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Freds Creek Cabin
Kruzof Island
| Capacity: |
8 |
Access: |
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| Stove type: |
Wood |
| Rowboat: |
No |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$35 per night |
| Season of use: |
Year-round, weather permitting |
| Description: |
15' x 18' Pan
Abode style cabin with full sleeping loft reached by
staircase. Deck in front of the cabin. |
| Location: |
10 miles (16 km) west of Sitka on the southeastern shore
of Kruzof Island.
| Longitude: |
-135.6038889 |
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| Latitude: |
57.06527778 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Sitka A-5, A-6 |
| Access: |
30-minute boat ride from Sitka. Helicopter access possible
on beach at lower tides.
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| Terrain: |
Fairly level terrain adjacent to Fred's Creek, surrounded
by a hemlock-spruce forest. |
| Facilities: |
- Plywood bunks (single over a double)
- Full Sleeping loft
- Table and benches
- Wood stove
- Cooking counter
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- Broom
- Outside screened cooler box
- Outhouse toilet
- Axe or splitting maul
- Mooring buoy
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Water available from Fred's Creek adjacent to cabin. Treat all water before using. |
| What to bring: |
Sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern,
pots, pans, plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage
bags, fire extinguisher, and fire starter and rubber boots.
It's a good idea to bring your own water. |
| More information: |
Care should be taken when unloading and anchoring as the
surf breaks along a pumice-rock shoreline. No good protected
anchorage during rough weather. A mooring buoy is provided but is exposed to rough water. Mooring buoy available on first-come, first-served basis for boat anchorage. Cabin reservations does not include exclusive use of buoy. There have been reports
of erratic and abnormally large waves on Kruzof Island at
low slack tide. Avoid approaching the beach and unloading
while tide is turning. Non-boaters or out-of-town visitors
are encouraged to use services of a local charter boat operator.
Because of the wave action, float planes are unable to land
at the cabin.
Firewood may be in short supply or temporarily out at
any time of the year.
DO NOT leave food behind when vacating this cabin. Pack
out all gear that you bring. Camping within 200 feet of
this cabin by anyone other than the person reserving the
cabin is prohibited. |
| Special features: |
Cabin is a popular spot for Sitka residents.
Beachcomb, hike to Mt. Edgecumbe, or view surf breaking
on the rocky shoreline.
Interesting pumice and volcanic rock formations on beach
and in Fred's Creek.
6.7-mile (10.8-km) Mt. Edgecumbe Trail offers a gradual
hike to the cone of Mt. Edgecumbe through miles of muskeg
alternating with forest. At cone, trail becomes very steep,
but hikers are rewarded with panoramic view on clear days.
Deer and brown
bear. Good deer hunting is possible. |
To reserve: |
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