Beautiful setting with a glacier visible from our site. Nice big sites. Hiking trails available and paved trail to the Portage Glacier Area. Host is friendly and helpful. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Site #24 was a very large, paved, level back-in site with lots of greenery and privacy, the road to and thru the CG was paved and in great condition. We had no troubles maneuvering our 30 ft class A. We thought all of the sites looked good except for the doubles. About 18 of the 60 sites are for reservations, the rest first come first serve. We loved this campground even though there were no hook-up's, no showers, no dump and no fresh water fill (there were a couple of hand pumps so you could bucket fill your tanks). The Portage Valley was beautiful, the glaciers were fascinating and we enjoyed the visitor center. We didn't enjoy our day trip to Whittier, though, it was a $12 toll for the tunnel and with unlucky timing we waited nearly an hour to get through (tour buses got priority). Once we cleared the tunnel the town was incredibly congested with traffic and people (there was a cruise ship in port) and looked rather run down. It was interesting to drive through the tunnel but we wouldn't do it again. Price reflects Interagency Senior Pass. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This campground is one of the best in the state, and it seems they are always upgrading it. Golden Eagle Passport is honored so we paid only $6.50 per night. All comments by the previous entrant are still valid except the whole campground is now available for reservations through the USFS Internet system, yet you can still find first come first served vacancies most anytime during the week. Views are spectacular, lots of places to hike to, and streams adjacent to grounds. You can buy firewood from the camp host We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Williwaw Campground was one of our favorites on this trip. The sites are huge, paved and level. Each site has a picnic table and fire pit. The sites are so large and the vegetation so thick that your neighbors are hardly visible. There is a salmon viewing deck and a 2 mile, level hiking / biking trail. Potable water is available but you can not pump it directly into your rig, you’ll have to haul it in a container. There is no dump station at the campground but the gas station in Girdwood has a free one. The western loop can be reserved; the eastern loop is 1st come 1st served but acquiring a site shouldn’t be a problem anytime during the week and by arriving early on the weekends. If you’re interested in dry camping in a beautiful, wilderness setting you’ll enjoy Williwaw. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.