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

Young Lake (North) Cabin

North Young Lake Cabin offers guests recreation, relaxation and a unique wilderness lodging experience on the northern tip of Admiralty Island in the Tongass National Forest. The remote site offers a scenic setting for hiking, fishing, boating, berry picking and wildlife viewing, all within the vicinity of the cabin. Young Lake North Cabin is one of two cabins on the lake. The other is the South Young Lake Cabin. Access to the cabin is float plane 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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Site mix

Cabins

This cabin is booked as a single unit on Recreation.gov. The booking page shows which dates are open and how far ahead they release. How the booking window works

Site guide

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Site	Shade	Waterfront	People / vehicles	Fires
A14	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
Fees	Only one change per reservation for all Alaska cabins is allowed. Change is defined as a modification to the start or end date of the reservation; after one change has been made, if additional changes are desired, the customer must cancel the current reservation and re- book the new dates.

The cabin is a primitive, pre-cut cedar log cabin in pan- abode style, furnished with wooden bunkbeds without mattresses that sleep up to six guests. The cabin is equipped with a table, benches, an oil stove for heat and an outside toilet. Other amenities include cooking counters, shelves, cupboard space and a broom. The cabin does not have running water or electricity, and visitors must bring their own food, water, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cook stoves, matches, cooking gear/utensils, light source, toilet paper, first aid kit and garbage bags. Guests should bring #1 heating oil (kerosene) to fuel the stove. The stove will burn half a gallon in eight hours at the lowest setting, and up to 1.2 gallons during eight hours at the highest setting. A flash light is handy for looking into the burn chamber when lighting the stove. Matches or a lighter are needed to light a small piece of paper to drop in to the burn chamber when lighting the stove. Detailed directions with photos on how to light the stove are provided in the cabin.

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Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Eaglecrest Base, 10 miles from the campground at 1,134 feet, station USC00502610 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 105 inches a year.

Getting there

Access to the cabin is by float plane. It is about a 20-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 (float planes cannot land). The lake is normally ice-free from mid-May through November.

Nearest town	Juneau, Alaska
Coordinates	58.1344° N, 134.4944° W · Directions ↗

Explore

Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →

0.1 mi
Admiralty Cove to N. Young Lk ↗
4.8 mi trail · hiking, horse
0.1 mi
North Young to South Young
1.3 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 →

Kootznoowoo Wilderness begins about 12.2 miles away, and it is the closest of these.

12.2 mi
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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On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

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Natural features

The cabin is situated under a canopy of old growth forest at an elevation of 320 feet, set back 50 feet from the north end of Young Lake. The Kootznoowoo Wilderness encompasses nearly a million acres. Dense spruce and hemlock forests, glacier-fed streams, lakes and muskeg openings define the landscape. Peaks rise from the horizon in the distance. Wildlife in the area abounds. Sitka black-tailed deer stay well hidden in the dense forest and bald eagles are easily found in treetops along most beaches. Bears frequent the area near the cabin and trails, particularly during salmon runs July through August. Learn more about bear safety in the Tongass National Forest.

Recreation

Anglers enjoy Young Lake for catching cutthroat trout, dolly varden and coho salmon. Visitors are welcome to use the skiff with oars available at the cabin and visitors are responsible for bringing and using personal floatation devices. The lake is normally ice-free from mid May through November. Several primitive trails extend from the cabin into the forest. The Admiralty Cove-Young Lake trailhead is at the cabin's doorstep. The trail is 4.5 miles departing from the cabin and ending at Admiralty cabin and cove. It is a relatively flat trail and follows the creek at each end of the trail. The round-trip hike can be fairly strenuous when conditions are rainy and wet.

Guidebooks for Alaska

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Traveler's guide to Alaskan camping
Mike Church, 2017
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Hiking Alaska
Mollie Foster, 2017
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50 Hikes in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula
Taz Tally, 2016
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Young Lake (North) Cabin?

Sites at Young Lake (North) Cabin are reservable on Recreation.gov. Any walk-up sites are listed on the booking page.

Source: Recreation.gov

How much does it cost to camp at Young Lake (North) Cabin?

Only one change per reservation for all Alaska cabins is allowed. Change is defined as a modification to the start or end date of the reservation; after one change has been made, if additional changes are desired, the customer must cancel the current reservation and re- book the new dates.

Source: Recreation.gov

What time is check-in at Young Lake (North) Cabin?

Check-in 12:00 PM, checkout 12:00 PM.

Source: Recreation.gov

How many sites does Young Lake (North) Cabin have?

1 site, including 1 cabin.

Source: Recreation.gov

Are pets allowed at Young Lake (North) Cabin?

Yes, pets are allowed at Young Lake (North) Cabin. Leash rules apply.

Source: Recreation.gov

Can I have a campfire at Young Lake (North) Cabin?

Fires are allowed in the provided rings under normal conditions.