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

Turn Island Beach Campsite

Located on the west shore of Wrangell Island, Turn Island Beach Campsite includes two tent platforms for camping and picnicking with a shared outhouse facility. The site is on saltwater, and can be accessed either by boat or on foot via the Nemo Saltwater Access Trail on Wrangell Island.

Open nowBooking not publishedTents only

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

Amenities & rules

EquipmentTents

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

Season & status

StatusOpen
ForestTongass National Forest
BookingReservations not required

Tongass National Forest recreation page ↗

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Turn Island Beach 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, 15 miles from the campground at 56 feet, station USC00509919 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020.

Getting there

Coordinates56.2522° N, 132.3342° W · Directions ↗
Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 0.2 mi
    Nemo Saltwater Access Trail
    0.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.1 mi
    Thoms Lake Trail
    1.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 3.2 mi
    Kunk Lake Trail
    1.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads within three miles

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 10.5 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

Is Turn Island Beach Campsite open right now?

Open as of Oct 26, 2026.

Source: Forest Service status

Can I bring an RV to Turn Island Beach Campsite?

Turn Island Beach Campsite is listed for tents only.

Source: Forest Service

What if Turn Island Beach Campsite is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Three Sisters Overlook Campsite (3 mi, first-come), Nemo Campsites Entry & Info Site (3.7 mi, first-come), and Yunshookuh Loop Campground (3.9 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby