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Reviews (141)
What Guests Are Saying
Cooper Creek South offers spacious, clean campsites that provide excellent privacy, surrounded by trees and greenery. Guests appreciate the accommodating hosts and well-maintained facilities, including clean bathrooms. While some noted concerns about road noise and the lack of a dump station, the overall experience is positive, making it a recommended stop for camping.
What Guests Are Saying
Cooper Creek South offers spacious, clean campsites that provide excellent privacy, surrounded by trees and greenery. Guests appreciate the accommodating hosts and well-maintained facilities, including clean bathrooms. While some noted concerns about road noise and the lack of a dump station, the overall experience is positive, making it a recommended stop for camping.
Review Summary
Barbara J
VerifiedJuly 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: COOP
Perfect, wooded quite spot within walking distance from a river and a creek
Barbara J
VerifiedJuly 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: COOP
Perfect, wooded quite spot within walking distance from a river and a creek
Joshua T
VerifiedJuly 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: COOP
I stay here for a week over the 4th of July every year, and I have to say the hosts are by far the most attentive and hard working I've seen in Alaska (and I stay at a LOT of campgrounds). The campsite was freshly cleaned when I arrived (even the gravel was raked). The host greeted me before I even fully had my site setup, asked where I was from and what sort of activities I had planned. When she saw I had a bike she let me know a local place to pick up some trail maps. I saw them constantly out working around the grounds.
Just A+ hospitality and customer service.
The campground is also located in a great spot, right between a river and stream. The camp sites on the side I stayed has trails right down to the water. Unfortunately, if the spaces on either side of you are open that means people use those sites as public access to the water and tend to walk right past you through the woods all day (you could be behind a tarp changing, thinking you are protected from view, when a whole group of 10-year olds march past). If you are eager for privacy this might be a concern as they look right at you as they walk by. If you are also concerned about noise I can say there were multiple days of kids yelling and playing in the woods right behind my tent.
But I consider the noise part of staying at a family friendly public campground, so it really doesn't bother me. Much better than the summer of 2020 when all I heard was heavy construction sounds from the large road project happening in the mountains.
And for those who care, I had strong enough cell signal the entire stay that I actually was able to stream a movie one rainy night when it was too cold and gloomy to do anything else.
All in all I am quite happy with this campground. I plan to keep staying hear for my yearly holiday visit.
Joshua T
VerifiedJuly 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: COOP
I stay here for a week over the 4th of July every year, and I have to say the hosts are by far the most attentive and hard working I've seen in Alaska (and I stay at a LOT of campgrounds). The campsite was freshly cleaned when I arrived (even the gravel was raked). The host greeted me before I even fully had my site setup, asked where I was from and what sort of activities I had planned. When she saw I had a bike she let me know a local place to pick up some trail maps. I saw them constantly out working around the grounds.
Just A+ hospitality and customer service.
The campground is also located in a great spot, right between a river and stream. The camp sites on the side I stayed has trails right down to the water. Unfortunately, if the spaces on either side of you are open that means people use those sites as public access to the water and tend to walk right past you through the woods all day (you could be behind a tarp changing, thinking you are protected from view, when a whole group of 10-year olds march past). If you are eager for privacy this might be a concern as they look right at you as they walk by. If you are also concerned about noise I can say there were multiple days of kids yelling and playing in the woods right behind my tent.
But I consider the noise part of staying at a family friendly public campground, so it really doesn't bother me. Much better than the summer of 2020 when all I heard was heavy construction sounds from the large road project happening in the mountains.
And for those who care, I had strong enough cell signal the entire stay that I actually was able to stream a movie one rainy night when it was too cold and gloomy to do anything else.
All in all I am quite happy with this campground. I plan to keep staying hear for my yearly holiday visit.
Michelle D
VerifiedJuly 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: COOP
Great spot. The night I was there was really quiet and nice. Close to good fishing spots.
Michelle D
VerifiedJuly 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: COOP
Great spot. The night I was there was really quiet and nice. Close to good fishing spots.
Andrea E
VerifiedJuly 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: COOP
I was confused on how to check-in. The communication board did not give instructions for those who reserved a spot in advance.
I drove to the restroom and the host told where there were public restrooms when I had a reserved spot. He assumed I did not have a reserved spot.
Andrea E
VerifiedJuly 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: COOP
I was confused on how to check-in. The communication board did not give instructions for those who reserved a spot in advance.
I drove to the restroom and the host told where there were public restrooms when I had a reserved spot. He assumed I did not have a reserved spot.
Linda M
VerifiedAugust 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: COOP
Campground hosts were accommodating and always available to answer questions. The campground is older, but very well-kept, peaceful.
Linda M
VerifiedAugust 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 017, Loop: COOP
Campground hosts were accommodating and always available to answer questions. The campground is older, but very well-kept, peaceful.
Location Cooper Creek South
Address:
Seward Ranger District, 33599 Ranger Station Spur
Seward, AK, 99664
United States
From Anchorage, go south on Seward Highway to Sterling Highway. Turn towards Soldotna at the 'Y' junction. Cooper Creek Campground is at Milepost 50.7 of the Sterling Highway, on the opposite side of the river.
Cooper Creek South is accessible via the Sterling Highway, which can be reached from the Seward Highway. The campground is located at Milepost 50.7 on the Sterling Highway.
Elevation: 131 feet
50 mi drive to downtown Seward (over 1 hr (63 min))
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
Wildlife & food storage
- Store all attractants securely to prevent bear incidents, which could lead to immediate camping prohibitions for tents and soft-sided vehicles.
General
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Fires & fuel
- Purchase firewood close to your camping site to avoid spreading pests.
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Last updated: September 9, 2026
