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Shipley Bay Cabin
Kosciusko Island
| Capacity: |
6 |
Access: |
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| Stove type: |
Oil (#1 diesel, NOT supplied) |
| Rowboat: |
No |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$25 per night |
| Season of use: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
12' x 14' Pan-Abode precut
cedar log cabin with covered porch |
| Location: |
Mouth of Shipley Creek in Shipley Bay on Kosciusko
Island, 46 air miles (74 km) from
Craig, 60 miles (97 km) from Wrangell, and 85
miles (137 km) from Ketchikan.
| Longitude: |
-133.5019444 |
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| Latitude: |
56.09222222 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Petersburg
A-5 |
| Access: |
Float plane or 1-hour boat ride from El Capitan dock. Best
to arrive at high tide (see Sitka tide tables). Mooring
buoy in bay available on first-come, first-served basis.
Mooring of more than one vessel allowed if first party
there agrees. |
| Terrain: |
Cabin
sits on low bluff between bay and creek. Large
rocky beach in front of cabin, large grassy tidal
flat in back where Shipley Creek meets ocean. |
| Facilities: |
- 2 single plywood bunks
- 2 double plywood bunks
- Table and benches
- Oil stove
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- Cooking bench
- Broom
- Outhouse toilet
- Fire extinguisher provided
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Treat all water before using. Cabin
condition report |
| What to bring: |
Fuel oil (#1 diesel, highest setting = 0.2 gal/hour),
water, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern,
pots, pans,
plates,
utensils,
food, toilet
paper,
garbage
bags and fire starter. |
| More information: |
Fog, high winds, and low tides can make landing at the
cabin difficult. |
| Special features: |
Mount Francis (
picturesque 2,592-foot limestone peak) visible from
cabin. Rugged 0.8-mile natural-tread trail connects
to Shipley Lake. Can continue hiking lower elevation
route to Devilfish Bay (no designated trail). Good maps
and orienteering skills essential. Stream and lake
support cutthroat, rainbow, dolly varden, steelhead,
three species of salmon. Black bears, bald eagles,
shore birds abundant. |
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