RV rental Chena River State Recreation Area, AK: Motorhome rentals, camper van rentals and more

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Discover Chena River State Recreation Area RV rentals for memorable road trips

Chena River State Recreation Area started as a small hot spring destination for the residents of nearby Fairbanks. The first visitors to Chena Hot Springs claimed that it had healing powers, spurring numerous additional visitors in search of better health. The U.S. Army built a small road into the area, which soon grew as a logging and mining resource in the early 20th century. Following statehood, Alaska set aside just over 15,000 acres for protection as a state recreation area. Oil was discovered in the region only one year later, and the Chena River faced a risk of massive oil development. Residents lobbied for further protections of the area, and in 1975, the original 15,000 acres grew to over 250,000 acres.

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Getting Outdoors

If you decide to brave the cold winters, you can participate in snowmobiling, dogsledding, and snowshoeing on Chena River State Recreation Area camping trip. You’ll want to make it an overnight adventure to really see everything it has to offer. Chena River SRA has numerous desolate cabins equipped with stoves, sleeping platforms, tables, and an outhouse. Keep an eye out for Chena River’s winter residents, like the snowshoe hare and lynx.

Camping at Chena River State Recreation Area

There are three campgrounds in Chena River State Recreation Area. All of them offer primitive RV camping only, meaning there are no hookups, dump stations, showers, or flushing toilets. Each campground does have water pumps and vault toilets, though. And at all campgrounds, each campsite has a fire ring and picnic table. Pets are allowed if kept on a leash within the campground; your pets are allowed off-leash outside of developed areas but be mindful of hunting and wildlife.

Exploring the Area

Despite its isolation, you’ll have plenty to do in Fairbanks, an hour to the west. Provisioning and fuel for your motorhome rental are plentiful, and you’ll have several great grills to choose from for dinner. The University of Alaska Fairbanks has an outstanding museum open to the public. Sometime around February, the 1,000-mile international Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race starts at Fairbanks and offers numerous celebrations to participate in.

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Recent RV rental reviews in Chena River State Recreation Area

Hangbin G.

June, 2025

Excellent experience, Nick was super helpful and professional!
Colton P.

April, 2025

Best trip gave us salmon and everything was a blast! Gave all the tools needed and all the things I could need for an amazing Alaska trip!
Sarah J.

September, 2024

We loved using Blue too, it was the perfect rig for our 10 day trip all over the state.
We did some boondocking, plugged in a few places, and overall it was great.
They provided everything we needed in the camper, we stayed warm, cooked food, sat around fires, and would definitely rent this again.

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