Trail
Situk River Trail
- Distance
- 4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 100 ft
- Route type
- Out and back
Riverside trail from Nine Mile Bridge to the Middle Situk cabins and airstrip, with many fishing access points.
4.0 mi
Public-use cabin
Eagle Cabin (Middle Situk)
One of two Middle Situk cabins beside an airstrip, about 3 river miles below Nine Mile Bridge.
Tongass National Forest, Yakutat Ranger District · USFS
- Outhouse
- Yes
- Fee per night
- 60 USD[1]
- Booking url
- recreation.gov
- Access modes
- Hike · Atv · Bush plane · Boat
- Fishing species
- Steelhead · Coho salmon · Sockeye salmon
HikeAtvBush planeBoat
One of the two Middle Situk cabins, about 3 miles downstream from Nine Mile Bridge on the Situk River. Reach it on the Situk River Trail or the 10 Mile ATV Trail, by small plane to the adjacent airstrip, or by floating the river. Raven Cabin is next door. Pit toilet; no potable water. Peak rate $60, non-peak $35 per night; reserve on Recreation.gov. Store food properly and pack out all trash to avoid bear conflicts.
- [1]Fee: $60 peak; $35 non-peak (USFS Eagle Cabin (fee table)); also reported as peak season Mar 15 to Sept 30 (USFS Eagle Cabin (first season listing)), peak season May 1 to Sept 30 (USFS Eagle Cabin (second season listing)). All footnotes
Location
Connected places & operators
Hiking · Fishing · Cabins
Sources
- Situk River TrailSoutheast Alaska Trails System (SeaTrails) · Accessed 2026-11-09
- Eagle CabinUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-09
Last updated 2026-11-09
Nearby within 25 miles
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Raven Cabin (Middle Situk)
The second Middle Situk cabin on the Situk River, next to Eagle Cabin and the Situk airstrip.
0.2 mi
Public-use cabin
Situk Lake Cabin
Russell Fiord Wilderness cabin on the east shore of Situk Lake, reached by a 3.1-mile trail or floatplane.
7.3 mi
Public-use cabin
Middle Dangerous River Cabin
12 x 16 ft hunter-style cabin on a bluff above the braided Dangerous River, with a meat shed.
17.3 mi
Public-use cabin
Italio River Cabin
A-frame on the coast about 30 miles southeast of Yakutat, popular for coho fishing; fly in by air taxi.
20.7 mi
Public-use cabin
Esker Stream Cabin
National Park Service cabin 20 miles across Yakutat Bay on the Malaspina Forelands; wheeled-plane beach landing.
24.2 mi
Fishing spots
Fishing spot
Situk River (Nine Mile Bridge to the mouth)
Yakutat's famous steelhead, sockeye and coho river: a 13.5-mile float from Nine Mile Bridge to the ocean.
2.1 mi
Fishing spot
Italio River
Remote coastal river about 30 miles southeast of Yakutat, known for fall coho; fly in to the Forest Service cabin.
20.7 mi
