Alaska, United States

Crystal Creek Lodge

FreshwaterBristol Bay — Naknek River, east of King Salmon

Crystal Creek Lodge, open since 1988, is a log lodge on the Naknek River outside King Salmon that flies guests out each day aboard its four restored de Havilland Beavers. Rainbows, char and grayling go back, and any salmon you keep is processed for the trip home. The lodge takes 14 to 16 guests, who can add bear viewing, walrus viewing, kayaking or fall duck hunts to their fishing.

Published price
US$17,800 per person · 7 nights · 2026
Season
June to October
Main fish
Rainbow trout
and 10 more
Guiding
Not published
16 guests at a time

Season

June to October

Weeks in 2027 run Sunday to Sunday from June 6 to October 3, and 4-night stays from June 6 to October 10. The Nushagak king camp is open June 15 to July 15, and guided duck hunts run in September and October.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Fly-out, Jet boat, Float trip, Wading
Catch and release
Some fish kept
Tackle
Fly and spin
Gear
Rods, reels and flies provided

Price and what it covers

US$17,800 per person · 7 nights · 2026

Per person sharing, for 7 nights and 6 days of guided activities, with the 3% discount for check payment already taken off. A 4-night, 4-day stay is US$13,600, and fishing the Naknek on arrival day adds US$1,000.

Included

  • King Salmon airport transfers
  • Three meals a day and a shared room
  • Beer, wine and spirits, apart from the most expensive labels
  • Guided fishing, including fly-outs in the Beavers
  • Waders; fly, spinning and king rods and reels; flies, lures and tackle
  • Fishing and hunting licences
  • Processing for fish you keep, and a shipping box
  • Housekeeping every day and laundry midweek
  • Local taxes

Not included

  • Flights to King Salmon
  • Tips
  • Massages
  • Walrus viewing or the Lake Clark Twin Lakes tour, US$700 per person

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
16
Guiding
Not published
Package
7 nights, 6 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
1988

Getting there

Gateway airport
King Salmon (AKN), King Salmon Airport
From there
Fly commercially to King Salmon; the lodge van takes about 20 minutes from the airport. Fishing days start with a flight in one of the lodge's four Beavers.
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The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from airport records.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: crystalcreeklodge.com

Lodge website

Maps and references

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