A brown A-frame cabin with a front porch and glass door stands in a clearing among spruce and brush.

Public-use cabin

Salt Chuck East Cabin

A-frame with loft and rowboat on Duncan Canal Salt Chuck.

Tongass National Forest · USFS

Sleeps: 4
Heat: Oil stove
Skiff provided: Yes
Outhouse: Yes
Fee per night: 40 USD
Booking url: recreation.gov
Access modes: Boat · Floatplane

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Modified A-frame with oil heater, sleeping loft, two single bunks and a rowboat on the east side of Duncan Canal Salt Chuck, northern Kupreanof Island. About 15 air or 40 water miles from Petersburg. Peak $40, non-peak $25.

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Salt Chuck East CabinUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-06

Last updated 2026-11-13

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