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Virginia Lake Cabin
Mainland
| Capacity: |
6 |
Access: |
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| Stove type: |
Wood |
| Rowboat: |
Yes |
Activities: |
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| Rental fee: |
$35 per night May through September;
$25 per night October through April |
| Season of use: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
Wheelchair-accessible 12' x 14' (3.6 m x 4.26
m) Pan Abode cabin with 10' x 18' (3 m x 5.5 m) addition,
wrap-around deck, walkways to outhouse, floating dock |
| Location: |
E end of Virginia Lake on mainland above Eastern Passage,
elev 105' (32 m)
| Longitude: |
-132.1430556 |
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| Latitude: |
56.48222222 |
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| Suggested USGS topo map: |
Petersburg B-1 |
| Access: |
By float plane 10 miles (16 km) east from Wrangell.
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| Terrain: |
Relatively flat around cabin, large meadows near Porterfield
Creek; steep mountains around parts of lake |
| Facilities: |
- 2 single plywood bunks with trundles
- 3 single plywood bunks
- Wooden table and benches
- Wood stove
- Broom
- Fire ring
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- Outhouse toilet
- Woodshed (wood provided)
- Splitting maul
- Dock
- Skiff and oars (NO personal flotation devices
provided)
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Water available from stream behind cabin. Treat all water before using. |
| What to bring: |
Personal flotation devices, 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: |
Mill Creek trailhead accessible by boat 9 miles (14.5
km) from Wrangell |
| Special features: |
Mill Creek trail, .9 mile (1.4 km), from beach at Eastern
Passage to Virginia Lake outlet. Portage opportunity to
lake. No developed trail from lake outlet to cabin
Brown bear, black bear and moose
Cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden (May - Oct); sockeye
salmon (Aug - Sept)
Sand beach in front of cabin.
NOTE: Expect other users on lake due to easy access
and distance from Wrangell |
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