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Lake Alexander Cabin

19 mi northeast of Angoon, AK · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking

About Lake Alexander Cabin

This is a typical Pan Abode cabin with a wood stove and sleeping space for 4 to 6 people. The cabin sits 30' (9 m) above the lake. There is a beach with some exposure to the sun. It has a nice overlook of the lake. Facilities: 2 single wooden bunks, 2 double wooden bunks, broom, axe and maul, wood stove, wood, table and benches, outhouse, cooking counter, skiff with oars. Water is available from the lake. Treat all water before using. Bring your own personal flotation devices, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern, pots, pans, plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, fire extinguisher, and fire starter. Cabin users may also choose to bring a small outboard motor (less than 10 horsepower due to wilderness regulations). You are in brown bear country. There is a shelter at the opposite (east) end of the lake. A 2.42 mile (4 km) trail to salt water begins at the…

  • Fees: $40/night peak season May 1 - September 30 $35/night non-peak season October 1 - April 30
  • Managed by: USFS - Tongass National Forest
  • Where: 19 mi northeast of Angoon, AK · 57.67064, -134.18466

Things to do:

Boating & paddling

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

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Beaver To HasselborgHiking1.0 mi0.3 mi
Mole Harbor To AlexanderHiking1.4 mi2.0 mi
Hasselborg CreekHiking2.4 mi1.4 mi
Hasselborg To GuerinHiking2.4 mi1.4 mi

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

See Lake Alexander 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.