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
Raven Cabin (Middle Situk)
The second Middle Situk cabin on the Situk River, next to Eagle Cabin and the Situk airstrip.
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
The second Middle Situk cabin, about 3 miles downstream from Nine Mile Bridge, next to Eagle Cabin. Access is the same: Situk River Trail, 10 Mile ATV Trail, small plane to the adjacent airstrip, or a river float. Pit toilet; no potable water. Peak rate $60, non-peak $35 per night; reserve on Recreation.gov.
- [1]Fee: $60 peak; $35 non-peak (USFS Raven Cabin (fee table)); also reported as peak season Mar 15 to Sept 30 (USFS Raven Cabin (first season listing)), peak season May 1 to Sept 30 (USFS Raven 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
- Raven 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
Eagle Cabin (Middle Situk)
One of two Middle Situk cabins beside an airstrip, about 3 river miles below Nine Mile Bridge.
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.
7.4 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.
17.2 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.
20.6 mi
Public-use cabin
Esker Stream Cabin
National Park Service cabin 20 miles across Yakutat Bay on the Malaspina Forelands; wheeled-plane beach landing.
24.3 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.
2.3 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.
20.6 mi
