---
title: "Matanuska River Park in Palmer, AK | Riverside Camping"
url: https://campstr.com/campgrounds/alaska/matanuska-river-park-campground
description: "Enjoy spacious riverside camping in Palmer with electric sites, hot showers, and a playground for the whole family. Explore this campground on Campstr."
lang: en
---

# Matanuska River Park Campground

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Palmer, Alaska, USA

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Spacious riverside camping with RV and tent sites, trails, and family-friendly amenities in Palmer, Alaska.

Matanuska River Park in Palmer, Alaska, is a spacious and well-equipped camping destination located at Mile 17 of the Old Glenn Highway. With 87 sites for tents or RVs, including 40 with electrical hookups, the park offers amenities such as flush toilets, hot showers, an RV dump station, and a central comfort station. Visitors can enjoy picnic tables, grills, park pavilions, a playground, sand volleyball court, trails, river access, and an observation deck.

### Site Types Available

RV Sites

Tent Sites

Group Sites

### What This Campground Offers

#### For Campers

##### Recreation & Fun

Playground

#### For Your RV

##### Camping Types

RV Sites

Tent Sites

Group Sites

##### Hookups

Water + Electric

##### RV Services

Dump Station

#### Rules & Policies

Ask Host

Pets

Ask Host

Generators

Allowed

Campfires

Ask Host

Alcohol

Starting from

$30 / night

$$ price tier

87 Sites

Total campsites

(907) 746-8612recreational.services@matsugov.us
Visit Website: https://www.matsugov.us/parks/matanuska-river-park

#### Operating Season

Open to September

#### Address

925 E Arctic Ave
Palmer, Alaska
99645
USA

#### GPS Coordinates

61.6031, -149.0948

Copy these coordinates into your GPS device or paste them into a web browser or navigation app for directions.

## Getting Here

Palmer, Alaska, USA

$30

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## Camp Weather

Palmer, Alaska, USA

## About this listing

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