Next To Richardson Hwy | Wild Camping

June 26th, 2023 by NotAllThoseWhoWanderAreClarence

Fairly large paved area. Big rig friendly. Lots of mosquitoes but a great view and fairly quiet except for the road. Cell service and several other campers. It was a nice place to stay for the night. No bathrooms or trash bins.

September 1st, 2022 by californiasak

The large, paved, official viewpoint is definitely still open and usable as an overnight. Only the gravel area below is closed. See attached map - red slash is where the dirt track is blocked. Green circled area is good to go. Another dirt track from the parking lot may be accessible to high clearance vehicles.

July 3rd, 2022 by JYL

View of the Wrangell mounts. Now you should stay on the big paved parking lot

May 10th, 2022 by tyler.middleton

This place is permanently closed.

May 10th, 2022 by tyler.middleton

Spot is blocked off by two large concrete barriers, one from each access road. scenic parking lot is still open, but it's just that, a parking lot.

August 6th, 2021 by callenhearne

Hwy noise a bit, ledge is crumbling into the mighty copper river so maybe park back from edge a bit. Spot I parked at in 2018 has been cast into the abyss.. prolly won’t catastrophically dump you and your rig on an eve. Locals brap around all hrs. If you’re lucky kids will shoot off bedside fireworks lmao

August 23rd, 2019 by skipwatson1951

we opted to stay in the paved spot. the unpaved area, though the views are spectacular, I wouldn't recommend it any more for larger rigs. we have a 30' tt and not enough room to turn around. the 20'-30' closest to the edge appears very unstable and shows evidence that it has started sliding down the cliff (pics to follow). very deep potholes and ruts. high clearance, shorter vehicles only.
the paved portion is small but adequate for turn around and have to work at it to find a level spot.

August 13th, 2019 by vivresonhorison

très bonne endroit pour passer une nuit,vue magnifique sur le parc wrangell

July 31st, 2019 by desfenetressurlemonde

Nice place for the amazing view!
There is two or three private spots and a « big » open space.

July 27th, 2019 by danneskjold01

Awesome spot, but don’t expect to be alone. Lots of foot traffic to the overlook, and another vehicle the night we were there. Incredible views, and good Verizon cell service.
Just south of the overlook there is a small footpath leading into the woods with a nice spot for a tent camper, and firewood.

July 2nd, 2019 by The Destinators

We were looking for a place to stay in the general area to break up a long drive. We're self-contained in our 25 foot MH and don't use the facilities. We stayed early in July (before 4th). We stayed in the paved parking area without a view. It was level. Two other RVs overnighted with us. There's some road noise, yet not much traffic at night. It was a quiet night. There's good ATT and Verizon cell service. There's a view from the south east corner of the paved lot with an interpretive sign. This is a free site. The road to the unpaved area had what appeared to be a new berm blocking access to vehicles without high ground clearance. We did walk to the overlook for a spectacular view.

July 1st, 2019 by Ivan

Gorgeous view, we knew it was an amazing spot when we arrived to two bald eagles circling overhead.

June 27th, 2019 by ryanvanzo

Strong Verizon LTE coverage. A little noise from the highway but not bad. Trees in between make it private. You can take the dirt road to the overlook or pavement to flat spots with no view. Both are solid options.

June 20th, 2019 by stevenyan

Beautiful view of the Wrangell Mountains. We parked with a view around the corner from the pullout entrance, which may have been a mistake as it's summer and groups of people were showing up til well after sunset (e.g. midnight) to take in the view.

September 6th, 2018 by ioverlander ben

Looks like the unpaved part is closed to vehicles at least temporarily (see photo). Paved part is still open.

September 6th, 2018 by eyalo365

we are again after two weeks. good place for one night stop. The unpaved section near the river is in serious and dangerous erosion. The paved parking in good situation. The view in evenings iz wonderfull (weather permiting) arrive 2-3 hours before sunset for best light ( on the river, not just shiny snow on the mountaines) be very carefull from the land that is literaly falling into the river.

some highway noise throughout the night. not too bad.

August 11th, 2018 by patfux

nice place, beautiful view. it's near the highway, so you can hear also from the gravel place behind the noises from the highway.
but for one night it's ok

August 4th, 2018 by Norm

stayed here two nights a week apart, view is great from the dirt lot but was very muddy the second time so we stayed on the paved area, convenient & quiet at night

July 18th, 2018 by andrewfwills

Beautiful view of mountains and river. Just watched two moose walking down river bank. Very nice find.

July 1st, 2018 by globusgo

Great view when you camp in the bigger gravel area not the paved area.
Quiet night as we had the spot to ourselves. Don't get to close to the edge...pretty active erosion going on there.

June 28th, 2018 by dreamtime.gallery

Absolutely beautiful view and not vers noisy from the street. Some people are stopping for taking pictures but more during the day.

July 8th, 2017 by andersonrachel

Am sure it would be lovely when dry! a muddy but useful stop for the night. fair bit of rubbish been left around unfortunately.

October 6th, 2016 by Wir sind dann mal weg

Nice spot with amazing view.

September 3rd, 2016 by www.points-of-compass.de

Great Mountainviewing to the Wrangell Mountains. Drive not to the paved parkinglot. It is an unpaved big place with a beautyful panorama and really quiet despite the close highway.