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.
2.9 mi
Shelter / lean-to
Harlequin Lake Shelter
Free two-room A-frame on the airstrip at the end of Dangerous River Road, about a mile from Harlequin Lake.
Tongass National Forest, Yakutat Ranger District · USFS
- Shelter type
- A frame
- Reservable
- No
- Access modes
- Road · Snowmachine · Bush plane
RoadSnowmachineBush plane
A remote two-room A-frame with a wall dividing north and south halves, on the landing strip at the end of Forest Highway 10 (Dangerous River Road), about a mile on trail from Harlequin Lake. The area offers hiking, berry picking, ATV and snowmachine trails, hunting and some fishing. The road is not maintained in winter but can be ridden by snowmachine (about 32 miles; carry plenty of fuel). Pit toilet; no potable water.
Location
In pictures
Hiking · Hunting · Snowmachining
Sources
- Harlequin Lake ShelterUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-09
Last updated 2026-11-09
Nearby within 25 miles
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Italio River Cabin
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8.0 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.
19.6 mi
Public-use cabin
Eagle Cabin (Middle Situk)
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19.7 mi
Public-use cabin
Situk Lake Cabin
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19.8 mi
Public-use cabin
Tanis Mesa Cabin
Fly-in cabin beside an airstrip below the Brabazon Range, 2 miles from iceberg-filled Tanis Lake.
21.9 mi
Fishing spots
Fishing spot
Italio River
Remote coastal river about 30 miles southeast of Yakutat, known for fall coho; fly in to the Forest Service cabin.
8.0 mi
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.
20.3 mi
