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Description

2-room barrier-free 16ft x 22ft Pan-Abode log cabin built in 1997.

Facilities

Two single upper bunks, two double lower bunks, one single lower bunk, wood stove and firewood, cooking counter, table with benches, ax, maul, splitting wedge, broom, outhouse toilet, 14ft aluminum skiff with oars and NO lifejackets, dock, large deck. Water is available from lake. Treat all water before using.

Capacity

8

Area

On Revillagigedo Island north of Ketchikan

Location

15 air miles (24 km) from Ketchikan within the Naha Recreation Area, on the southeast shore of Heckman.

Access

Float plane. May be inaccessible in fall, winter and spring due to the frozen lake surface (float plane can't land).

Terrain

Wooded terrain with clearing and slope above and below the cabin.

Special Features

Barrier-free facility from dock to cabin to outhouse. The boardwalk connecting the facilities has an incline between 5% and 15%. Steelhead and salmon runs, resident trout and dolly varden in Naha River. Sitka blacktail deer, black bear, martin, otter, beaver, and wolf.

Season Of Use

Year-round

Managing Agency

Tongass National Forest

What To Bring

Personal flotation devices, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern, pots, pans, plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, fire extinguisher and fire starter. It's a good idea to bring your own water.

Rowboat

Yes

Stove

Wood

More Info

The skiff at this cabin uses a short shaft motor (not provided). Please conserve firewood; supplied firewood is for wood stove use only.

USGS Topo Map

Ketchikan C-5

Rental Fee

$45/night May-Sept; $25/night Oct-Apr

Getting There

Coordinates
Latitude: 55.57194444
Longitude: -131.5194444
Driving Directions

Photos

Southeast Heckman Cabin