Jordan Lake Cabin

$65.00/night

Overview

Jordan Lake Cabin is located on Revillagigedo Island within the Naha Recreation Area. This peaceful retreat is open year-round, offering opportunities for sightseeing, relaxation and recreation in Alaska's beautiful Inside Passage.

The site can be accessed by landing a floatplane at Heckman Lake and hiking 2 miles, or by boating into Naha Bay and hiking 4 miles. The access trail is the Naha River National Recreation Trail, which starts at Naha Bay and ends at Heckman Lake. Guests are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities.

Recreation

The Naha River provides opportunities to fish for trout and Dolly Varden. There are also steelhead and salmon runs.

Guests have use of the cabin's 14-foot aluminum skiff with oars, but they must provide their own life jackets. A short shaft motor can be used with the skiff, but one is not provided.

The Naha River National Recreation Trail is a scenic 6-mile trail that winds downstream along the river through old-growth Sitka spruce and western hemlock rainforest.

Facilities

This 12x12-ft. pan-abode style cabin sleeps six and comes equipped with two single bunks and two double bunks. A covered front deck extends from the cabin, and there is a stone campfire ring. It is also equipped with a table and benches, wood stove, splitting maul, broom and an outhouse. Bring your own firewood as it cannot be guaranteed.

Water and electricity are not provided. Water is available from the lake, but guests should be sure to treat water before drinking or cooking with it. It is recommended that guests bring their own water supply.

Other items to pack include sleeping bags, sleeping pads, lanterns or flashlights, cookware, plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, a fire extinguisher
and fire starter. Guests are expected to pack out trash and clean the cabin before leaving. Click here for more cabin details.

Natural Features

The cabin sits on the southwest shore of Jordan Lake, surrounded by a lush rainforest of Sitka spruce and western hemlock. The front deck offers views of the lake and the surrounding mountain peaks.

Sitka black-tailed deer, black bear, beaver, marten, otter, mink and wolf are common to this area. Trumpeter swans are frequently seen on the lakes within Naha Recreation Area.

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

Largest party: 6 people

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 reservation; after one change has been made, if additional changes are desired, the customer must cancel the current reservation and re-book the new dates.

Directions

The cabin is approximately 15 miles from Ketchikan within the Naha Recreation Area. It is on the southwest shore of Jordan Lake along the Naha River National Recreation Trail. Access is either by boating to Naha Bay and hiking 4 miles, or by floatplane to the trail at Heckman Lake and hiking 2 miles to the cabin. Jordan Lake is too small for most floatplanes, but some pilots will land there. In fall, winter and early spring, the cabin may be inaccessible due to frozen lake surface (floatplanes cannot land). Please contact the Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District for information prior to making reservations during these periods. Refer to USGS Ketchikan C-5.

Stay Limit

Check in from 12 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Matt A

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Reviewed a year ago

Wood shed about 1/3 full. Cabin has a new boat. Oars in ok shape. Trail down from Jordan in terrible condition.

Orin L

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Reviewed 2 years ago

Jordan Lake has a lot of firewood as of May 26 2024. Also there is a grate at the fire pit. There is also a lot of firewood at the Heckman Lake cabin and the SE Heckman Lake Cabin. The trail from the Jordan Lake Inlet to the Jordan Lake Cabin is in very very poor condition.

shayne p

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Reviewed 3 years ago

WHEN I HIKE INTO JORDAN, OR HECKMAN LAKE THINGS NEED TO BE AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. WHAT I MEAN IS, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM RAISING CABIN RATES, BUT THERE HAD BETTER BE FIRE WOOD WHEN I ARRIVE AT CABIN. THE CABIN IS MADE AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND. SO THE WOOD SHED SHOULD BE STOCKED YEAR ROUND. THE OARS TO THE SKIFF WERE NOT ASSEMBLED CORRECTLY, AND ALL AND ALL, THIS WAS ONE OF THE MORE CHALLENGING TRIPS I HAVE EVER MADE UP THERE. I HAVE BEEN GOING TO JORDAN LAKE CABIN FOR WELL OVER TWENTY YEARS, AND THIS WAS BY FAR THE WORST THE WOOD SHED HAS EVER LOOKED. THERE SHOULD BE A BETTER COOPERATION BETWEEN YOU, AND THE ALASKA FOREST SERVICE. EVERYBODY SEEMS TO WANT MORE MONEY, BUT IM NOT SEEING ANY EXTRA EFFORT TO WARRENT THAT RATE INCREASE. I HOPE THIS WAS HELPFUL, AND THAT SOMEBODY ACTUALLY READS THIS AND UNDERSTANDS IT.

James H

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Reviewed 3 years ago

Jordan lake always a pleasure . Unfortunately there are no functional boat oars at the cabin for the 2 boats. Something to consider if booking.

john h

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Reviewed 4 years ago

No steelhead but nice rainbows

Amanda M

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