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Harding Lake
Harding Lake is a large lake located in the Salcha area of Alaska. It is a popular destination for fishing, camping, and other outdoor activities. The lake is home to a variety of fish species, including northern pike, lake trout, and Arctic grayling. The lake is also known for its excellent water quality and scenic views. The surrounding area is home to a variety of wildlife, including moose, bear, and bald eagles. The lake is accessible by boat or by car, and there are several campgrounds and boat launches located nearby.
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User Reviews
John Shrieves
Nice campground. Only issue was the water at the dump station contaminated our system with dirty water. Plugged my external filter as well. There was a boil notice but not for muddy water.
Cara Puryear
Recently attended my niece's beautiful outdoor wedding and reception at Harding Lake. It is a lovely recreation area.
David Kloss
Very nice rustic campground. We had the entire place to ourselves which added to the romance of the place. I think very under utilized campground! Clean rest rooms. Nice rustic sites with beautiful trees all around. Many different sites : bigger , short, long , shaded, sunny. Some nice secluded walk in tent sites …. But bring a hand cart to carry yiur stuff back to the sites! Its a 1/4 mile walk back to them!
Zöldsasok
Really nice campground. Lots of open spots at midnight on a Friday. The tall spruce muffle most of the sound. Clean outhouses. The lake is nice too. The camping spots are huge.
Andrew Visscher
Harding Lake State Recreation Area is a shady and scenic site about twenty minutes from North Pole. The lesser-known and elder cousin of the many water-themed state recreation areas that trace the Richardson Highway from Fairbanks to Delta Junction. This large and accommodating campground boasts a boat launch into Harding Lake, a baseball field, a large group recreation area near the water, a self-guided nature trail, a trailer dump site, and unpotable bulk water--along with various bathrooms with trash receptacles. Our family of 5 tent camped in May and had a fantastic weekend. The sandlot-reminiscent baseball field was a rare and magical find that suited our family's wiffleball addiction perfectly. It's like wandering through a moss grove and emerging into a boreal baseball field. A subarctic Field of Dreams. I also hit two first-pitch homeruns off my 9 and 5 year old--which may or not be related to the magic of this field--but I choose to believe. The spacious and thoughtfully-designed campground certainly feels beyond its prime--old, unserviceable water pumps (perhaps not yet operable for the season); aspen saplings dotting the baseball infield; and many downed spruces over the nature trail. The posted maps are a little outdated. However, the campground boasted some of the cleanest bathrooms I've ever seen, anywhere-with a very friendly on-site host who came by to chat and kept the facilities in pristine condition. The camping spots are well-placed along the loop to allow for varying degrees of privacy between sites. Mosquitoes are everywhere in springtime Alaska--please let me know when you find a campground in a birch forest without them. That said, bring all the bug repellant and preventative measures you can muster. I was swarmed by a biblical cloud of man-eating Culicidae when we first pulled in--but they soon dispersed and only became annoying for intermittent periods. Overall this was a magnificent campground, quiet and clean, with plenty for the kids to do. Fantastic and memorable experience.