Location

• Latitude: 63.731033
• Longitude: -144.710494
• USGS Map: MT HAYES C-2
• Elevation (m): 488
• MTRS: F014S016E06

  MTRS Details

  • Meridian: F
  • Township: 014S
  • Range: 016E
  • Section: 06

  Meridians in Alaska

  • Copper River Meridian (C)
  • Kateel River Meridian (K)
  • Fairbanks Meridian (F)
  • Seward Meridian (S)
  • Umiat Meridian (U)

• Management Area: Delta (Upper Tanana River Drainage)
• Sub Area: Alaska Hwy
• Drainage: Tanana River

Access

• Latitude: 63.73192
• Longitude: -144.71255

• Directions: Mile 1383.7 Alaska Hwy, turn south on Craig Lake Trail and travel 1 mile to trail sign, west of the road. Trail is 0.5 mile long. Location of tent platform shown above.

• Improvements:
  • trail
  • outhouse
  • tent platform
• Status: State Owned Property

Lake Characteristics

• Surface Area (ha): 8.3
• Bathymetric Map: Craig_2025.jpg
• CRAIGLAKE.gif
• Craig Lake Bathymetry.pdf
• Craig_Lake.pdf
• Craig_Lake.kmz
• Craig.jpg
• Craig_2025_color.jpg
• Geo-Referenced Bathymetric Maps:
• Craig_2025_color_GeoPDF.pdf

• Lake Category: Landlocked
• Maximum Depth (m): 23.3

• Most Recent Survey Date: 5/28/2025
• Most Recent Survey Notes: Depth data collected May 28, 2025. Perimeter shapes generated from Google Satellite Imagery November 2025.

Photos

Download Linked Documents

• Craig Lake Survey 1961.PDF
• Craig Lake Fish Stocking 1960-1984.pdf
• Craig Lake Survey Form 1961.pdf
• Craig Lake Stocking Records 1960s-70s.pdf
• Craig Lake Limno1970s.pdf
• Craig Lake Access 1960s.pdf
• Craig Lake Fish1960s-70s.pdf
• CraigLSampling7.1992.PDF
• Craig and Lisa Trail.tif