Description
Encampment Creek is located flows N to Confusion Creek, 9 mi. NW of Natvakruak Lake and 22 mi. NW of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range. 15 miles long.
History
So named in 1950 by W. W. Patton and A. S. Keller, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because our field party camped on the creek."