Upper Chatanika River State Recreation Site

At state parks and campgrounds, pets must be leashed and accompanied by their owners at all times; unleashed dogs are permitted in the wilderness but must be under voice direction. If you have a pet, please clean up after it. Within 100 feet of a cabin, sled dogs and horses should not be tied. Highway passengers and weekend campers from Fairbanks frequent the Upper Chatanika State Recreation Site, which is located at mile 39 on the Steese Highway. There are 24 campsites, four picnic areas, drinking water, and latrines on the property.A gravel bar is accessible through a road where people can camp, eat, sunbathe, or fish. Canoeists and rafters launch their boats here for an all-day float down the Chatanika River, which ends at the Lower Chatanika State Recreational Area, which is located at mile 11 on the Elliott Highway.