About Kook Lake Cabin
Kook Lake Cabin sits on the west end of Kook Lake, approximately 45 miles northeast of Sitka, Alaska. The cabin is available May through November, weather permitting, and makes an excellent base for experiencing and exploring this corner of Alaska. The cabin is remote and accessible by floatplane, weather permitting, 30 minutes from either Sitka or Juneau. The cabin can also be reached by a boat and hiking trip. The cabin is about an 8-mile hike from Corner Bay. Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring their own amenities. Visitors enjoy hiking on a network of old logging roads of the the Corner Bay road system near the cabin. The 0.7-mile Kook Lake Trail begins behind the cabin and ends at Forest Road 7540, part of the Corner Bay road system. The trail is not maintained and crosses through many muskegs. It can be very wet, muddy and hard to…
- Fees: Only one change per reservation for all Alaska cabins is allowed. Change is defined as a modification to the start or end date of the…
- Managed by: Tongass National Forest, FS
- Where: 10 mi southeast of Tenakee Springs, AK · 57.66519, -135.00936
Things to do:
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kook Lake | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Trap Bay | ATV road | 0.4 mi | 9.7 mi |
| Kook Lake West | ATV road | 0.4 mi | 2.1 mi |
| Trap Bay 5 Road | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.1 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Chatham View Road | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 2.1 mi | 1.0 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
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Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Camps nearby
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- Sitkoh Lake (West) Cabin 11.3 mi
- Appleton Cove Cabin 16.4 mi
- Otstoia Shelter 16.7 mi
- Kennel Creek Cabin (Ak) 17 mi
- Florence Lake (East) Cabin 17.8 mi