NEWS BLIPS
Private Campground Coming to the Knik River Area
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through KTVA - The Voice of Alaska's website.
New land owner Jim Parker is planning to improve the area and create a new, private campground, coming to the Knik River area in Butte. Knik Campground would consist of five cabins so those will be back in the woods a bit, some tent camping, and then some RV sites. Jim Parker recently bought a 93-acre parcel of land north of the river that includes a gravel strip near the water. He has big plans to improve the area.
As quoted in the article, “The main thing that I’m working on is we need some kind of toilet facilities: water, power, things like that. So just the basic amenities for a campground,” Parker said. The gravel bed is a place that’s known to get rowdy in the summer. It’s easy to spot makeshift fire pits and shattered beer bottle glass throughout the lot. Parker hopes to have the Knik Campground open sometime this summer, depending on how construction goes. He’s still working on prices for day-use and camping but said it will be comparable to state park fees.