About Swan Lake Cabin Petersburg
Swan Lake Cabin is located on mainland Alaska along the southeast shore of Swan Lake. It is available for reservation year-round and provides access to a variety of recreational activities, including hiking, fishing, hunting and viewing wildlife. The cabin also provides spectacular scenic views of the surrounding area. The cabin can be accessed only by float plane or helicopter. The adjacent lake is normally frozen from November through early June, further limiting access. Guests are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety and must bring several of their own amenities. Favorable rock, ice and glacier climbing conditions are found throughout the area. The Cascade Creek Trail can be reached by boat from the cabin. Beginning at the west end of the lake, it leads to Falls Lake and a three-sided shelter about a mile away. The trail terminates at the Cascade Creek Cabin, 5…
- Fees: Reservations can be made the day of arrival or up to 180 days in advance and are restricted to a maximum stay of 7 consecutive nights per…
- Managed by: Tongass National Forest, FS
- Where: 18 mi northeast of Kupreanof, AK · 57.03056, -132.69194
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Creek Trail | Hiking | 1.6 mi | 3.8 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
- Falls Lake Shelter 2.1 mi
- Cascade Creek Cabin 3.9 mi
- Spurt Cove Cabin 6.4 mi
- Ravens Roost Cabin 19.4 mi
- Petersburg Lake Cabin 19.9 mi
- Portage Bay Cabin 20.9 mi