Campground
Horseshoe Hole Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site forest camp near Staney Creek on the island's west side.
0.8 mi
Public-use cabin
Staney Creek Cabin
Easy-access cabin a half mile by boardwalk from Forest Road 2054, near Staney Creek's salmon and steelhead.
Tongass National Forest · USFS
- Sleeps
- 6
- Heat
- Wood stove
- Outhouse
- Yes
- Fee per night
- 55 USD
- Booking url
- recreation.gov
- Access modes
- Road · Hike
- Hike distance
- 0.5 mi
RoadHike
Half a mile by boardwalk from Forest Road 2054. Sleeps 6 with a wood stove. $55 a night in peak season, $35 otherwise. Staney Creek is one of the island's road-accessible steelhead streams.
Location
Fishing · Hunting · Cabins
Sources
- Staney Creek CabinUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-05
Last updated 2026-11-05
Nearby within 25 miles
Campgrounds
Fishing spots
Fishing spot
Staney Creek
Road-accessible west-side creek for coho and steelhead, with free campsites and a cabin.
1.4 mi
Fishing spot
Sarkar Lake and River
Canoe-route lake with cutthroat and rainbow trout and a steelhead outlet river.
9.8 mi
Fishing spot
Luck Lake and Eagle Creek
Trout lake with a road access site, draining to Eagle Creek's steelhead run.
17.7 mi
Fishing spot
Klawock River
Hatchery-boosted river with the island's largest coho return, right at Klawock.
18.5 mi
Fishing spot
Neck Lake
North-end lake with a renowned cutthroat fishery and summer-run hatchery coho near Whale Pass.
19.1 mi
Fishing spot
Thorne River
The island's biggest road-accessible river for steelhead, coho and trout, reached at Gravelly Creek.
22.1 mi
Fishing spot
Prince of Wales outer coast
Saltwater salmon and halibut out of Craig, Klawock and Waterfall.
23.7 mi
Trails
Trail
Sarkar Canoe Route
- Distance
- 8.28591897116465 mi
Fifteen-mile paddle linking seven lakes from the Sarkar Lake boat ramp.
8.3 mi
Trail
Balls Lake Trail
- Distance
- 14.7653365027365 mi
Lakeshore loop from the Balls Lake picnic shelter, linked to Eagles Nest Campground.
14.8 mi
Trail
Beaver Falls Karst Trail
- Distance
- 22.6640176713431 mi
Short north-end walk through muskeg and karst to a 40-foot waterfall that drops into a cave.
22.7 mi
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Sarkar Lake Cabin
Lake cabin on the Sarkar Canoe Route, with skiffs provided.
9.8 mi
Public-use cabin
Honker Lake Cabin
Small cabin on the Honker Divide canoe route, by floatplane or a 6-mile paddle.
10.2 mi
Public-use cabin
Sweetwater Lake Cabin
Lake cabin 10 road miles from Coffman Cove, then a short hike and skiff ride.
12.2 mi
Public-use cabin
Control Lake Cabin
Road-access lake cabin a short row from the Control Lake junction.
14.1 mi
Public-use cabin
Barnes Lake Cabin
Cedar cabin on a saltwater lagoon with crabbing and some of the island's best silver salmon fishing.
14.9 mi
Public-use cabin
Black Bear Lake Cabin
Fly-in lake cabin below Patricia Peak, reachable only by floatplane.
22.5 mi
Public-use cabin
Shipley Bay Cabin
Kosciusko Island cabin facing 2,592-foot Mount Francis, an hour by boat from El Capitan.
23.3 mi
Lodges
Lodge
El Capitan Lodge
A chalet-style, full-service fishing lodge in remote Sea Otter Sound on the north end of Prince of Wales Island. Guests target trophy king and silver salmon, halibut and rockfish.
10.4 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.
18.7 mi
