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Moser Island Cabin
Moser Island
| Capacity: |
6 |
Access: |
 or
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| Stove type: |
Wood |
| Rowboat: |
No |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$35 per night |
| Season of use: |
Year-round, depending on weather conditions |
| Description: |
12' x 14' Pan
Abode cabin |
| Location: |
48 miles (77 km) north of Sitka on northern shore of
Moser Island in upper Hoonah Sound
| Longitude: |
-135.7147222 |
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| Latitude: |
57.70333333 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Sitka C-6 |
| Access: |
30-minute float plane ride or 2-hour boat ride from Sitka
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| Terrain: |
Small island with spruce-hemlock forest |
| Facilities: |
- 2 double plywood bunks
- 2 single plywood bunks
- Table and benches
- Wood stove
- Cupboard
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- Cooking counter
- Broom
- Outhouse toilet
- Axe or splitting maul
- Mooring buoy
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Water available from nearby stream. 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. It's a good idea
to bring your own water. |
| More information: |
Supplied firewood may be in short supply or temporarily
out at any time.
Mooring buoy available on first-come, first-served basis
for boat anchorage. Buoy available to either cabin users
or general forest users.
DO NOT leave food behind when vacating this cabin. Pack
out all gear that you bring in.
Cabin built in 1991 by volunteers from City and Borough
of Sitka and other Sitka residents. |
| Special features: |
Beachcombing, seal watching popular. Shrimp fishing south
and east of island. Crabbing in nearby bays. With low tides,
shoreline along spit near cabin leads to Chichagof Island,
with deer, bear, and waterfowl hunting. Dolly Varden, pink,
chum salmon in rivers. Brown
bear frequent area. |
To reserve: |
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