Reviews of Williwaw Campground. (Campground) in Anchorage (Alaska).

Williwaw Campground

92 Reviews

78 Comments

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4660 Portage Glacier Rd, Girdwood, AK 99515, United States

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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Reviews of Williwaw Campground

Sasikumar Subramanian

First come first serve campground. Good one. Very close to Whittier tunnel. Fish viewing from walkable distance from campground. You can see glacier from campground. Firewoods available for campfire. Make sure to bring cash. No card payment.

A L

Big government RV campground with lots of back-in or pull thru sites big enough for large rigs. Clean and well managed. The only problem was we didn't have changes for the $18 per night camp fee. We put in two 20 bills for 2 nights and move on. The campground is just next to the trail of blue ice. People can walk to the visitor center without driving.

Irina D

What a beautiful campground! The mountains, glaciers, and woods surrounding the campsite are stunning. Each campsite is far enough from others and isolated by trees to be quiet. There are bathrooms scattered around the campgrounds so that you're never too far away from one. Water available from a hand pump. No showers. In the right season, you can also watch the salmon run here (we were a bit early in mid-July). We loved our stay! While we reserved our stay online, when we arrived around 11 pm on a Sunday night, there were several first-come-first-serve campsites still available.

Ryan Stafford

2018/09/29 - Camped overnight, no host, campground half full at 2:30 PM, and campsites 40-59 closed for season. Weather: afternoon sunny, clear skies at night, and fog in the morning. No fee, No trash. A nice campground between the Seward Highway and Whittier. The Portage Valley can get plenty of rain and wind, so come prepared. The Portage Glacier is one of many in this area, so bring the binoculars. On a sunny day a kayak float down the Portage Creek is a lot of fun. There are many trails in the area including the Trail of Blue Ice. The campsites are deep, so large RVs will do well here. There is no electric or water here. During off season times the camp is unmanaged, but you can stay for free. No trash collection while unmanaged, so pack out what you pack in.

Abs and T Smith

Great forest campground. Paved sites, plenty of space between sites. No reservation was needed June 14th 2022, plenty of open sites, maybe 25% full. Vault toilets, but nearly filled to the brim. Nice walking path connected to c.g. no shortage of bears on the trails, bring spray. Mosquitos tolerably but present. No showers but hand pump water station. $18.00

Elizabeth Randall

surrounded by mountains, glaciers, and forest. There are trails for biking or walking, nice campsites...love it here. CLOSE to Whittier, the visitor center, not far from Girdwood, or the Wildlife conservation center

Laurie Campbell

Beautiful maintained maintained trails camp sites are secluded. It Has public restrooms if needed. It was very quite here even though camp was full. We could hear the creek running. We will be returning

Kim-Son Nguyen

Beautiful campground with very private sites separated by tall trees, surrounded by mountains with glaciers visible. We couldn’t reserve a site online due to the campground being fully booked but showed up any way. The extremely friendly female camp host pointed out the available spots, recommended suitable sites for our large RV, and gave pointers on hikes in the area. No RV hookup. No dumping station. Water via hand pump. Bear territory.

David Johnson

Nice place to dry camp for $9/nite, with your America The Beautiful pass. We had some mosquitoes in the area. It’s only a short drive over to Whittier from here.

Jeff OT

This is a big campground. You usually need to reserve a spot 6 months in advance, but there are few spots that can't be reserved. Those are usually filled by Thursday though. There are bears around so keep your foods in the car or bear box. The spots are pretty big and not close together. You don't feel like the people next to you too close. Most people here are pretty quiet. People will hike or bike the Trail of Blue Ice, Williwaw nature trail, Byron Glacier Trail and you can do a short boat ride to see Portage Glacier.

Jennifer Russell-Sawyer

The camp spots were spaced out just enough to give you a secluded feeling. We had concerns about our reservation for one night and needing to extend it to a second, but the camp host worked it out for us to find a solution. The location was great with lots of nearby trails, Alaska Wildlife Conservation center, and visiting Girdwood/ Alyeska for the day.

Keith Kniegge

Very nice camping are. Only 45 minutes from Anchorage. Nice area close to the river.

David July

Camping under the glaciers of Portage Valley is quite an experience. The pull through site was spacious and private. A moose stopped by one morning. Easy access to the Trail of Blue Ice and a fish viewing platform. A great place to camp while visiting Whittier and Seward.

Sandy Rollins

This is one of our favorite campgrounds! Sites are big, very private clean. Hiking trails, salmon viewing in the creek when they are running. Things to do nearby.

Jonathan Keill

Quiet, clean, paved, and the spots are far apart. There was also a wonderful selection of walking trails around the campground that are easy to follow and beautiful even in the rain. You are out of cell range if that is a concern for you.

Heather Percy

Spacious, yet private feeling camp sites. Facilities were well maintained and campground hosts were friendly and helpful. The kids loved riding their bikes around the nicely paved loops.

Val Yu

Nice campground with glacier and salmon view

Terry McCall

Excellent campsites and price. All sites have no services. Two negatives: campground needs some maintenance and there is no dump station.

Pat Moss

I like Williwaw and would give it 5 stars (when weather is nice, which it was) but someone saw fit to make a latrine near our campsite instead of walking to the outhouse. Some people..

Valesa Linnean

Great campground. There is a lot of privacy and lots of trails to explore. Kids can ride bikes or hike and there are stocked lakes nearby for fishing or boating.

Martha Gamez

Awesome campground. Because of the private seclusion campsite.

steve moore

Beautiful campground with nice paved roadways.. beautiful views. The host wife was a little on the grumpy side because I failed to include my tag number on the registration form .. squawked a lot

John T

Very clean, quiet, and private campground. Nice size lots. Great location. Good campground for families. Recommend.

Addison Reid

Clean, beautiful, spots aren't too close together, the host was very friendly and helpful. Loved this campground!

Zhao Ge

trails pass through the campground, half the sites are with shade. nice view of glacier, river and mountain, by the roadside however very quite at night

Anthony Gillespie

Nice National Forest campground. Paved fairly level sites. Fire ring picnic table, pit toilets, No hook-ups.

Mollie Woltmann

Wonderful, clean, and amazing views. Lots of nice trails from campground and close to Whittier for Prince William Sound cruises.

NICK SELYUTIN

Great place.

Michael Chandler

Very nice, and cheap, campground to stay in for a day trip to Whittier. We stayed here in a 42 foot 5th wheel.

Katherine Hendrickson

Great camping spots, secluded and quiet. Amenities are clean and easy to access.

crystal poling

Great hiking and biking areas

Zao-Wei Yang

Beautiful and leafy campground, with easy access to the Blue Ice Trail and a peaceful salmon viewing dock.

Rachel Buxton

We had a young Bull Moose go through our campsite! We were ecstatic!!

Mitza Andi

Great campsite. No showers, but bathrooms were nice.

Caribooty

Spacious and private sites. Plenty of pit toilets near sites.

Stephanie Brown (siriusdancer)

Great views, close to multiple hiking trails and fishing spots.

Auggie Flentje

Shady and close to lots of hiking. Paved and level sites suited to rv camping.

Mike Wolski

Tables need to be replaced soon They are rotting away

Ashlee Anderson

Cool views of glaciers. Trail of Blue Ice is a great scenic walk.

Dennis Rollins

Very nice and quiet campground.

Jonny Walker

plenty of pull through spots, bathrooms. seems like the water pump handle is broken off though :(

M Tauf

Great area as it has a trail nearby and areas to swim

ewerard christian

Big sites with lots of green, nice campground

Dan Crowson

Beautiful place, with Varied Thrush's singing loudly.

Andre Wilson

Clean, well taken care of, u.s. Forrest service c.g. beautiful area.

Denise “Nesie54” Vogel

Beautiful secluded paved sites. No hook ups.

robert bushell

Very good, quiet private and well set up. Will come again

neal “TUNDRA SAM” gregory

Great campground. Lots of hiking.

Shar Andersen

Beautiful spot. Needs maintenance badly over grown

Clayton Bates

Large, private sites. Quiet. Forested.

Matthew Amundsen

Fantastic camp ground when eating in Girdwood!

Shruty Reddy

Good place for viewing salmon and camping.

Mary Ann Vinson

So peaceful and quiet

Brian Livesey

Lovely state camp site

continueDon Simcock

Very nice campground

Qak'aq Berry

Come and go every year

Francis Cruise

Good little facility

Phyllis Allen

Super great campground

Debbie Nadeau

Awesome.

Ryan Ben

Love this campground!

Marie Corven

Awesome and quiet

Pablo Rodriguez

Very clean.

Troy Gordon

Beautiful place

Clayton Vogel

Place to camp.

김락희 (Rocky)

(Translation) As a campground, it is clean and the trails for trekking or biking to Byron Glacier are very good. The downside is that there is no internet. (Original) 캠핑장으로서는 깨끗하고 바이런 빙하까지 트레킹이나 바이킹을 할수 있는 트레일이 아주 좋습니다.인터넷이 안되는게 흠입니다

Aky

(Translation) There is a well and a toilet You can also buy firewood $8 The site is also paved and suitable for campers. It was a little small for a tent stay, so I set up a tent in the depths of the forest outside the site. Depending on the site, you can see the mountain glacier It is close to the river, which is ideal for salmon viewing, and you can enjoy walking. (Original) 井戸とトイレあります薪も買えます $8 サイト内も舗装されていてキャンピングカー向きですテント泊には少し狭かったので、サイト外の森の奥にテントを張りましたサイトによっては山の氷河が見えます salmon viewingに最適な川に近く、歩いて楽しめます

Wolfgang Dammasch

Offensichtlich gut gelegen! Auf einem benachbarten Campsite habe ich morgens einen. Schwarzbaeren getroffe. (Translation) Obviously well located! I have one in the morning on a neighboring campsite. Met black bears.