Remote Recreational Cabin Sites Staking Program
RRCS Offering #16
This program allows Alaska residents to stake a parcel of state land in a designated RRCS Staking area, lease the land until DNR completes the survey and appraisal, and then purchase the land at appraised market value.
Before accepting applications to the Remote Recreational Cabin Sites (RRCS) staking program, DNR identifies areas that will be opened for staking. This year, 2 areas are being offered: East Fork Pass II, approximately 40 miles east of Nome along the Nome-Council Road and Aniak-Doestock II, approximately 5 miles east of Aniak, near the Confluence of Doestock Creek and the Aniak River, in the vicinity of the lower Kuskokwim River. In order to purchase a parcel in this program, you must apply in the drawing, win a staking authorization, stake a parcel on the ground, submit a lease application, enter a 3-year lease, make lease payments (while the parcel is surveyed and appraised), and at the end of the lease you may purchase the parcel.
Before applying, please read the information and brochure in its entirety, to see if you qualify, and to make sure that this is the right program for you. Only current Alaska residents are eligible to participate in the Remote Recreational Cabin Sites Staking Program.
RRCS Staking Areas
East Fork Pass II
Aniak-Doestock II
RRCS Staking Program Offering Schedule
Drawing Application Filing Period
Wednesday, October 4ᵗʰ 2023 at 10:00 AM to Tuesday, December 5ᵗʰ 2023 at 4:30 PM
Drawing
Tuesday, December 19ᵗʰ 2023 at 10:30 AM
Staking Workshops
Staking workshops will be held February 2024. Dates are to be determined.
1st Staking Period
Friday, March 1ˢᵗ 2024 at 8:00 AM to Monday, July 15ᵗʰ 2024 at 4:30 PM
1st Lease Application Period
Monday, March 4ᵗʰ 2024 at 10:00 AM to Monday, July 15ᵗʰ 2024 at 4:30 PM
2nd Staking Period
Friday, July 19ᵗʰ 2024 at 8:00 AM to Monday, September 23ʳᵈ 2024 at 4:30 PM
2nd Lease Application Period
Monday, July 22ⁿᵈ 2024 at 10:00 AM to Monday, September 23ʳᵈ 2024 at 4:30 PM
RRCS Staking Program Process
Apply:
As an Alaska resident, you can apply for one or more areas that are of interest to you, but you may only win for one staking area per offering. Once you are drawn as a winner for a staking area, you will be ineligible to win an authorization for any other staking area you applied for. This year, the drawing application period begins on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM. We recommend that you visit the staking areas you are considering before applying. Make sure we receive your application(s) before the deadline of Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 4:30 PM.
Win:
After the application deadline, DNR will hold a drawing to determine winners and alternates for each area being offered. This year's drawing will be on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 10:30 AM.
Stake:
If you are drawn as a winner, via email, you will receive a staking authorization and and a web link; this weblink will take you to the “Staker Resource Page,” which gives access to the staking workshop schedule, detailed staking instructions, specific restrictions for the area you are staking in, staking maps, the lease application and submittal instructions, and other staking-related resources. Staking workshops are a great way to learn about the staking, lease, and purchase processes. Staking workshops will be held in February 2024; dates to be determined.
Apply and Lease:
After staking, you must submit your lease application describing your staked parcel prior to the end of the staking period in which you staked. You must also submit your lease application within 14 days of staking. You will have less than 14 days to submit your lease application if there are less than 14 days before the end of your staking period. DNR will review your lease application, and if approved, will issue your lease after the final staking period ends. You will make 12 quarterly payments while DNR surveys and appraises the parcel. Lease payments will be applied towards the lease rental fee, survey deposit, and appraisal deposit.
It is up to the customer to provide proof of residency at the time of lease application. If you are unsure of about your residency status after reading "Do You Qualify," on page 4 of the brochure, please contact our office prior to applying for the drawing.
Buy:
After the parcel has been surveyed and appraised, you then have the opportunity to purchase the parcel at the appraised market value or a minimum of $1,000 over the actual survey cost, whichever is greater. The payments you made for the survey costs will be credited toward the purchase price of your parcel. You will have the option to either pay the remaining balance in full or to pay 5% of the remaining balance to enter into a state purchase contract to complete the purchase of your parcel. This purchase typically occurs within three to four years from the time of lease issuance.
Important: For a small number of participants, after determining the appraised value of the parcel and applying credits, it is possible that the remaining balance will be $2,000 or less. If this is the case, you will not be able to finance the purchase and will be required to pay the remaining balance in full.