Shelter / lean-to
One Duck Shelter
Three-sided alpine shelter at the top of the One Duck Trail, first-come, first-served.
3.2 mi
Bear viewing site
Cable Creek Fish Pass
Short boardwalk to a fish pass where salmon draw bears, eagles and sometimes wolves.
Tongass National Forest · USFS
- Bear species
- Black bear
- Peak months
- Aug–Oct
- Viewing type
- Boardwalk to fish pass
- Permit required
- No
- Access modes
- Road
- Fee
- 0 USD
Road
A 300-foot boardwalk off the Hydaburg road leads through spruce and hemlock to a fish pass on Cable Creek, with salmon life-cycle signs along the way. The late-summer and fall salmon run brings bears, eagles and even wolves.
Location
Wildlife viewing · Bear viewing · Birding
Sources
- Cable Creek Fish Pass Wildlife Viewing SiteUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-05
Last updated 2026-11-05
Nearby within 25 miles
Shelters lean tos
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Twelvemile Cabin
Fully accessible road cabin off the Hydaburg road.
4.3 mi
Public-use cabin
Black Bear Lake Cabin
Fly-in lake cabin below Patricia Peak, reachable only by floatplane.
10.6 mi
Public-use cabin
Polk Camp Cabin
Three-bedroom road-access cabin near Polk Inlet, open year-round when the road is passable.
12.4 mi
Public-use cabin
Josephine Lake Cabin
High fly-in cabin at about 1,800 feet on the island's south end; no fish in the lake.
14.4 mi
Public-use cabin
Karta Lake Cabin
Lake cabin in the Karta River country, 1.5 miles by trail from Karta Bay or by floatplane.
14.6 mi
Public-use cabin
Karta River Cabin
Cedar cabin at Karta Bay, at the start of the Karta River Trail.
15.5 mi
Public-use cabin
Control Lake Cabin
Road-access lake cabin a short row from the Control Lake junction.
21.3 mi
Public-use cabin
Point Amargura Cabin
Remote saltwater cabin on San Fernando Island west of Craig.
21.5 mi
Public-use cabin
Troller's Cove Cabin
Small saltwater cabin with a mooring buoy, for boaters.
25.0 mi
Campgrounds
Campground
Harris River Campground
Quiet 14-site USFS campground beside the Harris River on the Hollis–Klawock highway.
5.6 mi
Campground
Lake No. 3 Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site lakeside camp near the Salt Chuck mine trail, west of Thorne Bay.
20.1 mi
Campground
Eagles Nest Campground
Forest campground above Balls Lake in the center of the island, with a canoe launch and lakeside walk-in sites.
21.8 mi
Fishing spots
Fishing spot
Harris River
Roadside coho river beside Harris River Campground.
5.6 mi
Fishing spot
Prince of Wales outer coast
Saltwater salmon and halibut out of Craig, Klawock and Waterfall.
14.0 mi
Fishing spot
Klawock River
Hatchery-boosted river with the island's largest coho return, right at Klawock.
15.3 mi
Fishing spot
Karta River
Wilderness steelhead and trout river reached by boat or floatplane to Karta Bay.
15.5 mi
Fishing spot
Thorne River
The island's biggest road-accessible river for steelhead, coho and trout, reached at Gravelly Creek.
24.1 mi
Trails
Trail
Canoe Point Trail
- Distance
- 7.32252955043173 mi
Quarter-mile boat-access trail in Trocadero Bay to a 130-foot waterfall.
7.3 mi
Trail
Karta River Trail
- Distance
- 15.4957495745658 mi
Wilderness river trail from Karta Bay to Salmon Lake.
15.5 mi
Trail
Balls Lake Trail
- Distance
- 21.7919963769026 mi
Lakeshore loop from the Balls Lake picnic shelter, linked to Eagles Nest Campground.
21.8 mi
Waterfalls
Floatplane bases
Floatplane base
Hydaburg Seaplane Base
State floatplane dock at Hydaburg with scheduled Taquan Air service to Ketchikan.
12.6 mi
Floatplane base
Craig Seaplane Base
State floatplane dock at Craig with scheduled Taquan Air service to Ketchikan.
14.0 mi
Floatplane base
Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
State floatplane dock at Thorne Bay with scheduled Taquan Air service to Ketchikan.
23.7 mi
Native villages
Native village
Hydaburg
The largest Haida community in the U.S., on the island's southwest coast at the end of the paved Hydaburg road.
12.7 mi
Native village
Klawock
Tlingit town at the island's road crossroads, with a totem park and the only paved runway.
15.3 mi
Native village
Kasaan
Small Haida village on Kasaan Bay, home to Náay I'waans, the Whale House.
19.8 mi
Lodges
Lodge
Fireweed Lodge
A lodge owned by the Anderson family since 1990, overlooking the Klawock estuary on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island. Guests fish for king and coho salmon, halibut, lingcod and steelhead.
15.2 mi
Lodge
Waterfall Resort
A historic salmon cannery turned full-service fishing resort on 52 acres of Prince of Wales Island, reached only by air or sea. Guests fish for king and silver salmon, halibut, lingcod and more than 20 other species.
17.5 mi
Lodge
Sportsman's Cove Lodge
An all-inclusive saltwater fishing lodge on Prince of Wales Island near Ketchikan, reached by floatplane. Guests fish for salmon, halibut and cod, and the lodge also hosts corporate retreats.
19.7 mi
Lodge
Boardwalk Lodge
An all-inclusive freshwater and saltwater fishing lodge at Cook's Cove in Thorne Bay on eastern Prince of Wales Island. Guests fish for all five Pacific salmon species, steelhead, halibut and black cod.
22.7 mi
