About North Beach Cabin
North Beach Cabin is nestled just inside the forest fringe on the north beach of Shelikof Bay on Kruzof Island, 20 miles northwest of Sitka, Alaska. The A-frame cabin is available year-round, weather permitting, and was built in 1993 by volunteers from the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Sitka and by local volunteers. The Shelikof Cabin is located on the east shore of Shelikof Bay just south of the Shelikof River, about a mile from this cabin. This is a remote site. The cabin can be accessed by boat, a 45-minute ride from Sitka to Mud Bay, followed by a 7.5 mile hike or off-highway vehicle ride on old logging roads. The cabin can also be reached by helicopter at lower tides. Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring their own amenities. Beachcombing, photography, hiking, hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing and riding off-highway vehicles are…
- 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: 15 mi west of Sitka, AK · 57.17037, -135.75556
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Beach | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 0.3 mi |
| North Beach Spur To Beach | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Twin Lakes Road | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 8.2 mi |
| Cuvacan Cove Road | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.5 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Shelikof | Hiking | 0.6 mi | 1.1 mi |
| Bike Road | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 1.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
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Good to know
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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
- Shelikof Cabin 0.6 mi
- Shelikof Cabin 2.5 mi
- Mud Bay Shelter 5.1 mi
- Brents Beach Cabin 6.9 mi
- Mt Edgecumbe Midway Shelter 8.3 mi
- Freds Creek Cabin 8.8 mi