Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost (CGC), an RV park and campground which includes a historic bucket line gold dredge listed as a National Historic Site, is located in the center of the small, wilderness community of Chicken Alaska. In addition to the 70 sites (20 or 30 amp) which have picnic tables and fire rings, there is a water fill-up station, dump station and clean showers.CGC also provides cabins and rooms with various combinations of single to king beds. There is a restaurant, serving home made entries, beer and wine, and an espresso bar serving fine Alaska roasted coffee, smoothies/frosts and hand-dipped ice cream.CGC also offers an excellent gift store and gallery showcasing Alaska and Yukon native art & crafts as well as Chicken-themed items, a wide selection of jewelry, pottery, clothing, hand-made knives, ulus, prints and original paintings, collectables, etc.Daily tours of the Pedro dredge and the accompanying historical gold mining display are provided. CGC has also been one of the few places in Alaska to offer recreational gold mining (from gold panning to suction dredging), including equipment rentals and free instruction. Gold panning and free lessons are offered on location at stand up troughs.FREE WiFi is provided throughout the park, on the decks and in the restaurant. FREE firewood is included with camping. Kayak rentals are available for use on the nearby Fortymile Wild & Scenic River.
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We camped here in June, 2013 in a 35 foot fifth wheel. The rate shown is the 2015 rate for a 20 amp back in electric site.
After a spectacular seven hour drive from Dawson City, Yukon on the Top of the World Highway we were ready to take a break and explore around Chicken, Alaska. You can't miss the Chicken Gold Camp. Just look for the big chicken!
The campground has a parking area for dry camping and an area with electric hookups. We filled up our fresh water tank at their fill station and backed into the last 20 amp electric site. The campground is basically a big parking lot but it was level and a comfortable place to stay. WiFi is available as well as coin operated showers. Some of the sites have fire pits and picnic tables.
A gift shop and restaurant are on site. An interesting attraction here is the Pedro Dredge and gold panning is also available.
Chicken is a small community which was settled by early gold miners. There are still active mines in the area. It is a great place to stop between Dawson City, Yukon and Tok, Alaska. There are two other areas with RV parks in Chicken. Both have gift shops. There is an interesting park with many gold mining relics at the Chicken Post office.
Nightly Rate: $30.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 5
Staying here one night after getting off the top of the world highway.It was $20 for dry camping And $35 dollars for electric only hook up.There was a centralized water station And only gray water dumping was free. They wanted another $10 to dump your Blackwater. Also there was a charge for showers. They only give you two hours of free Wi-Fi. It's a gravel lot so very dusty.It was a quiet place to stay.But for $20 dollars I would rather Boondock a few miles Down the street near the river. There's no cell signal at all in Chicken.
Nightly Rate: $35.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 21
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That’s about all I can say about this campground. We made the mistake of coming here the day after Chickenstock with 1500 people in this small place. That’s on us for not knowing about this.
I felt like I was in a construction zone until 9 at night.
You do not get any good internet. They give you a slip of paper with numbers to enter that lady’s for a day. Problem is, you basically have to turn Eve off from m your phone to get it. I used mine up in 10 minutes!
The town itself is interesting but you could see it all in a couple of hours.
Nightly Rate: $52.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 2
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Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost
Hours
- Sun - Sat: 7:30 am - 8:00 pm
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Parking
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Pets Allowed
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Restrooms
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Wifi
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Back In RV Sites Count
- 20
- Last Nightly Rate
- 52.0
- Longest Vehicle Length Reported
- 35.0
- Lowest Nightly Rate
- 30.0
- Max Length
- 60ft
- Pull Through RV Sites Count
- 31
- Season End
- fall
- Season Start
- spring
- Sites Count
- 65
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Paved Sites
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Fifty Amp
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Full Hookup
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Rec Facilities
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Pull Through
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Tent Sites
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Dump Station
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Big Rigs
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Open Seasonally
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Age Restricted
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Back In RV Sites
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Boondock
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Cabin Sites
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Dispersed Sites
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Firewood
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Fulltime Residents
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Group Tent Sites
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Laundry
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Mobile Homes
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Permit Required
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Potable Water
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Propane
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Public Water
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Pull Through RV Sites
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Reservations
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Sewer Hookup
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Showers
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Sites
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Standard Tent Sites
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Vehicle Wash Permitted
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Water Hookup
- Reservations
- Takes
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Breakfast
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Dinner
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Lunch
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Outdoor Seating
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Takeout
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Waitstaff
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