Public-use cabin
Lake Alexander Cabin
Canoe-route cabin on Lake Alexander in central Admiralty Island.
12.7 mi
Lodge
Thayer Lake Wilderness Lodge
An off-grid, family-owned wilderness lodge founded in 1947 on Thayer Lake in the interior of Admiralty Island, which the Tlingit call the 'Fortress of the Bears.' It offers rainforest solitude, canoeing, stream fishing and brown bear habitat.
- Elevation
- 180 ft
- Season months
- Jun–Sep
- Website
- thayerlake.com
- Lodge type
- Wilderness
- Max guests
- 10
- Fly in only
- Yes
- Access modes
- Floatplane · Boat
- Meals included
- Yes
- Guided included
- No
- Min stay nights
- 3
- Amenities
- Off-grid cabins · Canoes and kayaks · Cross Admiralty Canoe Route access · Freshwater fishing · Hiking trails · Brown bear habitat
- Wifi
- No
- Phone
- +1-907-723-5122
- Booking url
- thayerlake.com
FloatplaneBoat
Thayer Lake Wilderness Lodge is an off-grid retreat on Thayer Lake in the Admiralty Island National Monument, about 60 air miles from Juneau. The same family has run it since 1947. Guests stay in remote cabins with no road access and arrive by floatplane, or by boat and canoe along the Cross Admiralty Canoe Route from Angoon.
The lodge focuses on wilderness rather than trophy fishing or hunting. Guests canoe and kayak the lake chain, hike old-growth rainforest and fish streams for salmon and trout. Admiralty Island has one of the densest brown bear populations in the world, and Sitka black-tailed deer are common.
Stays are all-inclusive with a 3-night minimum, and the lodge holds about 10 guests. Phone contact is limited in summer: the satellite phone may take up to five days to return calls.
Location
Last updated 2026-11-08
