Public-use cabin
Salt Chuck East Cabin
A-frame with loft and rowboat on Duncan Canal Salt Chuck.
5.7 mi
Public-use cabin
Petersburg Lake Cabin
Pan-abode cabin on Petersburg Lake with a rowboat, inside wilderness.
Tongass National Forest · USFS
- Sleeps
- 6
- Heat
- Wood stove
- Skiff provided
- Yes
- Outhouse
- Yes
- Fee per night
- 45 USD
- Booking url
- recreation.gov
- Access modes
- Hike · Floatplane · Boat
- Hike distance
- 6.5 mi
HikeFloatplaneBoat
Wooden pan-abode cabin on the southeast end of Petersburg Lake with wood stove, bunks for six, outhouse, axe and rowboat. Reach it by the Petersburg Lake Trail (about 6.5 miles from the high-tide trailhead after crossing Wrangell Narrows) or by floatplane. Peak $45, non-peak $25. Petersburg Ranger District: 907-772-3871.
Location
Hiking · Fishing · Cabins
Sources
- Petersburg Lake CabinUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-06
Last updated 2026-11-06
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Raven's Roost Cabin
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Castle Flats Cabin
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15.7 mi
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Breiland Slough Cabin
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Castle River Cabin
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Cascade Creek Cabin
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Big John Bay Cabin
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Public-use cabin
Beecher Pass Cabin
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Public-use cabin
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Public-use cabin
Kah Sheets Lake Cabin
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Kah Sheets Bay Cabin
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Ferry terminals
Floatplane bases
Trails
Trail
Raven Trail
- Distance
- 9.49460962035463 mi
4.2-mile climb from Sandy Beach Road to Raven's Roost Cabin above the airport.
9.5 mi
Trail
Cascade Creek Trail
- Distance
- 17.009208478032 mi
4.1-mile trail from Cascade Creek Cabin past falls toward Falls Lake.
17.0 mi
Trail
Blind River Rapids Trail
- Distance
- 19.3962575993759 mi
Short roadside trail to Blind River Rapids with a three-sided shelter.
19.4 mi
Trail
Three Lakes Trail
- Distance
- 22.7970768364004 mi
E-shaped trail system linking Sand, Hill and Crane lakes off Three Lakes Loop Road.
22.8 mi
Airports
Fishing spots
Fishing spot
Blind River Rapids
Popular roadside fishing hole on Blind Slough with a short trail and shelter.
19.4 mi
Fishing spot
Blind Slough
Roadside king and coho water on Mitkof Island, with a terminal harvest area for hatchery kings.
22.1 mi
Fishing spot
Wrangell Narrows
Narrow channel between Mitkof and Kupreanof islands, fished for salmon and bottomfish.
23.5 mi
