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Honker Lake Cabin
Prince of Wales Island
| Capacity: |
6 |
Access: |
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| Stove type: |
Wood |
| Rowboat: |
Yes |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$25 per night |
| Season of use: |
June-October |
| Description: |
12' x 12' Pan-Abode precut
cedar log cabin |
| Location: |
54 air miles (87 km) from Ketchikan, 27 miles (43 km) from Craig, along Honker Divide Canoe Route between
Hatchery Creek Bridge
and
Thorne
Bay. 6 miles (10 km) S of bridge on NE side of Honker
Lake (also known as Galea Lake).
| Longitude: |
-132.8852778 |
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| Latitude: |
55.83138889 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Craig D-3
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| Access: |
Float plane or canoe along Honker Divide Canoe Route.
Launch canoe at Hatchery Creek bridge. 6 miles to cabin
takes 7-8 hours. Canoe route recommended at moderate to high
water. Several portages and difficult upstream
paddling.
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| Terrain: |
Gently rolling with old growth spruce,
hemlock, cedar forest. Understory generally dense with
huckleberry and salmonberry bushes. |
| Facilities: |
- 2 single sleeping platforms
- 2 double sleeping platforms
- Wood stove (wood is provided, but not guaranteed)
- Wooden table and benches
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- Cooking counter
- Shelves, cupboard space
- Broom
- 14' aluminum skiff with oars - flotation devices
NOT provided
- Axe, maul, splitting wedges
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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 your own water. |
| More information: |
Cabin is remote and isolated. Occasionally poor weather can result in extended stays, and cabin users should be prepared for this. Canoe route recommended
at moderate to high water. In fall, winter, and early spring, the cabin may be inaccessible
due to frozen lake surface (float planes cannot land). Lake
may be frozen as early as November 1st or as late as May
30. |
| Special features: |
Abundant waterfowl, especially Canada
geese (honkers). Good fishing in lake for cutthroat, rainbow,
Dolly Varden; some coho, sockeye. Sitka black-tail
deer, black bear, wolves. Scenic paddling in lake and along
Honker
Divide Canoe Route. Hike extensively along lake's edge. |
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