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Harding River Cabin
Mainland, Bradfield Canal
| Capacity: |
6 |
Access: |
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| Stove type: |
Oil |
| Rowboat: |
No |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$25 per night |
| Season of use: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
14' x 16' (4.25 m x 5 m) hunter-style
cabin with partly covered porch, wooden cooler box for food
storage |
| Location: |
North side Bradfield Canal at mouth of Harding River
| Longitude: |
-131.6155556 |
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| Latitude: |
56.20388889 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Bradfield A-5 |
| Access: |
40 miles (64 km) SE of Wrangell by boat, 31 miles
(50.6 km) by float plane
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| Terrain: |
Relatively flat; Sitka spruce/western hemlock rain forest,
muskeg |
| Facilities: |
- 2 single bunks
- 2 double bunks
- Wooden table and benches
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- Broom
- Oil stove (#1 stove oil only, NOT provided)
- Outhouse toilet
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Water available from Harding River. Treat all water before using. |
| What to bring: |
#1 stove oil, 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: |
Beach near cabin slopes gradually; does not provide for
easy boat anchorage. Recommend anchoring boat in deeper
water, using skiff or punt between boat and shore. |
| Special features: |
Brown and black bear, harbor seals, bald eagles, waterfowl
(Sept. - Oct.)
Cutthroat and Dolly Varden trout (May - Sept.),
steelhead (Apr. - May), silver, chum salmon (Aug.-Sept.)
in Harding River. Fishing also about 2 miles (3 km) across
Bradfield Canal in Eagle River. Crabbing in nearby Bradfield
Canal. |
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