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Kadake Bay Cabin

14 mi south of Kake, AK · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype
Reservablebooking

About Kadake Bay Cabin

Kadake Bay Cabin provides spectacular scenery of the surrounding region. It is situated in a secluded bay off the coast of Kuiu Island in southeast Alaska. Visitors enjoy a variety of recreational activities, including fishing, hunting and viewing wildlife. The cabin can be accessed by float plane from Petersburg or by boat from the town of Kake. Tides will affect access to the cabin, sometimes requiring a 2-mile walk over a mud flat left at low tides. Guests are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities. Visitors to the area enjoy hunting for bears and waterfowl. Anglers may find coho and pink salmon, steelhead, Dolly Varden and cutthroat trout in Kadake Creek. Boating is a popular way to explore the area. An 18-foot tide is required to navigate the tide flats in front of the cabin, so visitors should consult tide tables in…

  • Fees: Reservations can be made the day of arrival or up to 180 days in advance and are restricted to a maximum stay of seven consecutive nights…
  • Managed by: Tongass National Forest, FS
  • Where: 14 mi south of Kake, AK · 56.78278, -133.98722

Things to do:

FishingBoating & paddlingWildlife & birdingHunting

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Kuiu ConnectionATV road1.2 mi18.2 mi
Kadake TrailheadATV road1.3 mi0.1 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

See Kadake Bay Cabin from above

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Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.