Gull Rock
Current Weather Forecast at Trailhead
| Today | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Snow 36°/18° |  Partly Cloudy 39°/27° | Partly Cloudy 46°/34° | Partly Cloudy 48°/34° | Partly Cloudy 54°/37° | Partly Cloudy 54°/37° |
The first thing you need to figure out when doing the Gull Rock hike, is where to start. Until recently, you used to just drive as far as the road to hope would let you, park your car at the Porcupine Campground, and start hiking. That is no longer the case though. There is a new trailhead, which is accessed by turning left right before the gas station a few hundred feet before you enter the Porcupine Campground.
The trail itself has very little elevation gain, and is kid/dog friendly for all abilities. There are lots of bears (mostly black) in this area, so bring bear spray or an appropriate firearm, and practice bear safe camping. The trail melts off early in the season (usually in good shape by May depending on how much snow we got the previous winter) so it’s a good first backpacking trip of the year.
At the rock itself, there are lots of good grassy tent sites. If it’s windy, there are good sites towards the middle of the peninsula that are shielded from the wind by short spruce trees. The views from all of the camp sites are fantastic. If you walk out to the end of the rock, you can see Anchorage, and fire island, with it’s new wind generators.
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