Sheep Creek Dispersed (Parks Hwy)
Willow
Today
Getting there
- Season
- May-Sep
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Dispersed
- Amenities
- No facilities, pack it in/out; creek access
- Booking
- First-come
- Drive from Anchorage
- 1h16 to Willow
- Drive from Fairbanks
- Full day, 5h18 to Willow
- Elevation
- 200 ft
What it is like
Sheep Creek Dispersed (Parks Hwy) is free, informal pullout and riverbar camping near Sheep Creek, off the Parks Highway near Talkeetna. It runs May to September, first come, with no facilities, so pack out what you pack in. Creek access is the draw, and the sites are dispersed.
Talkeetna is about 22 miles from the pullouts, so stock up before you leave town. Mat-Su RV Park & Campground, 2.1 miles away, is a friendly Parks Highway stopover on the road north to Denali, with 45 reservable sites. Susitna Landing, a riverside camp and boat launch at Kashwitna, is a hotspot for king and silver salmon runs, with 50 first-come sites.
Informal free dispersed pullout and riverbar camping near Sheep Creek off the Parks Highway.