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Staney Creek Cabin
Prince of Wales Island
| Season of use: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
12' x 12' Pan-Abode log
cabin with covered porch |
| Location: |
Mouth of Staney Creek on west-central Prince of Wales
Island, 56 road miles (90 km)
from Hollis and 68 air miles (109 km) from Ketchikan
| Longitude: |
-133.1525 |
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| Latitude: |
55.82055556 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Craig D-4
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| Access: |
Road and ½-mile hike from trailhead on Forest
Road 2054 or floatplane or boat at high tide.
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| Terrain: |
Generally flat with huge old-growth
spruce, hemlock, cedar; large tidal meadow of tall grass
at mouth of creek. |
| Facilities: |
- 2 single plywood bunks
- 2 double plywood bunks
- Table and benches
- Fire extinguisher provided
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- Cooking
bench
- Propane
heater - PROPANE PROVIDED
- Broom
- Outhouse toilet
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Water available from 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: |
If flying or boating to cabin, occasionally poor weather can result in extended stays;
cabin users should be prepared for this. |
| Special features: |
Cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, dolly
varden, 4 species of salmon. Ducks, geese
along Staney Creek and tidal flats. Bald eagles,
gulls and
other shore birds in tidal zone. Black bear, Sitka
black-tailed deer. |
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