Must-see hotels in Alaska

  • Eagle’s Nest Campground

    Southeast Alaska

    This 12-site campground, 18 miles west of Thorne Bay, overlooks Balls Lake. It has a canoe-launching site and a half-mile shoreline boardwalk. There's…

  • Breeze Inn

    Seward

    If you can't get a harbor-view annex room (ask for Number 33), this sprawling industrial-style business hotel probably isn't worth your time. Still, it's…

  • Ohmer Creek Campground

    Southeast Alaska

    The USFS campground is 22 miles southeast of town, but it’s cheap and more than a little pretty. It has 15 sites (for tents or RVs), an interpretive trail…

  • Seaside Campground

    Southeast Alaska

    On the edge of the Fairweather golf course, this basic campground is in a grassy field and has room for a few tents and RVs. Shower and restroom access is…

  • Deadhorse Camp

    Alaska

    On the edge of 'town,' this accommodation option is not as conveniently situated as others. It's a more downbeat version of the Prudhoe Bay Hotel…

  • Red Bay Lake Cabin

    Southeast Alaska

    Red Bay Lake Cabin is at the north end of the POW, off Forest Rd 20, and reached with a half-mile hike to a boat and then a 1.5-mile row across the lake.

  • Ship Creek RV Park

    Anchorage

    It's a bit of an odd location right next to the train tracks, but there's wi-fi throughout the campground and the price is right for a downtown spot.

  • Harris River Campground

    Southeast Alaska

    This campground is near the Hollis Rd junction. The 14-site USFS campground has fire rings, BBQ grills and picnic tables; seven sites have tent pads.

  • Centennial Park Campground

    Anchorage

    It’s 5 miles from downtown but is pleasant, with 88 sites, wi-fi, good rates and ‘the hottest showers in town.’

  • Yukon River Camp

    Alaska

    The rooms at this roadside motel are basic if clean, and come with TVs. Bathroom facilities are shared.

  • Boreal Lodge

    Alaska

    This comfortable option boasts fairly institutional rooms and a full kitchen that guests can use.

  • Signal Creek Campground

    Ketchikan

    Has 24 drive-in sites on the south shore of tranquil Ward Lake, 8 miles north of Ketchikan.

  • Nome Nugget Inn

    Alaska

    In the thick of what passes for downtown, the slightly disheveled Nugget has 45 smallish rooms, about half with ocean views. The clapboard front and…

  • Coldfoot Camp

    Alaska

    A simple, bare-bones truck-stop kind of place, this motel-restaurant-gas-station complex has spartan, overpriced rooms. Crazily enough, there is wi-fi,…

  • Thane Public Campground

    Juneau

    Located a mile south of downtown on Thane Rd is this city-operated, tent-only place that tends to draw transients and seasonal workers; it feels a little…

  • Nome Recreation Center

    Alaska

    You can take a shower here and use the sauna, a nice way to clean up if you've been camping in the area.