Public-use cabin
Sweetwater Lake Cabin
Lake cabin 10 road miles from Coffman Cove, then a short hike and skiff ride.
8.4 mi
Public-use cabin
Honker Lake Cabin
Small cabin on the Honker Divide canoe route, by floatplane or a 6-mile paddle.
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 · Boat
FloatplaneBoat
A 12 by 12 foot Pan Abode cedar cabin on Honker Lake, along the Honker Divide Canoe Route. Fly in, or paddle about 6 miles from the Hatchery Creek bridge. Sleeps 6, with a wood stove and rowboat. $30 a night in peak season, $25 otherwise.
Location
Fishing · Canoeing · Cabins
Sources
- Honker Lake CabinUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-05
Last updated 2026-11-05
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Public-use cabin
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Public-use cabin
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Public-use cabin
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22.4 mi
Campgrounds
Campground
Eagles Nest Campground
Forest campground above Balls Lake in the center of the island, with a canoe launch and lakeside walk-in sites.
9.1 mi
Campground
Staney Bridge Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site camp at the Staney Creek bridge on Forest Road 2050.
9.3 mi
Campground
Horseshoe Hole Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site forest camp near Staney Creek on the island's west side.
9.6 mi
Campground
Lake No. 3 Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site lakeside camp near the Salt Chuck mine trail, west of Thorne Bay.
17.9 mi
Trails
Trail
Balls Lake Trail
- Distance
- 9.20056717379255 mi
Lakeshore loop from the Balls Lake picnic shelter, linked to Eagles Nest Campground.
9.2 mi
Trail
Sarkar Canoe Route
- Distance
- 14.6916825988042 mi
Fifteen-mile paddle linking seven lakes from the Sarkar Lake boat ramp.
14.7 mi
Trail
Karta River Trail
- Distance
- 22.4203324014692 mi
Wilderness river trail from Karta Bay to Salmon Lake.
22.4 mi
Fishing spots
Fishing spot
Staney Creek
Road-accessible west-side creek for coho and steelhead, with free campsites and a cabin.
9.3 mi
Fishing spot
Luck Lake and Eagle Creek
Trout lake with a road access site, draining to Eagle Creek's steelhead run.
9.7 mi
Fishing spot
Thorne River
The island's biggest road-accessible river for steelhead, coho and trout, reached at Gravelly Creek.
13.4 mi
Fishing spot
Sarkar Lake and River
Canoe-route lake with cutthroat and rainbow trout and a steelhead outlet river.
15.1 mi
Fishing spot
Klawock River
Hatchery-boosted river with the island's largest coho return, right at Klawock.
20.7 mi
Fishing spot
Neck Lake
North-end lake with a renowned cutthroat fishery and summer-run hatchery coho near Whale Pass.
21.1 mi
Fishing spot
Karta River
Wilderness steelhead and trout river reached by boat or floatplane to Karta Bay.
22.4 mi
Bear viewing sites
Viewpoints
Lodges
Lodge
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Lodge
Boardwalk Lodge
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18.6 mi
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.
21.0 mi
