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Car camping Kodiak 8/7/17-8/8/17

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Hello all,

I generally try to travel as cheaply as possible while still enjoying myself. I'd rather rent a car in Kodiak and camp than get a room and have no car. I'm concerned about this plan because the state parks are first come first serve and I will be there during the peak season. Are there generally ample camp sites, could I get away with finding a place to park and just sleeping in the car (I did this for 10 days in Yellowstone, so I know what it is like)?

Thanks for any advice.

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I have personally never seen the state parks fill up. There was a time when we could camp just about anywhere along the road system in Kodiak. Much of that land is owned by native corporations. Due to irresponsible campers over the years, the native corporations started requiring day use & camping permits on their land. You can contact Discover Kodiak Visitor Information Center to get more information about the state parks and permit camping along the roads. http://www.kodiak.org

Budget and Avis are the two car rental companies in Kodiak. Car rentals are more costly in the summer time all over Alaska. You should check the prices out in advance. Something most people don’t consider is renting a U-Haul vehicle. They are typically cheaper to rent, but you also pay for the mileage you travel. There are only around 120 miles of paved and improved gravel roads in Kodiak.

Some extra information: The local laundromat has showers that you can pay to use. The parks don’t have those kinds of facilities.

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Hey thanks! I have a rental car reserved (I was kind of shocked at the price). The info about the native corporations is especially useful. I plan to use the state parks as my number one plan, but I feel much better knowing that camping along the roads is a back up plan!

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better yet, rent a u-haul, cheaper and less stringent. yea, looks like you could camp at many many different places. it's not like yellowstone at all. Kodiak is a small town, lots of places to pull off the road, or find a beach and throw up a tent. Rangers looking for people fishing, not camping. no problems

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A couple of summers ago we sailed over to Kodiak and spent six nights at the BW in town. As we had our car with us we spent the days driving the limited roads over there. Don't recall any campgrounds. Most of the people we saw were busy fishing.

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