About Mendenhall Campground
Number of accommodations: 68
Campground Amenities
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Dump Station
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (120)
What Guests Are Saying
Mendenhall Campground offers stunning views, especially from sites like #8, 9, and 10, providing a scenic experience close to Juneau. The campground is well-maintained, with spacious sites, clean bathrooms, and excellent amenities, including free showers and bear-proof storage boxes. While there were some minor issues, such as limited shower hours and an incident with communication regarding campground closures, overall guests praised the peaceful atmosphere and helpful camp hosts, making it a highly recommended destination.
What Guests Are Saying
Mendenhall Campground offers stunning views, especially from sites like #8, 9, and 10, providing a scenic experience close to Juneau. The campground is well-maintained, with spacious sites, clean bathrooms, and excellent amenities, including free showers and bear-proof storage boxes. While there were some minor issues, such as limited shower hours and an incident with communication regarding campground closures, overall guests praised the peaceful atmosphere and helpful camp hosts, making it a highly recommended destination.
Review Summary
Dieter M
VerifiedJuly 17, 2025 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: MENDENHALL CAMPGROUND
All was fine
Elizabeth C
VerifiedJuly 11, 2025 • Stayed at: 052, Loop: MENDENHALL CAMPGROUND
BEST CAMPSITE! The location itself is spectacular and if you book 8, 9,10, 12, 13, 15 you'll have a perfect view of the glacier from your site. Bear boxes were huge and fit our 4 bags with extra room left. Bathrooms were impeccable (even the vault toilets rooms were cleaned for trash on the floor every day and actually smelled great!) Main flushing bathrooms were also very clean with outlets to emergency charge our phones. Showers were FREE! Hot water and great pressure. One of the women's shoulders was closed so we ended up just using the whole room.
There was a big party a couple of sites down from us (6 tents/4 cars) but we actually couldn't hear them or their music from our site. The sites are very spaced out and they were good neighbors.
The campsite host was awesome and even grabbed some of our trash while he was cleaning the sites/bathrooms.
Wally R
VerifiedJuly 7, 2025 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: MENDENHALL CAMPGROUND
Very peaceful….
Barbara W
VerifiedJune 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: MENDENHALL CAMPGROUND
Enjoyed our stay, view of glacier from.our site. Free showers - one of two women's showers was out of service, no private changing area, no lock on exterior door:/ First time not clean, second time it was clean so it must have been the messy person before me.
Barbara W
VerifiedJune 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: MENDENHALL CAMPGROUND
Beautiful location and campsite!! Close to Juneau and the road system north. One of the women's showers was out of service but that didn't seem to cause any problems. At night several of the campers can their engines at night and/or drove around the campground, also loud arguments:/
Charles P
VerifiedJune 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: MENDENHALL CAMPGROUND
Was peaceful and quiet loved it
Savanna G
VerifiedMay 31, 2025 • Stayed at: 004, Loop: MENDENHALL CAMPGROUND
Always so quiet and peaceful
Philip J
VerifiedMay 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: MENDENHALL CAMPGROUND
Great campsites. We had a wonderful view of the lake and glacier.
Pouya P
VerifiedSeptember 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: MENDENHALL CAMPGROUND
Best campground in Juneau
Sharon B
VerifiedSeptember 4, 2024 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: MENDENHALL CAMPGROUND
Really nice campsite.
Sites were clean, spacious and well kept.
Bathrooms were clean but the women’s one near us ran out of toilet paper and didn’t get filled.
Would stay here again n
Location Mendenhall Campground
Address:
Juneau Ranger District, 8510 Mendenhall Loop Road
Juneau, AK, 99801
United States
This campsite is approximately 13 miles from downtown Juneau. Access is via the Alaska Marine Highway or via Alaska Airlines.
By ferry: turn right out of the Ferry Terminal parking lot. Drive 1.7 miles to DeHart's Store above Auke Bay marinas. Take a left turn onto Back Loop Road. Travel 2.5 miles to Montana Creek Road. Turn left onto Montana Creek Road. Drive 0.3 miles to Skater's Cabin Road. The campground is 0.3 miles down the road.
From the airport: go 0.1 mile to the junction of Yandukin Shell Simmons Drive. Turn left on Shell Simmons Drive and travel 0.3 miles to stoplight at the intersection of Old Glacier Highway. Turn left on Old Glacier Highway and travel 0.5 mile to the stoplight at the intersection of Egan Drive. Continue on Mendenhall Loop Road 2.2 miles to the intersection of Back Loop Road. Turn left on Backloop Road. Continue 1.4 miles to the intersection of Montana Creek Road. Turn right and travel 0.3 miles to Skater's Cabin Road. Turn right and travel 0.3 miles to campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 58.4139 / -134.561
Elevation: 24 feet
Policies & Rules
| Category | About |
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| General |
The entrance gate is closed nightly from 10pm to 7am. The exit gate remains open 24/7. |
| General |
Bears frequent the area; keep food and anything with a scent in vehicles or bear-proof containers that are available for free for backpackers (ask the host). When campers are not at their site and have left items outside that have a scent such as food, soap, toothpaste, barbecues, etc., then Forest Staff will remove the item from the campsite. |
| General |
Campers are encouraged to bring their own firewood. |
| General |
If vehicle or person maximums per site are exceeded, campers will be asked to move excess vehicles and equipment to an additional site, if available, and pay the additional fee. |
| General |
Campground reservations may be made the same day as arrival, if a site is available. |
| General |
Campsite check-in time is 3:00pm. Check-out time is 2:00pm on the day of departure. |
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Commercial outfitters or guides not allowed; institutional outfitters (universities, schools and clubs) may require a special use permit before making reservations; contact the Juneau Ranger District at 907-586-8800. |
