Trail Shelter was constructed in 1975 by the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) and the BLM and is an 8 ft x 10 ft log building that sleeps two people. It has a woodstove, cook counter, cook stove, and one bunk bed. The shelter is 11 miles from the Wickersham Dome Trailhead, offers emergency shelter, and is at the junction of the Wickersham Creek Trail and the Moose Creek Trail. The shelter is first come-first serve and is free of charge.

Access is mainly in the winter months and not suitable for hiking in the summer. 

Directions

From the Wickersham Dome Trailhead at milepost 28 on the Elliott Highway, follow the Wickersham Creek Trail for 11 miles to the trail shelter.

Activities

HIKING WINTER SPORTS

Details

FeeNo fee
Phone907 474-2200
Email[email protected]

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