U.S. Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Alaska

Three Sisters Overlook Campsite

The Three Sisters Overlook Campsite is a fully accessible, single occupancy site on the Nemo-Skip Loop Road on Wrangell Island. Site overlooks Zimovia Strait, with spectacular views of the "three sister peaks" (Virginia, Bessie, and Helen) on Etolin Island.

Booking not publishedTents only

More like this: first-come in Alaska · tent only in Alaska

Three Sisters Overlook Campsite
Photo from the area. Forest Service Alaska Region, USDA (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Season & status

ForestTongass National Forest
BookingReservations not required

Tongass National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Three Sisters Overlook Campsite30°40°50°60°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 32.5°F averageFebruary: 34.3°F averageMarch: 37.3°F averageApril: 43.4°F averageMay: 50.8°F averageJune: 55.3°F averageJuly: 58.0°F averageAugust: 57.5°F averageSeptember: 52.7°F averageOctober: 45.2°F averageNovember: 37.8°F averageDecember: 33.9°F averageTemp °F
The line is the average temperature at Wrangell AP, 12 miles from the campground at 56 feet, station USC00509919 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020.

Getting there

Coordinates56.2953° N, 132.3433° W · Directions ↗

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 2.1 mi
    Kunk Lake Trail
    1.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 2.6 mi
    Big Hollow
    0.7 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
  • 2.8 mi
    Nemo Saltwater Access Trail
    0.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.5 mi
    Garnet
    1.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle and 2 more
  • 4.5 mi
    Thoms Lake Trail
    1.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

South Etolin Wilderness begins about 13.5 miles away, and it is the closest of these.

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

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Reference

Questions people ask

Can I bring an RV to Three Sisters Overlook Campsite?

Three Sisters Overlook Campsite is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

What if Three Sisters Overlook Campsite is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Nemo Campsites Entry & Info Site (0.7 mi, first-come), Yunshookuh Loop Campground (1 mi, first-come), and Turn Island Beach Campsite (3 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby