Description
This is a large A-frame cabin with a loft.
Facilities
The cabin is equipped with wooden bunks, table, benches, is heated with a woodstove and has an outside toilet. Fire wood is provided in a wood shed at the salt water beach. It does not have mattresses or cooking utensils.
Capacity
7
Area
Gambier Bay
Location
The cabin is on the western shore of Church Bight, a small cove within Gambier Bay on southeast Admiralty Island.
Access
Access is by float plane or boat. It is about a 1-hour flight from Juneau or 30 minutes from Petersburg. Occasionally poor weather can result in extended stays, and cabin users should be prepared for this. The steep beach provides a good boat anchorage. There is no mooring facility.
Terrain
The cabin sits back 50 yards (46 m) from the beach, as shown below.
Special Features
You are in brown bear country. There are large tide flats within the bay. This is a popular cabin for hunting.
Season Of Use
Year-round
Managing Agency
Tongass National Forest
What To Bring
Bring your own sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern, pots, pans, plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, fire extinguisher, and fire starter.
Rowboat
No
Stove
Wood Stove
More Info
The water source from a nearby stream is intermittent. A boat is necessary to get water from other drainages. Treat all water before using.
USGS Topo Map
Sumdum A-6, Sitka B-1
