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Petersburg Lake Cabin
Kupreanof Island, in Petersburg Creek/Duncan Salt Chuch Wilderness
| Capacity: |
6 |
Access: |
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| Stove type: |
Wood |
| Rowboat: |
Yes |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$35 per night May 1 - Sep 30; $25 per
night Oct 1 - Apr 30 |
| Season of use: |
Year-round. Lake usually ice-free April through November. |
| Description: |
Wooden pan-abode
style cabin |
| Location: |
On southeast end of Petersburg Lake west of Petersburg
| Longitude: |
-133.1655556 |
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| Latitude: |
56.86861111 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Petersburg D-4, D-3 |
| Access: |
9 miles (14 km) by float plane from Petersburg (only
when lake is ice-free); 4 miles (6 km) up Petersburg Creek
by boat (15' tide required) plus 6½ mile hike;
or ½ mile across Wrangell Narrows by boat to Kupreanof
State Dock plus 10.3 mile (16.6 km) hike.
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| Terrain: |
Area around lake and creek flat (103' (31 m) elevation);
otherwise, steep terrain. |
| Facilities: |
- 2 double lower bunks
- 2 single upper bunks
- Wooden table and benches
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- Wood stove
- Pit-type outhouse
- Rowboat (NO personal flotation devices)
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Water is available from a nearby stream or the lake. Treat
all water before using. |
| 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. |
| More information: |
Cabin is in Petersburg Creek/Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness.
Pack out whatever you pack in. |
| Special features: |
Area adjacent to cabin surrounded by huge trees - pristine,
old growth spruce and hemlock forest of the Petersburg
Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness.
Outstanding steelhead, coho, sockeye fishing in creek.
Cutthroat trout, sockeye salmon in lake. Plentiful wildlife
and wildflowers. Black bears, eagles.
2 hiking trails: 10.3 mile (16.6 km)
Petersburg Lake trail through forest to Kupreanof
State Dock; more primitive Portage
Mountain trail to Portage Bay and Duncan Canal. |
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