Turner Lake East Cabin

$45.00/night

Juneau Ranger District, 8465 OLD DAIRY RD.
JUNEAU, AK 99801

Overview

Turner Lake East Cabin is open for year-round enjoyment.. Guests can enjoy scenic views, wildlife watching and a variety of recreational activities. The site can be accessed by float plane, depending on conditions. Guests are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety and must bring several of their own amenities.

Recreation

The cabin is located on the bank of Turner Lake. The cabin offers excellent views of mountain cliffs, waterfalls and hanging glaciers. Outside the cabin is a large sandy area with a fire pit for guests to relax. A skiff with oars is provided to use around the lake, but guests must supply their own flotation devices. Guests can also bring an outboard motor to attach to the skiff. Anglers can fish for cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee salmon in the lake. Mountain goat or bear hunting is allowed with a permit in designated seasons. Salmonberries are available for picking in the summer.

Facilities

This 14 ft. by 16 ft. cabin is pan-abode style and sleeps six people with two single and two double bunks. The cabin also has a table and benches, broom, an oil heater, a cooler box for food storage, a campfire ring, an outhouse and food preparation space. Water and electricity are not provided. Water is available from the lake or a nearby stream, but guests should be sure to treat water before drinking or cooking with it ( water safety tips ). It is recommended that guests bring their own water supply. Heating oil is not provided. Visitors must bring a supply of #1 diesel oil or kerosene (a gallon per day on lowest setting), in addition to sleeping bags, sleeping pads, a cooking stove, lanterns or flashlights, cookware, plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, a fire extinguisher and fire starter. Visitors are expected to pack out trash and clean the cabin before leaving ( click here for more cabin details).

Natural Features

The cabin sits on relatively flat and brushy terrain and offers views of spectacular mountain scenery with numerous waterfalls cascading into the lake. A small sandy beach is located in front of the cabin. This area is home to bears and mountain goats ( bear safety information ). A variety of waterfowl may be spotted on the lake.

Camp site features

Across 1 camp site:

Fire pit: all 1 sites
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 located 24 miles east of Juneau, Alaska, at the east end of Turner Lake. Access by float plane only. In fall, winter and early spring, the cabin may be inaccessible due to frozen lake surface (float planes cannot land). Please call the Juneau Ranger District to check on conditions ahead of time at (907) 586-8800. Turner Lake is typically not ice-free until June.

Stay Limit

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

Reviews

4 reviews

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4 stars

Carly N

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Reviewed 4 years ago

Turner lake is beautiful! Although the cabin didn’t have any close trails to go to, it was still enjoyable. I will say, if you want to have fires you need to bring dry wood. Everything there is wet! It’s a rain forest. I think if I go to turner again I’d go to the west cabin. There’s more to see over there. Overall it was a great experience

Katharine C

Loop:Area Turner Lake (East) Cabin

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Reviewed 5 years ago

Be prepared for an overwhelming amount of mosquitoes and biting flies

Bev I

Loop:Area Turner Lake (East) Cabin

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Reviewed 6 years ago

Cabin was clean and most importantly kept most the mosquitos out! It was hard to find wood and was very wet to get a fire started. The fuel for the heater was full yet a small leak was noted and needs to be fixed. The scenery is stunning and oars for the boat work well. Would need to bring a small motor to really explore the lake. We fished but did not caught any.

Mark D

Loop:Area Turner Lake (East) Cabin

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Reviewed 7 years ago

Bring fuel oil, firewood and bug nets.

Availability

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