Cabin rental · U.S. Forest Service · Tongass National Forest · Juneau, AK

Jims Lake Cabin

Jim's Lake Cabin offers visitors recreation, relaxation and a remote wilderness lodging experience in the Tongass National Forest. The rustic cabin is located on the northwest end of Jim's Lake, an isolated area in the south-central portion of Admiralty Island. The small lake is away from many flight paths. Access to the cabin is by floatplane only. Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities.

Cabin rentalReservable · Recreation.gov 1 sitePets okFires ok

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Photos courtesy of Jims Lake Cabin, USFS · Recreation.gov

Site mix

Cabins

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Site guide

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Site	Shade	Waterfront	People / vehicles	Fires
A10	Partial	Lakefront	6 / –	Yes

Per-site records as published by the managing agency on Recreation.gov. Blank cells mean the agency listed nothing for that site. Check-in 12:00 PM, checkout 12:00 PM.

Amenities & rules

Pets	Allowed
Campfires	Allowed, subject to restrictions

The primitive, pre-cut cedar pan-abode style log cabin sleeps up to six people on wooden bunkbeds without mattresses. The cabin is equipped with a table, benches, a wood stove for heat and an outside toilet. The cabin does not have running water or electricity. Visitors must bring their own food, water, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cook stove, matches, cooking gear/utensils, light source, toilet paper, first aid kit and garbage bags. Water from any natural site must be filtered, boiled or chemically treated before drinking.

Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Hidden Falls Hatchery, 34 miles from the campground at 22 feet, station USC00503605 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 128 inches a year.

Getting there

Access to the cabin is by floatplane only. It is about a 50-minute flight from Juneau. This cabin is in a designated Wilderness area, and access by helicopter is illegal. In fall, winter and early spring, the cabin may be inaccessible due to frozen lake surface (floatplanes cannot land). The lake is normally ice free from mid-May through November.

Nearest town	Juneau, Alaska
Coordinates	57.5819° N, 134.2739° W · Directions ↗

Good to know

Firewood is generally stacked in a woodshed near the cabin, but it is not guaranteed.

Explore

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →

4.2 mi
Davidson to Salt Lake
2.9 mi trail · hiking, horse
4.4 mi
Distin to Davidson
0.2 mi trail · hiking, horse
4.6 mi
Hasselborg Creek
1 mi trail · hiking, horse
4.7 mi
Salt Lake to Mitchell Bay
1.2 mi trail · hiking, horse

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

Public land it sits in

On Wilderness Atlas →

This campground sits inside Kootznoowoo Wilderness.

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Kootznoowoo Wilderness ↗
Wilderness · Forest Service · 989,922 acres

Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.

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Natural features

The cabin sits on a small rocky rise overlooking Jim's Lake, at an elevation of 232 feet. It is hemmed in by dense old-growth forest with views to distant glacier-capped peaks The cabin is located in the Kootznoowoo Wilderness which encompasses 956,255 acres of Admiralty Island. Dense spruce and hemlock forests, lakes and muskeg define the landscape, while distant rocky peaks tower along the island's high crest, reaching elevations of over 3,000 feet. Wildlife in the area abounds. Sitka black-tailed deer navigate dense forests and bald eagles perch in treetops along most beaches. Brown bear frequent the area as well.

Recreation

Hiking, fishing and wildlife viewing are all within the vicinity of the cabin. Anglers will find Jim's Lake to be a scenic setting for catching cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee salmon. Visitors are welcome to use the skiff with oars available at the cabin, and may choose to bring a small outboard motor. The motor must be less than 10 horsepower due to wilderness regulations. Personal floatation devices are not provided.