Campground Review - Grand View Cafe and RV Park - Glacier View, Alaska

Description

Grand View Cafe and RV Park is a nice small campground just off the scenic Glenn Highway. Located at the base of Sheep Mountain Dall Sheep Reserve between the Talkeetna and Chugach Mountain Ranges, the park has spectacular views of snowy mountains and deep forested valleys. This is a great park to stop at while traveling between Anchorage and Tok or Valdez, or as a base while exploring the area around Glacier View.

Location

Grand View Cafe and RV Park
22518 Glenn Hwy
Sutton, AK 99674
Park: (907) 746-4480
Latitude: 61.798694 N, Longitude: -147.608805 W, Elevation: ~3566 ft (1087 m)

Details

We stayed for 2 nights at Grand View Cafe and RV Park in mid July, 2018. This is a basic, full service, clean, and well-maintained park. Staff was friendly, the pizza was good and the scenery was awesome!

Cost

For 2 nights at a 50 amp full hookup pull-thru site we paid about $46 per night, including tax.

Ratings (1-5)

Accessibility – 4/5

The campground is easily accessible from the Glenn Highway. Lanes in the campground are well-maintained gravel. The park has pull-thru, back-in and tent sites and can accommodate large rigs. The campground facilities have provisions for Universal access.

Facilities/Amenities – 3/5

The campground offers basic amenities, including full hookup sites with 50/30/20 amp or 30/20 amp electric service, tent sites, RV dump station, restrooms, coin-op showers and laundry, free WiFi, and cable TV. The park also has a nice café.

Site quality – 3/5

RV Sites have full hookups with 50/30/20 amp or 30/20 amp electric, cable TV, and a picnic table. Sites are gravel with little separation between sites. A few deluxe RV or tent sites have large grassy areas. The campground has back-in, pull-thru and tent sites.

Scenic Value – 5/5

The park is located between the Talkeetna and Chugach Mountain Ranges at the base of Sheep Mountain Dall Sheep Reserve, and just a few miles from Matanuska Glacier. As such, the park has stunning vistas of forested slopes and rugged mountains.

Location/Isolation – 4/5

The park is generally quiet, despite being just off the Glenn Highway. The park feels quite isolated as it is far from the nearest town and the highway is not very busy, especially at night.

Paws Friendliness – 3/5

The campground is pet friendly, but does not have an enclosed pet run or cleanup bag stations. The park is small and takes a few laps for a decent walk with your pet.

Overall Rating – 4/5

Overall, the Grand View Cafe and RV Park is a wonderful place to stay while travelling between Anchorage and Tok or Valdez, or as a base while exploring the many attractions around the Glacier View area. We enjoyed our stay here and would certainly visit another time.

Additional info

Internet access

We received no cellular signal at this campground (apparently this not usually the case). We used the free campground WiFi service a few times. Internet speed was slow, but reasonably reliable.

Water Quality

The campground water tested hard – we added our water softener to the water filtration stack.

Nearby Amenities

Grocery stores, restaurants, shopping and some RV and automotive services are available in Palmer, AK (61 miles). Fewer services are available at Glenallen, AK (75 miles). More shopping and RV services are available in Anchorage, AK (103 miles).