Breiland Slough Cabin
Breiland Slough Cabin is located on the west side of Duncan Canal on Kupreanof Island. It is open year-round and makes a good base camp for exploring the nearby Castle Islands. Visitors have access to great fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing. There is also space outside the cabin for additional campers to occupy tents. The cabin is accessible by float plane or boat from Petersburg. Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities.
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Site mix
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Site guide
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| Site | Shade | People / vehicles |
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| P12 | Full | 7 / – |
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
| Fees | Reservations can be made the day of arrival or up to 180 days in advance and are restricted to a maximum stay of 7 consecutive nights per party for any one reservation from May 1 through Sept. 30, and a maximum stay of 10 consecutive nights from Oct. 1 through April 30. |
The small A-frame cabin has two double bunks and a sleeping loft that can be accessed via a wooden ladder. It is equipped with a table, benches and a clean-burning oil stove for heat. An outhouse with a pit toilet is provided. No drinking water is available at the cabin. The nearest water source is a small stream located a quarter-mile south of the cabin, but it needs to be boiled or treated prior to culinary use. It is recommended that visitors bring their own supply of water for drinking, cooking and washing. Visitors need to bring No. 1 heating oil, in addition to sleeping bags and pads, a cook stove and cooking gear, towels, food, clothing, fire starter, fire extinguisher, extra toilet paper and garbage bags, among other necessities. All trash and food must be packed out, and visitors are expected to clean the cabin prior to leaving.
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
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Getting there
From Petersburg, the cabin is 15 miles by float plane or 25 miles by boat. It is accessible at any tide. Maps are available online or by calling the Petersburg Ranger District at (907) 772-3871.
| Nearest town | Petersburg, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 56.6381° N, 133.1589° W · Directions ↗ |
Good to know
- Heating oil is not supplied for the oil stove.
Explore
Trails nearby
- 3.5 miCastle River Trail1.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 4.8 miMitchell Creek Trail0.08 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
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
Petersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness begins about 10.2 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 10.2 miPetersburg Creek-Duncan Salt Chuck Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 46,756 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.
Other campgrounds nearby
Cabin and lookout rentals nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Chugach (Ranger Boat)Structure · Petersburg · 13.8 mi
- F/V Charles W (Schooner)Structure · Petersburg · 14.1 mi
- Sons of Norway HallBuilding · Petersburg · 14.1 mi
Natural features
The cabin is located on a small peninsula with a gravel beach in front and grass flats in back, offering ideal waterfowl viewing. Wildlife in the area includes grouse, waterfowl, black bears and marine mammals (learn about bear safety). The surrounding terrain is beach fringe forest and grass flats. The beach offers scenic views of the Castle Islands to the north.
Recreation
Visitors enjoy boating, sea kayaking, exploring nearby islands, wildlife viewing, berry picking, walking along the beach and fishing. Anglers can catch coho salmon, dungeness crab and shrimp in front of the cabin. The ideal time for crabbing is during incoming tide (local tide charts).
Nearby
The nearby Castle Islands are the site of old underwater barite mining operations.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Breiland Slough Cabin?
Sites at Breiland Slough 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 Breiland Slough Cabin?
Reservations can be made the day of arrival or up to 180 days in advance and are restricted to a maximum stay of 7 consecutive nights per party for any one reservation from May 1 through Sept. 30, and a maximum stay of 10 consecutive nights from Oct. 1 through April 30.
Source: Recreation.gov
What time is check-in at Breiland Slough Cabin?
Check-in 12:00 PM, checkout 12:00 PM.
Source: Recreation.gov
How many sites does Breiland Slough Cabin have?
1 site, including 1 cabin.
Source: Recreation.gov
Is there cell service at Breiland Slough Cabin?
FCC coverage maps show AT&T 4G LTE at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What is there to do at Breiland Slough Cabin?
Visitors enjoy boating, sea kayaking, exploring nearby islands, wildlife viewing, berry picking, walking along the beach and fishing. The Recreation section on this page has the rest.
Source: Recreation
What is the nearest town to Breiland Slough Cabin?
Petersburg, Alaska. The nearby Castle Islands are the site of old underwater barite mining operations.
Source: Getting there
What if Breiland Slough Cabin is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Ohmer Creek Campground (16.5 mi, first-come), El Capitan Campground (33.4 mi), and Nemo Campsites Entry & Info Site (38.5 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby