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Bayside RV Park - Valdez, Alaska - Page 186
July 18, 2008 Update - This park no longer allows campfires at the sites.
Bear Paw RV Park - Valdez, Alaska - Page 186
July 18, 2008 Update - The telephone number listed for this park is incorrect, it should be (907) 835-2530. The number listed for this park is actually the one for the nearby Bayside RV Park.
Tonka View RV Park, Petersburg, AK - Page 415
July 19, 2008 Reader Report - This reader was not impressed with Petersburg's Tonka View RV Park. Fortunately there were alternatives. The comments are unedited. We found the campground to be adequate when we visited in 2007, apparently management and upkeep are not consistant.:
We took the ferry to Petersburg, Alaska and based on your book, "Alaska Camping," and tried to stay at Tonka View RV Park. We have been RVing for years and we have stayed in campgrounds that range from exceptionally well kept to those that are not so well kept. However, Tonka View is the first that was so disgusting that we refused to stay there. Your comment that "the setting is a little industrial" fails to convey what the campground looks like. In a word, it is a dump. We have seen junkyards with fewer old, rusty, junked cars. In the case of Tonka View they have thrown in some old junked RVs as well. For added viewing enjoyment there is old and rusty junk and trash lying all around. The place was filthy. When we arrived at the campground around 3:00 p.m., we were greeted by a woman who pointed out a site for us. She didn't actually do anything more than stand 50 feet away,
point, and yell, "That's your site!" We had made a reservation so our arrival should not have been a surprise. When we tried to pull into the site we discovered that there was a truck blocking it so that we could not pull in. When my wife went to explain the situation, the woman said to my wife, "Now what do you want?" in a very hostile manner. She did try to find the owner of the truck to move it but was unsuccessful. Then she directed us to another site. I went to look at it before I tried to pull our RV into this site. The water and sewer hookups were located in a depression to the side of the site. Covering the hookups was a large quantity of dog excrement. At that point, we pulled out and went to Twin Creek RV Park. I would never recommend Tonka View to anyone. While your book says there is "lots of room for big rigs," we could barely get into and out of the campground with our 35-foot fifth wheel. The place is disgusting!
You may use my comment on Tonka View Campground with or without my name. You can edit my comments if you want as long as it is clear that we found the campground disgusting.- Courtesy of Robert Campbell
Cordova and the Copper River Delta - Page 435
July 18, 2008 Reader Report -
The Childs Glacier Rec. Area was completely redone in 2007 and is very nice. 11 RV sites for big rigs and 5 tent sites. Rig size is limited by size allowed on the ferry. Big shelter with 2 large grills and many tables at day-use viewing area. Handicap access. Host on site. New pit toilets. No elect and no Phone service. 7 day limit from 6/10- to 9/30. Water at hand pumps needs to be boiled. $25/ night RVs, $10 per night for tents. Golden Age accepted. Glacier calving about every 15 minutes. Can go over restored Million Dollar Bridge for about 5 miles but not much to see and only toads or small vehicles can turn around at the end where road is washed out. Free water and dump at harbormaster in Cordova--follow signs[Nicholoff Rd.] Alaganik Slough is open for day use but closed to all overnight parking. - Courtesy of Jerry and Judy Funk - see their travel blog at http://theadventureroadshowwithjerryandjudy.blogspot.com/
