Trail
Blind River Rapids Trail
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Route type
- Out and back
Short roadside trail to Blind River Rapids with a three-sided shelter.
0.5 mi
Shelter / lean-to
Blind River Rapids Shelter
Free three-sided shelter on the Blind River Rapids Trail overlooking Blind Slough.
Tongass National Forest · USFS
- Shelter type
- Three sided
- Reservable
- No
- Access modes
- Road · Hike
RoadHike
An 8 by 12 foot Adirondack-style shelter with benches and a view of Blind Slough, off the Blind River Rapids Trail about 14 miles south of Petersburg. Free; day use and informal overnight use as posted.
Location
Connected places & operators
Hiking · Fishing · Camping
Sources
- Blind River Rapids ShelterUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-06
- Blind River Rapids TrailheadUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-06
Last updated 2026-11-06
Nearby within 25 miles
Fishing spots
Fishing spot
Blind River Rapids
Popular roadside fishing hole on Blind Slough with a short trail and shelter.
0.2 mi
Fishing spot
Blind Slough
Roadside king and coho water on Mitkof Island, with a terminal harvest area for hatchery kings.
3.1 mi
Fishing spot
Wrangell Narrows
Narrow channel between Mitkof and Kupreanof islands, fished for salmon and bottomfish.
6.2 mi
Fishing spot
Ohmer Creek
Small roadside creek beside Ohmer Creek Campground south of Petersburg.
6.9 mi
Fishing spot
Stikine River
Mainland river fishing and wildlife access from Wrangell into the Stikine-LeConte country.
20.6 mi
Trails
Trail
Blind River Rapids Trail
- Distance
- 0.21564308949485 mi
Short roadside trail to Blind River Rapids with a three-sided shelter.
0.2 mi
Trail
Ohmer Creek Trail
- Distance
- 6.69160477900934 mi
Barrier-free creek walk near Ohmer Creek Campground through spruce and hemlock.
6.7 mi
Trail
Three Lakes Trail
- Distance
- 8.50366191058593 mi
E-shaped trail system linking Sand, Hill and Crane lakes off Three Lakes Loop Road.
8.5 mi
Trail
Raven Trail
- Distance
- 12.5346869329242 mi
4.2-mile climb from Sandy Beach Road to Raven's Roost Cabin above the airport.
12.5 mi
Trail
Rainbow Falls Trail
- Distance
- 24.5461949936061 mi
Short 0.7-mile mostly boardwalk trail to Rainbow Falls south of Wrangell.
24.5 mi
Viewpoints
Campgrounds
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Beecher Pass Cabin
Hunter cabin on Woewodski Island at Beecher Pass, near Petersburg.
7.8 mi
Public-use cabin
Raven's Roost Cabin
Alpine cabin above Petersburg Airport at the top of the Raven Trail.
10.2 mi
Public-use cabin
Breiland Slough Cabin
Oil-heat cabin on Duncan Canal near the Castle Islands.
10.3 mi
Public-use cabin
Kah Sheets Bay Cabin
Hunter cabin at the mouth of Kah Sheets Creek, south Kupreanof.
12.0 mi
Public-use cabin
Kah Sheets Lake Cabin
Barrier-free lake cabin above Kah Sheets Bay with dock and skiff.
12.8 mi
Public-use cabin
Castle Flats Cabin
Cabin on Castle River mud flats with a rowboat, Duncan Canal.
13.7 mi
Public-use cabin
Castle River Cabin
Modified A-frame at the mouth of Castle River on Duncan Canal.
14.1 mi
Public-use cabin
Deep Bay Cabin
Fully accessible large-group cabin on Zarembo Island, year-round by boat or floatplane.
18.9 mi
Public-use cabin
Petersburg Lake Cabin
Pan-abode cabin on Petersburg Lake with a rowboat, inside wilderness.
19.4 mi
Public-use cabin
Salt Chuck East Cabin
A-frame with loft and rowboat on Duncan Canal Salt Chuck.
23.0 mi
