Public Use Cabins Contact Info

Located in remote areas of Alaska’s state forests, public use cabins are a great place to unplug and become one with nature. Search by location, setting, or by feature such as good fishing.

While The Alaska App lists every public use cabin we know of in the state, you may still want to contact the managing agency for these cabins. Here’s a list of all the agencies with phone numbers and links.

Anchorage Area Cabins

Agency: Kenai National Wildlife Refuge or Alaska State Parks

Using the State Parks, use you can stay in Chugach State Park. Outside Soldotna, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge has 11 year-round cabins are located throughout the refuge, from Swanson Lakes to Lake Tustemena. Only a few are accessible by road. You can reserve them up to 180 days in advance, while two are available on a first-come/first-served basis.

Contact: For Kenai National Wildlife Refuge: (907) 262-7021 or (877) 285-5628 or http://kenai.fws.gov/cabin.htm; for Chugach State Park: (907) 269-8400 or http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/cabins/index.htm

Chugach National Forest and Prince William Sound Cabins

Agency: US Forest Service There are more than 40 cabins here—most accessible by plane or boat, but a few accessible by trail (the latter are the most popular, so need to be booked months in advance).

Contact: (877) 444-6777 or http://www.recreation.gov/homeLeft.do?topTabIndex=CampingSpot

Fairbanks Area Cabins

Agency: Alaska State Parks Five cabin areas include Chena River State Recreation Area and Quartz Lake State Recreation Area. These cabins sleep from 3-10 persons. You can reserve them up to six months in advance.

Contact: (907) 269-8400 or http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/cabins/index.htm

Homer Area Cabins

Agency: Alaska State Parks State park cabins are some of the most accessible cabins in Alaska. The cabins range in size and can sleep from 3-10 persons. You can reserve them up to six months in advance.

Contact: (907) 269-8400 or http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/cabins/index.htm

Seward and Kenai National Park Cabins

Agency: National Park Service There are three coastal cabins in the Kenai Fjords National Park, open only during the summer months at Aialik Bay, Holgate Arm and North Arm, and accessible by float plane or boat. There’s also one public-use cabin at Exit Glacier, typically available from late December through March. Getting to the Exit Glacier cabin is fun: you go by skis, dog sleds or snowmobile. Reservations are required. For more Kenai Peninsula Cabins—like Thumb Cove State Marine Park, Caines Head State Recreation Area, or Kachemak Bay State Park—you can book through the Alaska State Parks.

Contact: For Exit Glacier and Kenai National Park: (866) 869-6887, (907) 224-3175 or http://www.nps.gov/kefj/planyourvisit/public-use-cabins.htm For State Park cabins: (907) 269-8400 or http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/cabins/index.htm

Kodiak Island Cabins

Agency: Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge or Alaska State Parks

There are seven public-use cabins in the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. They’re only accessible by boat or floatplane and you can only book them through a lottery done at least three months ahead of time. Drawings happen the first business day of January, April, July and October.

You can also find Kodiak area cabins—through the Alaska State Parks.

Contact: (907) 487-2600 or http://kodiak.fws.gov/visiting.htm For Alaska State Park cabins: (907) 269-8400 or http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/cabins/index.htm

Mat-Su Valley and Denali State Park Cabins

Agency: Alaska State Parks These sleep from 3-10 persons. You can reserve them up to six months in advance.

Contact: (907) 269-8400 or http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/cabins/index.htm

Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Cabins

Agency: Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge

There are three cabins here, used mostly for administrative reasons but also available for public use: They’re on Wellesley Lake and Jatahmund Lake (both accessible only by float plane) and Nabesna River (accessible by boat). You can reserve up to 120 days ahead of time, and you can’t stay more than 5 nights.

Contact: (907) 883-5312 or http://tetlin.fws.gov/cabins.htm

Tongass National Forest Cabins (Southeast)

Agency: US Forest Service There are more than 150 cabins here—most accessible by plane or boat, but a few accessible by trail (there are most popular, so need to be booked months in advance).

Contact: 877-444-6777 or http://www.recreation.gov/homeLeft.do?topTabIndex=CampingSpot

White Mountains National Recreation Area Cabins (Interior)

Agency: Bureau of Land Management These log cabins are along a 200-mile winter trail system—great for skiers, snowmachiners and dog mushers. Only two cabins are open for summer use (the area gets marshy). You can book them up to 30 days in advance, and use is limited to three consecutive nights per cabin.

Contact: http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en/prog/sa/white_mtns/cabins.htmll

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Cabins

Agency: National Park Service The 14 public-use cabins here tend to be restored mining, trapping, or hunting cabins They’re all first-come, first-served basis, and most don’t even take reservations. Most are accessible only by plane (though one is wheelchair accessible) and you can stay for up to 14 days.

Contact: (907) 822-5234 or http://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/backcountry-cabins.htm

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve

Agency: National Park Service There are six public use cabins available on a no-cost, first-come, first-served basis. The catch: if there’s an emergency situation, you may have to share space.

Contact: http://www.nps.gov/yuch/planyourvisit/publicusecabins.htm