Campground
Eagles Nest Campground
Forest campground above Balls Lake in the center of the island, with a canoe launch and lakeside walk-in sites.
0.3 mi
Trail
Balls Lake Trail
Lakeshore loop from the Balls Lake picnic shelter, linked to Eagles Nest Campground.
Tongass National Forest · USFS
- Distance
- 2.2 mi[1]
- Route type
- Loop
- Access modes
- Road
Road
A 2.2-mile loop around Balls Lake from the picnic shelter, which has parking for ten cars and an accessible space. A half-mile spur connects to Eagles Nest Campground and its interpretive trail.
- [1]Distance: 2.2 mi loop (USFS Balls Lake Picnic Site page); also reported as 2.5 mi (USFS Eagles Nest Campground page). All footnotes
Location
Hiking · Birding
Sources
- Eagles Nest CampgroundUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-05
- Balls Lake Picnic SiteUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-05
Last updated 2026-11-05
Nearby within 25 miles
Campgrounds
Campground
Lake No. 3 Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site lakeside camp near the Salt Chuck mine trail, west of Thorne Bay.
10.8 mi
Campground
Staney Bridge Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site camp at the Staney Creek bridge on Forest Road 2050.
13.4 mi
Campground
Horseshoe Hole Dispersed Campsite
Free two-site forest camp near Staney Creek on the island's west side.
13.9 mi
Campground
Harris River Campground
Quiet 14-site USFS campground beside the Harris River on the Hollis–Klawock highway.
16.4 mi
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Control Lake Cabin
Road-access lake cabin a short row from the Control Lake junction.
1.4 mi
Public-use cabin
Honker Lake Cabin
Small cabin on the Honker Divide canoe route, by floatplane or a 6-mile paddle.
9.2 mi
Public-use cabin
Black Bear Lake Cabin
Fly-in lake cabin below Patricia Peak, reachable only by floatplane.
11.3 mi
Public-use cabin
Karta Lake Cabin
Lake cabin in the Karta River country, 1.5 miles by trail from Karta Bay or by floatplane.
13.1 mi
Public-use cabin
Karta River Cabin
Cedar cabin at Karta Bay, at the start of the Karta River Trail.
14.1 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.
14.8 mi
Public-use cabin
Sweetwater Lake Cabin
Lake cabin 10 road miles from Coffman Cove, then a short hike and skiff ride.
17.6 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.
22.1 mi
Public-use cabin
Sarkar Lake Cabin
Lake cabin on the Sarkar Canoe Route, with skiffs provided.
22.9 mi
Public-use cabin
Twelvemile Cabin
Fully accessible road cabin off the Hydaburg road.
23.7 mi
Fishing spots
Fishing spot
Thorne River
The island's biggest road-accessible river for steelhead, coho and trout, reached at Gravelly Creek.
8.5 mi
Fishing spot
Staney Creek
Road-accessible west-side creek for coho and steelhead, with free campsites and a cabin.
13.4 mi
Fishing spot
Karta River
Wilderness steelhead and trout river reached by boat or floatplane to Karta Bay.
14.1 mi
Fishing spot
Klawock River
Hatchery-boosted river with the island's largest coho return, right at Klawock.
14.2 mi
Fishing spot
Harris River
Roadside coho river beside Harris River Campground.
16.4 mi
Fishing spot
Luck Lake and Eagle Creek
Trout lake with a road access site, draining to Eagle Creek's steelhead run.
17.5 mi
Fishing spot
Prince of Wales outer coast
Saltwater salmon and halibut out of Craig, Klawock and Waterfall.
20.0 mi
Fishing spot
Sarkar Lake and River
Canoe-route lake with cutthroat and rainbow trout and a steelhead outlet river.
22.9 mi
Floatplane bases
Lodges
Lodge
Boardwalk Lodge
An all-inclusive freshwater and saltwater fishing lodge at Cook's Cove in Thorne Bay on eastern Prince of Wales Island. Guests fish for all five Pacific salmon species, steelhead, halibut and black cod.
12.7 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.
14.5 mi
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.
24.1 mi
Airports
Bear viewing sites
Viewpoints
Trails
Trail
Karta River Trail
- Distance
- 14.0878453391195 mi
Wilderness river trail from Karta Bay to Salmon Lake.
14.1 mi
Trail
Sarkar Canoe Route
- Distance
- 21.9208392241311 mi
Fifteen-mile paddle linking seven lakes from the Sarkar Lake boat ramp.
21.9 mi
Trail
Canoe Point Trail
- Distance
- 23.5313302340954 mi
Quarter-mile boat-access trail in Trocadero Bay to a 130-foot waterfall.
23.5 mi
