Reviews

William Wiley

$30/night for a boondocking spot down a teeth-rattling gravel road??? Restricted hours for running a generator, which I need to run my refrigerator. Take a look at camping in British Columbia. Same amenities at, usually, no cost. In the lower 48, you’ll get water/elec for $20/night. Nothing special here. Greeted by the supervisor who yelled at us for not filling out the paperwork immediately. He told us the lake site gate closes at 10:00p due to problems and vandalism. Too bad. Ahhh, upon leaving the camp, the dump station tank was FULL, so for the $30 we couldn’t dump. Supervisor made no effort to credit us, nor knew of another place to dump, on a Friday afternoon.

Jiha Yoon

I came here 4times this summer to paddle. It's the only lake that's near ish from me and big enough not to have to bump into other kayakers or peddlers also you don't have to worry about boat encounters. Just lovely enough to enjoy hot days and convenient.

Lori Myers

Great place to get out and hike and enjoy nature.

Ankita Roy

Chena Lake Recreation Area is a beautiful spot and definitely a great place to view the Northern Lights—when the conditions are right. We visited recently and were excited based on the # Aurora Tracker, which showed excellent viewing conditions with clear skies. However, within just 30 minutes, the forecast flipped to low visibility and cloudy skies. I completely understand that weather in Alaska can be unpredictable, but it’s frustrating when a tool like the #AuroraTracker—which many travelers rely on to plan their nights—shifts so drastically without warning. If the data used for these forecasts is this unstable, then it’s worth revisiting the system or at least setting expectations more clearly. We planned our viewing based on this tracker, and while no tool is ever 100% accurate, it should at least provide a reasonably consistent baseline. Unfortunately, in our experience, it didn’t. If you’re heading out to catch the Aurora Borealis, just be aware that this tracker might not be as reliable as it seems.

Gordana Radulovic

*** As you can see there is dog poop all over the beach! Everything else looks nice but kids are playing and stepping on the poop. It’s disguasting and someone should clean it up ASAP

danielle

This is my favorite place in the entire world, the winds are super strong at night in the winter and can turn your hot car cold but it’s extremely peaceful, you can think without being interrupted and you can hike in the snow and feel alive with the wind on your skin and the silence

Tamara Fox

Beautiful park outside of Fairbanks. We're dry camping in the Lake Loop, which has large, spacious sites. Bring your own drinking water as there is none available here.

Brett Ruprecht

Nice area, wide campground roads for big rigs and only $20 a night. Dump station on way out but requires code to unlock. Sites large and pretty flat, dry camping.

Travis Kastner

Great place to go ice fishing stocked pond and always catch fish when I go

Run Teach

Absolutely beautiful in the winter! Would love to return in the summer.

Jerry Lee

Very beautiful this time of year! Park very clean and well maintained!! Fish are biting as well!!

Michael Stanley

Fished here for years. Nice facilities. Good picnic tables along the shoreline. Great sand beach 🏖. Some decent size fish.

J T

It is a very large lake. With an island in the middle. They rent kayaked at a good rate. It was busy in the park but not bad on the lake while kayaking. Plenty of space between areas to be by yourself. They have a nice sized Beach area for swimming. I will definitely go back.