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Kegan Cove Cabin
South Prince of Wales Island
| Season of use: |
Year-round (April thru November best) |
| Description: |
16’X18’ yellow cedar/Sitka spruce. Original cabin design by Wood Cuts, Inc. of Thorne Bay, AK. Cabin constructed on site by SAGA volunteer crew 2010. |
| Location: |
On salt water at Moira Sound, 30 air miles
(48 km) from Ketchikan, 51
miles (82 km) from Craig
| Longitude: |
-132.1705556 |
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| Latitude: |
55.0225 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Craig A-1
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| Access: |
Float plane (at high tide, see Ketchikan tide tables)
or boat
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| Terrain: |
Flat with coastal Sitka spruce, western
hemlock forest. Up to 100' (30 m) of exposed rocks, tide
flats in front of cabin at low tide. |
| Facilities: |
- 2 single plywood bunks
- 2 double plywood bunks
- Woodstove, wood provided but not guaranteed
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- Cooking bench, shelves,
cupboard space
- Table and benches
- Broom
- Outhouse toilet
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Water available from Kegan Creek. Treat all water
before using. Cabin
condition report |
| What to bring: |
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: |
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: |
Cabin in protected cove in Moira Sound.
Ocean fishing, stream fishing, viewing scenery and wildlife,
beachcombing.
Salmon runs draw anglers, black bear
to Kegan Creek. ½-mile trail along the creek
connects Kegan Cove to cabin on Kegan Creek and to
Kegan Lake. Watch fish or
try to catch salmon, steelhead, trout from trail. Bears,
eagles, gulls and a variety of other birds frequent
area. |
To reserve: |
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