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Karta River Cabin
Karta River Wilderness, Prince of Wales Island
| Season of use: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
12' x 14' Pan-Abode precut
cedar log cabin with large porch. |
| Location: |
Mouth of Karta River, 34 air miles (87 km) NW of Ketchikan,
22 air miles (35 km) from Craig
| Longitude: |
-132.5761111 |
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| Latitude: |
55.56055556 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Craig C-2
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| Access: |
Float plane or boat from open ocean. Best to arrive
at high tide (see Ketchikan tide tables).
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| Terrain: |
Cabin is on a bluff above river
mouth. Terrain gently slopes up behind cabin into
second growth spruce and hemlock. |
| Facilities: |
- 1 single plywood bunk
- 2 double plywood bunks
- Oven-style oil stove -
#1 diesel NOT provided
- Fire extinguisher
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- Wooden table and benches
- Cooking counter, cupboard
space
- Broom
- Outhouse toilet
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Water available from river. Treat all water before
using. Cabin
condition report |
| What to bring: |
Bring
your own #1 diesel (highest setting = 0.2 gal/hour), sleeping
bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern, pots, pans,
plates,
utensils,
food,
toilet
paper,
garbage bags, fire starter. It's
a good idea to bring your own water.Please take your fuel
container with you when you leave. |
| More information: |
Mooring buoy in bay available on a first-come, first-served
basis. Mooring of more than one vessel allowed, if
first party there agrees. |
| Special features: |
5.5-mile (9 km) Karta River Trail
(5.5 miles) from cabin is primary entry-point into
wilderness.
Floatplanes and boats may land in front of cabin
at any time. During sockeye salmon season, people gather
at
mouth of river to subsistence fish, often process
and smoke fish on site.
Area is rich
with cultural history. Mining communities and native
homesteaders proliferated in Karta Bay from 1900-1905.
Ducks, shorebirds. Harbor seals,
sea lions, sea otters, whales.
Abundant black-tailed deer, bald eagles, black
bears, beaver, otters, marten,
mink, and weasels. |
To reserve: |
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