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Red Bay Lake Cabin

13 mi southeast of Port Protection, AK · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype
Reservablebooking

About Red Bay Lake Cabin

Red Bay Lake Cabin offers visitors a unique Alaskan lodging experience on Prince of Wales Island. Situated on the northern part of the island, the remote site provides a scenic setting for recreation and relaxation in the Tongass National Forest. Access to the site is by float plane or a vehicle/hiking/boating combination. Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities. Fishing opportunities are abundant in the area surrounding the cabin. The fish most noted include coho, pink, chum, and sockeye salmon, steelhead, cutthroat, and Dolly Varden. The cabin is also an excellent location for sport fishing in the Red Bay Creek drainage. The cabin provides an aluminum skiff with oars available at the cabin, and guests may choose to bring a long shaft motor for boat use. Guests are responsible for bringing and using their own…

  • 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: 13 mi southeast of Port Protection, AK · 56.24111, -133.32

Things to do:

FishingHikingBoating & paddlingWildlife & birdingHunting

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

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
2080100 RoadATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.1 mi3.2 mi
Big CreekATV road1.4 mi1.1 mi
North Prince of Wales RoadATV road1.4 mi22.5 mi
Red Bay Lake TrailHiking1.4 mi0.6 mi
2080000 Rd Big CreekATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.7 mi2.9 mi
20008789 RoadATV / OHV, Dirt bike1.7 mi3.0 mi

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

See Red Bay Lake 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.