Wild seashores and crowd-free islands provide adventure for coastal campers in Alaska.
With some 33,904 miles of shoreline (more than all other states combined) and an endless panorama of snow-capped peaks, glacial lakes, and rugged fjords, Alaska provides some of the most spectacular beach camping in the United States. Forget sipping cocktails from your sunlounger—beach breaks in the Last Frontier are supercharged with adventure, whether you prefer kayaking, whale-watching, and backcountry camping at Glacier Bay National Park, fishing for salmon and halibut around Homer, or pitching your tent on a secluded island and sleeping out beneath the Midnight Sun. Tent and RV campgrounds dot the shores of Resurrection Bay, with popular family campsites at Lowell Point, primitive beach camping at Sandspit Point State Marine Park, and walk-in and boat-in campsites and cabins at Caines Head State Recreation Area. Late May through September is most favorable for beach camping, and this is the best time for fishing, boating, and wildlife watching too.