Kegan Creek Cabin

$25.00/night

P.O. BOX 500
CRAIG, AK 99921

Overview

Kegan Creek Cabin offers visitors a unique lodging experience on Prince of Wales Island in southeastern Alaska. The remote site offers a scenic setting for fishing, hiking, beachcombing and wildlife viewing, all within the vicinity of the cabin.

The site is accessible by boat or float plane at high tide. Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities.

Recreation

The location of the cabin is prime for anglers. Salmon runs draw both anglers and black bear to Kegan Creek. Rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, dolly varden, and salmon are also found in the nearby lakes, streams and ponds. A boat with oars is provided, which uses a long shaft motor, but guests must bring their own.

Hikers might also enjoy the easy half-mile trail along Kegan Creek that connects Kegan Cove with the cabin and Kegan Lake. Beachcombing is another popular pastime at the beach on the cove. A tidal flat emerges at low tide, exposing rock and sea-borne treasures.

Facilities

The cabin is a 12 x 12 foot primitive, pre-cut cedar log cabin (pan-abode style) furnished with wooden bunkbeds (without mattresses) that sleep up to six people. The cabin is equipped with a table, benches, an oil stove for heat and an outside toilet. Other amenities include a cooking bench and a broom.

The cabin does not have running water or electricity. Guests must bring their own food, water, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cook stove, stove fuel, #1 diesel stove oil, fire starter, cooking gear/utensils, light source (lantern), toilet paper, first aid kit and garbage bags.

Water is available from Kegan Creek, but must be filtered, boiled or chemically treated before drinking.

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Natural Features

Kegan Creek Cabin is located on Kegan Creek near the outlet of Kegan Lake. It is set back in the surrounding Sitka spruce and western hemlock forest, approximately a half-mile from a saltwater cove on Moira Sound.

Wildlife in the area is abundant, including eagles, Sitka black-tailed deer and black bears. Learn more about bear safety in the Tongass National Forest.

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

Access to Kegan Creek Cabin is by boat and a 1/2 mile hike from Kegan Cove Cabin or by float plane at high tide. Refer to USGS Craig A-1. Click here for local tide report information. If flying, the trip is 51 air miles from Craig, and 30 air miles from Ketchikan. If boating, visitors should be aware that there is a mooring buoy in the bay which is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Mooring of more than one vessel allowed if first party there agrees. Inclement weather conditions may cause extended stays during any time of the year and winter access can be difficult due to snow and ice conditions. Guests should bring extra supplies to last 2-5 days Please contact the Craig Ranger District at 907-826-3271 prior to arrival for more detailed information about safety precautions.

Stay Limit

Check in from 1 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

4 reviews

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Leah P

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Reviewed 3 months ago

We have used this cabin many times in the past, and were excited to use it again. Such a lovely setting on the creek and lake access.

Kyle L

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Reviewed 2 years ago

BRING VIKING LOGS! Amazing location but can be a bit tricky getting to if it's wet as the trail is on the worn down side - lots of broken and missing boards, bridge off the leaning dock is iffy at best, but once at the cabin, it's an idyllic location, very quiet and serene right on the pond with the outlet stream right there. Big rainbows at the outlet stream fight hard! Trail to the other cabin was definitely unmaintained, but doable if you go slow. Cabin itself was in decent shape, aside from a broken window above the prep table, ended up duct taping a patch for it. Zero firewood, none, nada, so bringing in your own is needed for the new wood stove.

Ed T

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Reviewed 5 years ago

Fourth year in a row for last week of August. New Tiny woodstove finally brings some heat! No USFS firewood supplied 'yet'. Bring 'Viking Logs'; pressed Tongass Forest waste wood. Big year for pink salmon, best in 4 years. Some chum, no coho in stream, but a school in Kegan Lake. As usual, some sun and plenty of rain. Trail to Kegan cove is getting very 'iffy' after many years of no maintenance.

Ed T

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Reviewed 7 years ago

It's a nice place I've been going for years. The USFS took out the woodstove heater and installed a fuel oil one which broke, so expect to be cold

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