Fishing spot
Harris River
Roadside coho river beside Harris River Campground.
5.1 mi
Public-use cabin
Black Bear Lake Cabin
Fly-in lake cabin below Patricia Peak, reachable only by floatplane.
Tongass National Forest · USFS
- Sleeps
- 6
- Heat
- Wood stove
- Skiff provided
- Yes
- Outhouse
- Yes
- Fee per night
- 30 USD
- Booking url
- recreation.gov
- Access modes
- Floatplane
Floatplane
A fly-in cabin on Black Bear Lake, reachable only by floatplane. Sleeps 6, with a wood stove, rowboat and pit toilet. $30 a night in peak season (May through September), $25 otherwise.
Location
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Fishing · Cabins
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- Black Bear Lake CabinUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-05
Last updated 2026-11-05
Nearby within 25 miles
Fishing spots
Fishing spot
Klawock River
Hatchery-boosted river with the island's largest coho return, right at Klawock.
9.0 mi
Fishing spot
Karta River
Wilderness steelhead and trout river reached by boat or floatplane to Karta Bay.
11.1 mi
Fishing spot
Prince of Wales outer coast
Saltwater salmon and halibut out of Craig, Klawock and Waterfall.
12.3 mi
Fishing spot
Thorne River
The island's biggest road-accessible river for steelhead, coho and trout, reached at Gravelly Creek.
15.3 mi
Fishing spot
Staney Creek
Road-accessible west-side creek for coho and steelhead, with free campsites and a cabin.
21.2 mi
Campgrounds
Campground
Harris River Campground
Quiet 14-site USFS campground beside the Harris River on the Hollis–Klawock highway.
5.1 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.
11.3 mi
Campground
Lake No. 3 Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site lakeside camp near the Salt Chuck mine trail, west of Thorne Bay.
12.9 mi
Campground
Staney Bridge Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site camp at the Staney Creek bridge on Forest Road 2050.
21.2 mi
Campground
Horseshoe Hole Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site forest camp near Staney Creek on the island's west side.
21.8 mi
Shelters lean tos
Airports
Native villages
Native village
Klawock
Tlingit town at the island's road crossroads, with a totem park and the only paved runway.
9.0 mi
Native village
Kasaan
Small Haida village on Kasaan Bay, home to Náay I'waans, the Whale House.
17.8 mi
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.
23.3 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.
9.1 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.
15.9 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.
22.6 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.
22.7 mi
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Karta Lake Cabin
Lake cabin in the Karta River country, 1.5 miles by trail from Karta Bay or by floatplane.
9.6 mi
Public-use cabin
Control Lake Cabin
Road-access lake cabin a short row from the Control Lake junction.
10.7 mi
Public-use cabin
Karta River Cabin
Cedar cabin at Karta Bay, at the start of the Karta River Trail.
11.1 mi
Public-use cabin
Twelvemile Cabin
Fully accessible road cabin off the Hydaburg road.
13.1 mi
Public-use cabin
Polk Camp Cabin
Three-bedroom road-access cabin near Polk Inlet, open year-round when the road is passable.
18.4 mi
Public-use cabin
Honker Lake Cabin
Small cabin on the Honker Divide canoe route, by floatplane or a 6-mile paddle.
20.2 mi
Public-use cabin
Point Amargura Cabin
Remote saltwater cabin on San Fernando Island west of Craig.
20.7 mi
Public-use cabin
Staney Creek Cabin
Easy-access cabin a half mile by boardwalk from Forest Road 2054, near Staney Creek's salmon and steelhead.
22.5 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.
23.3 mi
Bear viewing sites
Trails
Trail
Karta River Trail
- Distance
- 11.0542269524788 mi
Wilderness river trail from Karta Bay to Salmon Lake.
11.1 mi
Trail
Balls Lake Trail
- Distance
- 11.2874933512723 mi
Lakeshore loop from the Balls Lake picnic shelter, linked to Eagles Nest Campground.
11.3 mi
Trail
Canoe Point Trail
- Distance
- 12.789245769301 mi
Quarter-mile boat-access trail in Trocadero Bay to a 130-foot waterfall.
12.8 mi
Floatplane bases
Floatplane base
Craig Seaplane Base
State floatplane dock at Craig with scheduled Taquan Air service to Ketchikan.
12.2 mi
Floatplane base
Thorne Bay Seaplane Base
State floatplane dock at Thorne Bay with scheduled Taquan Air service to Ketchikan.
16.1 mi
Floatplane base
Hydaburg Seaplane Base
State floatplane dock at Hydaburg with scheduled Taquan Air service to Ketchikan.
23.1 mi
