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Lake Eva Cabin
Baranof Island
| Capacity: |
6 |
Access: |
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| Stove type: |
Oil (#1 diesel) |
| Rowboat: |
Yes |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$35 per night |
| Season of use: |
April to November |
| Description: |
12' x 14' Pan
Abode cabin with barrier-free access features.
2011 Alert for Lake Eva Cabin: This cabin is scheduled for replacement sometime in 2011. Since the contracts to replace this cabin has not yet been awarded, it is unclear what dates the cabin will be unavailable for reservations in 2011. This is a “heads up” to potential Lake Eva Cabin users in 2011 that once the cabin replacement contracts are awarded, specific dates will be known and NRRS (www.recreation.gov) will be instructed to cancel reservations that fall within the reconstruction dates. The Forest Service regrets any inconvenience this may cause. However, new cabins are enjoyable to everyone. |
| Location: |
27 miles (43 km) northeast of Sitka near the northeast
coast of Baranof Island
| Longitude: |
-135.1058333 |
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| Latitude: |
57.40277778 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Sitka B-4 |
| Access: |
25-minute float plane flight from Sitka
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| Terrain: |
Cabin sits on brushy north shore of 1.7 mile (2.7 km)
long Lake Eva. Spruce and hemlock forest surrounds lake
and snow-capped mountains are visible to southwest. |
| Facilities: |
- 2 double-wide plywood bunks
- 2 single-wide plywood bunks
- Table and benches
- Oil stove (requires #1 diesel, not provided)
- Cooking counter
- Cupboard
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- Outdoor screened cooler box
- Broom
- 2 outhouse toilets, 1 barrier-free
- Deck with fire pit
- Skiff and oars (No motor or
personal flotation devices provided)
- Fishing platform
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Water available from lake or nearby inlet stream. Treat
all water before using. |
| What to bring: |
#1 diesel fuel (10 gallons for a 3-day stay), sleeping
bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern, pots, pans,
plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, fire
extinguisher, fire starter, and personal flotation devices
(pfd) and rubber boots. It's a good idea to bring your own
water. |
| More information: |
Lake is generally ice free (suitable for a float plane
to land) April to November.
Wood is not provided for fire pit; we suggest you bring charcoal.
DO NOT leave food behind when vacating this cabin. Pack
out all gear that you bring.
Square-bowed skiff (rowboat) provided is small but heavy.
Uses long-shaft 2-10 hp outboard motor (not provided).
Each person in skiff should have Coast Guard approved
pfd. Be sure plug is in before launching boat. Please
tie skiff well up on shore and pull plug before leaving,
so boat does not fill with rain water. |
| Special features: |
With barrier-free access, cabin is one of the most popular
cabins of Sitka Ranger District.
Dock and series of boardwalks with handrails allow easy
access for people in wheelchairs, for elderly visitors
and families with young children. Boardwalk opens up to
deck area with outdoor fire pit, picnic table with wheelchair
access, and fishing platform with guard rail. One of two
outhouses also has boardwalk to it with barrier-free access.
Boat ride across lake gives access to Lake Eva-Hanus
Bay trai, which winds along opposite side of lake and
to Hanus Bay (not wheelchair-accessible).
Outlet stream of Lake Eva supports small spring run of
steelhead April to June, sockeye run in mid-July to mid-August,
large fall coho salmon run September to October. Cutthroat
and Dolly Varden fishing possible year around, best April
to late June.
Deer and brown
bear frequent the area. |
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