Camp Lake (Alaska)

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Camper's Lake
Image:Camper's Lake Alaska.jpg Viewed from Mt. Bassie. The boulders at the lake-bottom are visible because of its clear water and shallow depth
Location	Baranof Island, Alaska
Coordinates	57°2′N 135°5′WCoordinates: 57°2′N 135°5′W
Lake type	Tarn
Primary outflows	Camper's Lake Valley Stream
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	1,600 ft (490 m)

Camp Lake (located at 57°2′N, 135°5′W) is a small snow-melt and rain-fed lake that feeds into the Blue Lake watershed on Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in the Alaskan Panhandle. Camp Lake is a popular destination for the first night on the Baranof Cross-Island Trail due to its surrounding alpine meadow and the beautifully-clear nature of the lake. Camp Lake is actually not named on USGS maps but is informally named by Sitka residents for its prime aforementioned characteristics. Camp Lake is sits between Bear Mountain and Mt. Bassie and atop a small headwall on the Medvejie Lake valley even though it feeds into the Blue Lake watershed.