A six-night maximum stay is allowed. Campers at Chena Lake can rent canoes, sailboats and paddleboats, as well as fish for stocked rainbow trout and Arctic char. A large playground, volleyball nets and horseshoe pits are available. There are bike trails throughout the recreation area. The riverside campground provides camping spots tucked away in birch and spruce timber, near walking and hiking trails.
Locals tend to go to the lake park, mostly for the beach or fishing.
Located just west of Fairbanks on a float plane pond, Chena Marina offers 44 campground spaces, most with electric and water hookups. We like to think of ourselves as a smaller and friendlier campground. Viewing takeoffs and landings of float planes provides local entertainment, he added. When it's busy, most all of the campers run for their cameras and watch the planes. Reservations for the busy season, in June and July, are recommended.