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Control Lake Cabin
Central Prince of Wales Island
| Season of use: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
Large multi-room structure
once served as Ranger District office. Partially
furnished with rustic log furniture. |
| Location: |
By road, 41 miles (66 km) from Hollis, 25 miles (40 km)
from Craig, 18 miles (29 km) from Thorne Bay
| Longitude: |
-132.8636111 |
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| Latitude: |
55.69444444 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Craig C-3
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| Access: |
Via State Highway 929. Forest Service provides
small aluminum skiff to reach cabin. Floatplanes can land
on lake.
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| Terrain: |
Rolling terrain. Large muskeg extends
several miles west of lake. Trees sparse, mostly scrubby
lodgepole pine, looking much like Japanese
bonsai.
Small
ponds nearby with birds,
variety of plant and insect life. |
| Facilities: |
- 6 single plywood bunks
- Wooden table and benches
- Propane stove, propane provided)
- Cooking counter
- Wood stove (wood is provided, but not guaranteed)
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- Broom
- Outhouse toilet
- Axe, maul, splitting wedges
- 14' aluminum skiff with oars; NO flotation
devices
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Water available from lake. Treat all water before using. Cabin
condition report |
| What to bring: |
Bring your own personal flotation devices, sleeping bags,
sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern, pots, pans, plates,
utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, and fire starter.
It's a good idea to bring water. Please take your fuel container with you when you leave. |
| More information: |
Road access makes cabin popular for staging activities
in near vicinity.
Black bear are unpredictable and potentially dangerous
to humans; treat them with respect. |
| Special features: |
Easy drive to lower Thorne River, excellent
fishing, boating. Hiking trails, fish, wildlife viewing
areas, day-use areas nearby. Black bear, Sitka black-tailed
deer, eagles, martin, mink, otter. Cutthroat, dolly varden,
sockeye salmon in lake. |
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