About Starrigavan Campground and Day Use
Number of accommodations: 18
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Reviews (8)
What Guests Are Saying
Starrigavan Campground offers a beautiful setting with friendly hosts and well-maintained grounds, featuring clean restrooms and convenient access to potable water. While some sites experienced issues like mud and maintenance concerns, the campground's privacy, quiet hours, and proximity to trails and local attractions enhance the overall experience. Campers appreciated the thoughtful management and amenities, making it a desirable destination for future visits.
What Guests Are Saying
Starrigavan Campground offers a beautiful setting with friendly hosts and well-maintained grounds, featuring clean restrooms and convenient access to potable water. While some sites experienced issues like mud and maintenance concerns, the campground's privacy, quiet hours, and proximity to trails and local attractions enhance the overall experience. Campers appreciated the thoughtful management and amenities, making it a desirable destination for future visits.
Review Summary
James P
VerifiedJuly 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: ESTU
Camping sites appear to get little use. Over all, our stay was comfortable, but the pull-in were very muddy, the grate over the fire pit was bent so badly it was unuseable, and the picnic table had moss growing in all of the gaps, causing it to hold moisture instead of drain between the slats.
The trails were nice, restrooms were clean, good water available.
Barbara W
VerifiedJune 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: ESTU
Beautiful campground!! Very friendly and helpful host:) Convenient location to town with a beautiful drive. The estuary boardwalk trail is a must do, as is the drive up Harbor Mountain. Our site was located near the artesian well which was frequented by locals getting drinking water. This and the estuary in general generated a lot of campground traffic. We were glad the gates were closed overnight to cut down the traffic. There was no garbage collection available, so each day we "donated" to a different public day use site garbage. The RV campground down the road offered showers with a donation.
Stephanie P
VerifiedJune 27, 2024 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: ESTU
Stayed at this campground in mid June 2024 and loved it! Current campground host was wonderful, helpful, and kept grounds in great, clean shape. Campsites offer lots of vegetation for privacy from other visitors. Gates closed at 9p, reopened at 7a to help keep campground quiet without "drive throughs" all night. Host shares gate code upon check-in so campers can get in and out if needed. Artisan well with potable water accessible throughout campground. Along with bear proof food storage boxes. Multiple clean vault restrooms throughout as well. Firewood sold at host site for a very reasonable price! Beautiful place and cannot wait to go back!! Thank you, USFS!!
Jacob G
VerifiedJuly 4, 2023 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: BAYS
One of my favorite camping locations that I’ve ever been. My only regret is that there wasn’t more time, but that’ll be amended when I come back and visit again. Jim and Pam, the camp hosts (not the iconic couple from The Office) were absolutely wonderful. In the limited time my brother and I saw them, they were helpful and kind, passing along the spirit of Alaska in their interactions with us. The site itself is gorgeous, with ample privacy, recreation and wildlife to keep anyone happy. The distance into town isn’t far, but $45 cab rides are enough to ensure you make your time in the campgrounds your priority. Hiking trails are abundant and if you’re aware of the tide times, it’s worth a kayak or paddle board excursion around the waters of the Sitka Sound adjacent to the area. I am so grateful for having had the chance to spend a few nights here. Can’t wait to come back.
Caleb L
VerifiedAugust 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 016, Loop: ESTU
Great rates, helpful host, beautiful area
Phil V
VerifiedAugust 31, 2020 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: ESTU
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Phil V
VerifiedDecember 19, 2019 • Stayed at: 022, Loop: ESTU
My Boy Scout troop has stayed at Starrigavan Campground on multiple yearly trips. This campground is a perfect place for group camps or individuals. Beautiful campground, good convenient water and facilities, very clean! If you’re staying here you definitely need to go fishing with Islandview Charters and resort.
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Location Starrigavan Campground and Day Use
Address:
Sitka Ranger District
Sitka, AK, 99835
United States
Starrigavan Recreation Area is located 7 miles northeast of Sitka at the end of
Halibut Point Road and 3/4 mile from the local Alaska Marine Highway
Ferry Terminal. There are no roads to Sitka. Access is via the Alaska Marine
Highway or Alaska Airlines.
Upon exiting the Ferry Terminal parking lot, turn left. Estuary and Backpackers Loop are the last right hand turn before the end of the highway. Bayside Loop is the last left hand turn before the end of the highway.
From the airport, go across Japonski Bridge to downtown Sitka. Take Halibut
Point Road north 7 miles to Starrigavan Recreation Area.
Latitude & Longitude: 57.1328 / -135.366
Elevation: 18 feet
Policies & Rules
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| General |
Open year-round. |
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Vehicle access varies throughout the year depending on daylight hours. Summer open gate hours are generally 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m starting in late August as the daylight hours diminish. Please call the Sitka Ranger District (907-747-6671) for questions about gate hours. |
| General |
Vehicle access during the winter will depend on the presence of snow/ice on roadway and winter host availability for managing gates; check with the Sitka Ranger District (907-747-6671) for current conditions. When access gates are closed, customer equipment/supplies must be packed in by non-motorized means; parking is available off highway near the entrance to the recreation area. |
| General |
Access gates are closed and traffic is not permitted to enter or exit the recreation area outside established open hours. Exceptions are made on a case by case basis for customers with a campsite reservation who are arriving or departing on the Alaska Marine Highway during hours the gates are closed. Contact the Sitka Ranger District (907-747-6671) for additional information. |
| General |
November 1 through April 30: All Campsites available on walk-up basis only with payment made in one of the fee collection boxes in the recreation area or at the Sitka Ranger District office. |
| General |
Starrigavan Host is located in cabin at last left-hand turn before the end of the state highway. |
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Food storage required. |
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An active population of brown bears inhabits Starrigavan. Be bear aware by: being noisy, storing food in vehicles or high in a tree when not actively eating at table or around fire ring, keeping dogs leashed and under control, cleaning food remnants off grills, packing garbage to bear-proof garbage cans provided at the host site and not cleaning or smoking fish within Starrigavan Recreation Area. |
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Tent pads are gravel; for comfort, additional padding may be needed under tent and/or sleeping bags. |
| General |
Additional campsites available on first-come, first-served basis. |
| General |
Use of recreation area by a commercial outfitter or guide is not allowed; institutional outfitters including universities, schools and clubs may require a special use permit before making reservations. |
| General |
Click here to learn more about the Tongass National Forest. |
| General |
Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by purchasing firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org. |
