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Teklanika River

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Teklanika River

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Open in summer only (May 20 to mid-September). Though nearly all private vehicles must turn around at mile 15, Savage River, Tek campers are an exception to that rule. If you wish, you may drive your vehicle / RV to Tek. The trade-off is that you must make, at minimum, a three-night stay, and your vehicle must stay in your campsite for the duration of your stay, while you use transit buses to sightsee. Tent campers using the park bus system to reach Tek are not subject to the 3-night minimum stay.

Reservations are strongly recommended. Group campsites are not available at Teklanika; larger groups of 9–20 people should consider staying at Riley Creek or Savage River Campgrounds.

Published campsites

total Sites

53

group

0

horse

0

tent Only

0

electrical Hookups

0

rv Only

0

walk Boat To

0

other

0

Published camping fees

Nightly Fee

$40.25 · This is the cost, per night, for a campsite at Teklanika Campground. A single site can contain up to eight people and up to three tents. This is the fee for all campers, regardless of whether you have just a tent, or an RV or other vehicle.

Tek Pass

$33.5 · Strongly recommended. The Tek Pass is a bus ticket that lets you use transit buses throughout your stay at Tek. The pass acts like a normal transit ticket for your first trip (i.e., on a specific bus you choose); on subsequent trips, you can board any transit bus for a day-trip farther into the park. You cannot drive your vehicle to/from the campground except at the start and end of your stay, so this is the only way to sightsee while camping at Tek. (Note: This pass is free for kids 15 and younger.)

Amenities

trash Recycling Collection

Yes - seasonal

toilets

Vault Toilets - year round

internet Connectivity

No

showers

None

cell Phone Reception

No

laundry

No

amphitheater

Yes - year round

dump Station

No

camp Store

No

staff Or Volunteer Host Onsite

Yes - seasonal

potable Water

Yes - seasonal

ice Available For Sale

No

firewood For Sale

No

food Storage Lockers

Yes - year round

Accessibility and facilities

wheelchair Access

Wheelchair accessible bathrooms are available in the campground. Paths and roads in the campground are made of compacted gravel and have little or no gradient.

fire Stove Policy

Fires are permitted only in the fire grate at each campsite. If you cook over your fire, you must burn off or otherwise remove all food residue, to ensure that you do not attract wildlife. You may not cut live (or standing dead) wood in the area, so plan on bringing firewood with you.

rv Allowed

1

rv Info

Recreational Vehicle (RV), Car/Truck/Trailer Information – The maximum length of an individual RV or camper-trailer is 40'. The combined length of a vehicle and trailer combination may exceed 40', but each individual vehicle component (e.g., the truck or trailer) may not exceed 40' on its own. A trailer in tow must be integral to the camping experience. An example of a permitted combination would be a truck pulling a camper-trailer. Conversely, a car being towed behind an RV would not considered integral, and therefore the car must be left at the park entrance (parking is free of charge). Ask at the Denali Visitor Center where overnight parking is permitted.

rv Max Length

40

additional Info

Though nearly all private vehicles must turn around at mile 15, Savage River, Tek campers are an exception to that rule. If you wish, you may drive your vehicle / RV to Tek. The road between Savage River and Tek River is gravel. If you drive your car to Tek, the trade-off for being able to drive farther into the park than most visitors is that you must make, at minimum, a three-night stay, and your vehicle must stay in your campsite for the duration of your stay. Your vehicle can only leave your campsite when you are ready to travel back to the park entrance. If you are tent camping, you may wish to use the camper bus to access the campground. If you arrive in Tek via bus, rather than your own vehicle, there is no minimum number of nights you must stay. All campgrounds have recycling collection containers for aluminum cans, glass, plastic jugs and bottles (#1 and #2), and plastic containers #5.

trailer Max Length

40

ada Info

Wheelchair accessible bathrooms are available in the campground. Paths and roads in the campground are made of compacted gravel and have little or no gradient. Elevation at the campground is around 2,000' above sea level.

trailer Allowed

1

access Roads

Unpaved Roads - All vehicles OK in good weather

classifications

Limited Development Campground

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