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Cabin Access Summary |
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Most of our cabins
are in the backcountry, requiring some physical effort to get to since
there is no road access. The following provides a cabin access summary
using four categories: drive up, short distance (less than one mile),
semi-remote (one to twelve miles) and remote (no land access - by water
or air only). In additional, we have this same information in chart form
as a pdf file (see below). Access information on this page and in the
chart is incomplete since it is a summary. For complete information on
an individual cabin and how to get there, go to Cabin
Descriptions by area of the state. Note: For winter access, snowmachine use is permitted only when there is sufficient snow cover. Click here for the Cabin Access Summary Chart (pdf file). Note: you must have Acrobat Reader 3.0 or greater to open a pdf file. Go to the Adobe Acrobat website to download this free software.  Drive Up:  Chena River Cabin in Chena
River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks Hunt Memorial Cabin in Chena
River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks North Fork Cabin in Chena
River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks Twin Bears Camp in Chena
River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks - must
be rented thru the Twin Bears Outdoor Education Association Salcha River Cabin in Salcha
River State Recreation near Fairbanks - by road in late spring or early
fall only; winter - see under "Short Distance"; cabin not for rent in
summer Birch Lake Cabin in Birch
Lake State Recreation Area near Fairbanks - by road in late spring or
early fall only; winter - see under "Short Distance"; cabin not for
rent in summer. Quartz Lake Cabin in Quartz
Lake State Recreation Area near Delta Jct. - by road in late spring
or early fall only; road access in winter, but tire chains or 4-wheel
drive recommended; cabin not for rent in summer Fielding Lake Cabin in Fielding
Lake State Recreation Area near Delta Jct. - by road in late spring through
early fall only; winter - see under "Semi-Remote" Byers Lake Cabin #1 in Denali
State Park near Trapper Creek - by road in late spring through early
fall only; winter - see under "Short Distance" Matanuska Glacier Cabin in Matanuska State Recreation Site near Matanuska Glacier Yuditna Creek Cabin in Chugach
State Park near Anchorage - Upon request only, under special circumstanceShort Distance:  Salcha River Cabin in Salcha
River State Recreation near Fairbanks - in winter, ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine
400 yards unplowed road to cabin, also see under "Drive Up" Glatfelder Cabin in Quartz
Lake State Recreation Area near Delta Jct. - short distance by trail
of 1/2 mile; summer - hike; winter - ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine Birch Lake Cabin in Birch
Lake State Recreation Area near Fairbanks - access road is plowed to
within a couple hundred feet of lake road and cabin, 4-wheel drive recommended
on access road in winter; cabin not for rent in summer Nancy Lake Cabins #1, 2,
and 4 in Nancy Lake State Recreation Area near Willow - distance from
trailhead of 1/4-1/2 mile; summer - hike; winter - ski/snowshow/dogsled/snowmachine Nancy Lake Cabin #3 in Nancy
Lake State Recreation Area near Willow - accessible over land by foot
only in the winter, distance: 1/2 mile, no marked trail; or ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine
on lake, along lake edge, same distance Bald Lake Cabin in Nancy
Lake State Recreation Area near Willow - in summer, hike 1/8 mile; in
winter, ski/snowshow/dogsled/snowmachine 1/2 mile Byers Lake Cabin #1 in Denali
State Park near Trapper Creek - in winter, ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine
1/2 mile from highway of unplowed road to cabin, also see under "Drive
Up" Byers Lake Cabin #2 and #3
in Denali State Park near Trapper Creek - in summer, hike/hand launch
boat, short distance by lake or trail of 1/2 mile; in winter, ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine one mile from highwaySemi-Remote:  Yuditna Cabin in Chugach
State Park near Anchorage - distance from trailhead: 3 miles; summer
- hike, bicycle, horseback, hand-launch boat, floatplane or ATV (Note:
ATV use in summer is permitted Sunday through Wednesday only); winter
- ski/showshoe/dogsled/snowmachine (Note: snowmachine use is permitted
all week) Serenity Falls Hut in Chugach
State Park near Anchorage - distance from trailhead: 12 miles; summer
- hike, bicycle, horseback, or ATV (Note: ATV use in summer is permitted
Sunday through Wednesday only); winter - ski/showshoe/dogsled/snowmachine
(Note: snowmachine use is permitted all week) Eagle River Nature Center
Cabin in Chugach State Park near Anchorage - distance from trailhead:
1.25 miles (non-motorized); summer - hike; winter ski/showshoe/dogsled;
must be rented thru the Eagle River Nature Center Eagle River Nature Center
Yurts in Chugach State Park near Anchorage - distance from trailhead:
2 miles (non-motorized); summer - hike; winter - ski/showshoe/dogsled;
must be rented thru the Eagle River Nature Center Cowee Meadow Cabin in Point
Bridget State Park near Juneau - distance from trailhead: 2.5 miles
(non-motorized); summer - hike; winter - ski/showshoe/dogsled Blue Mussel Cabin in Point
Bridget State Park near Juneau - distance from trailhead: 3.4 miles
(non-motorized); summer - hike; winter - ski/showshoe/dogsled Fielding Lake Cabin in Fielding
Lake State Recreation Area near Delta Jct. - in winter, ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine
1.5 miles unplowed road from highway to cabin; also see under "Drive
Up" Chena River Cabin in Chena
River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks - in summer, river access;
also see under "Drive Up" Nugget Creek Cabin in Chena River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks - Distance from the winter trail head at 31.4 mile Chena Hot Springs road is 6.4 miles.
The Chena River and South Fork often have thin ice or open water even in late winter so be careful. The summer route is at 36.4 mile Chena Hot Springs Road. Hikers have to wade/canoe across the Chena River then hike 5.4 miles to the cabin. Colorado Creek Cabin in
Chena River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks - distance from trailhead:
5.8 miles; winter - ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine; summer access
by foot or ATV difficult due to wet trail Upper Angel Creek Cabin
in Chena River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks - distance from
trailhead: 6.7 miles; winter - ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine; summer
access by foot or ATV difficult due to wet trail Lower Angel Creek Cabin
in Chena River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks - distance from
trailhead: 3.6 miles; winter - ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine; summer
access by foot or ATV difficult due to wet trail Stiles Creek Cabin in Chena
River State Recreation Area near Fairbanks - distance from trailhead:
approximately 7.5 miles; summer - hike or ATV; winter - ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine Nancy Lake Cabins #1, 2,
3, and 4 in Nancy Lake State Recreation Area near Willow - winter: ski
plane; summer: float plane or boat; distance across lake approximately
2 - 3 miles; lake route not usable during break up or freeze up; also
see under "Short Distance" Lynx Lake Cabins #1, 2,
and 3 in Nancy Lake State Recreation Area near Willow - distance from
trailhead: approximately 3-4 miles; summer - floatplane or by canoe
trail over multiple lakes with portages; winter - plane or ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine;
canoe trail is not usable during break up and freeze up James Lake Cabin in Nancy
Lake State Recreation Area near Willow - distance from trailhead: approximately
3-4 miles; summer - canoe trail over multiple lakes with portages; winter
- ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine; canoe trail is not usable during
break up and freeze up; planes are not allowed on James Lake Red Shirt Lake Cabins #1,
2, 3, and 4 in Nancy Lake State Recreation Area near Willow - summer:
floatplane or hike 3 miles, then canoe across lake; winter: plane or
ski/snowshoe/dogsled/snowmachine 8 miles; cabins not reachable during
break up or freeze up Callisto Cabin in Caines
Head State Recreation Area - boat, float plane, or 3.5 mile non-motorized
trail; portion of trail along tidal beach - must hike at low tide! Derby Cove Cabin in Caines
Head State Recreation Area - boat, float plane, or 4 mile non-motorized
trail; portion of trail along tidal beach - must hike at low tide!Remote:  Kittiwake Cabin in Shoup
Bay State Marine Park - boat access points in inner and outer bay, or
12 mile non-motorized trail; inner bay closed to float plane; see
cabin descriptions for more detail Moraine Cabin in Shoup
Bay State Marine Park - boat access points in inner and outer bay, or
12 mile non-motorized trail; inner bay closed to float plane; see
cabin descriptions for more detail; not available for rent during
summer McAllister Creek Cabin
in Shoup Bay State Marine Park - boat or float plane; no trail access Both cabins in Thumb Cove
State Marine Park - boat or float plane only. All five cabins and six
yurts in Kachemak Bay State Park - boat or float plane only. All four cabins in Shuyak
Island State Park - boat or float plane only. Both cabins in Afognak Island
State Park - boat or float plane only. Bob Hinman Memorial Cabin
in St. James Bay State Marine Park - boat or float plane only. Seymour Canal Cabin in Oliver
Inlet State Marine Park - boat or float plane only. Grindall Island Cabin in
Grindall Island State Marine Park - boat or float plane only. Rupe Andrews Cabin in
Shelterl Island State Marine Park - boat or float plane only. Tiger Olson Cabin in
Taku Island State Marine Park - boat or float plane only. Midtimber Lake and Vitus Lake cabins in the Gulf
Coast Area - only by plane. |
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