Dan Seavey Cabin
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The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there
In the agency’s own words
Dan Seavey Cabin is a new, two‑story cabin situated along the shore of Meridian Lake. The cabin kit and logs were crafted from Western Red Cedar sourced from the Icy Strait region of Southeast Alaska. The surrounding area provides excellent opportunities for seasonal recreation, including rainbow trout fishing, blueberry picking, and a chance to spot local wildlife. Access to Dan Seavey Cabin is via the Grayling Lake/Meridian Trail at mile 13.2 of the Seward Highway. The cabin is an easy 1.4‑mile hike during the summer and can be reached by snowshoe along the same route in winter. Keep reading
The access trail also connects with the Iditarod National Historic Trail (INHT). For more information about the INHT, click here. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1f8c131acd904885a00d0dde22d2c9a5 Recreation Meridian Lake is stocked every two years with fingerling rainbow trout. Visitors can fish from the shoreline or take the canoe out for a paddle around the lake. Nearby Grayling Lake is another excellent fishing spot, offering opportunities to catch Arctic grayling. From Grayling Lake, follow the Iditarod National Historic Trail (INHT) south for 0.75 miles to reach Leech Lake for additional rainbow trout fishing. You can also head south from Meridian Lake to Long Lake, which is likewise stocked with rainbow trout. Ice fishing is a reliable winter option on both Grayling and Meridian Lakes. Anglers must have a valid Alaska state fishing license and follow all regulations. Fishing equipment is not provided, and permits are required for fishing or hunting in Alaska. To learn more about Alaska fishing and hunting regulations, visit the Alaska Department of Fish & Game website. click here Blueberries and high-bush cranberries can be found along the Meridian, Grayling, and Iditarod National Historic Trails during August and September. Grayling Lake and Meridian Trails both connect with the INHT to the north and south. From Grayling Lake, continue south on the trail until it meets the INHT, then follow the route for 0.75 miles to Leech Lake. Beyond Leech Lake, continue another 1.5 miles to reach Divide Trailhead at milepost 12 on the Seward Highway. From Meridian Lake, take the INHT north for 2.35 miles to Long Lake, then continue south on the INHT for 2.9 miles to Primrose Trailhead. This trail system winds through a mix of dense conifer forest and open muskegs. Maps and recreation guides are available on the Chugach National Forest website. Click here Wildlife is abundant throughout the area, including birds, moose, wolves, coyotes, black and brown bears, and wolverine. Hunting for these species is allowed during designated seasons. For current regulations, consult the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. click here Facilities This two‑story cabin provides bunk space for up to eight people, with a maximum occupancy of eight. Inside, the cabin is equipped with a countertop, table, benches, and a wood stove. A splitting maul and saw are available for collecting and preparing firewood; however, firewood is not provided. A pit toilet is located onsite, but toilet paper is not supplied. There is no electricity, mattresses, or cooking utensils. Visitors should bring sleeping bags, sleeping pads, a cook stove, cookware, and all necessary food. There is no potable water at the cabin—any water collected from lakes or streams must be boiled or treated before use. All garbage and food must be packed out.
Natural Features
Dan Seavey Cabin sits along the shoreline of Meridian Lake, tucked within a dense conifer forest of spruce and hemlock. The area offers abundant opportunities for recreation and wilderness experiences. The 1.4‑mile trail to the cabin is a gradual hike that winds through thick forest and open muskegs. Wildlife is common in the area, including a variety of birds as well as moose, coyotes, wolves, black and brown bears, wolverine, and grouse. Snow may linger through mid‑June, so plan accordingly. For the most up‑to‑date trail conditions, contact the Seward Ranger District at 907‑288‑3178. Click here to learn more about staying safe in bear country. Make your campsite less attractive to bears by practicing good Leave No Trace practices and learn more about outdoor safety and ethics .
Nearby Attractions
The city of Seward is located 13.2 miles south of the Grayling Lake Trailhead. Seward is a vibrant coastal community surrounded by dramatic mountains rising straight from the sea. It offers a wide range of recreation opportunities, sightseeing tours, fishing, and more. For maps and recreation opportunity guides, visit the Chugach National Forest website. Click here For more information about the city of Seward, visit the Seward visitor website. Click here
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 1 · 1 cabin
- Hookups
- None
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
Facilities
- Toilets
- Pit Toilets
- “…however, firewood is not provided. A pit toilet is located onsite, but toilet paper is not…”
- Drinking water
- None, bring your own
- “…stove, cookware, and all necessary food. There is no potable water at the cabin—any water collected from lakes or…”
- Firewood
- Mentioned
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, Creek, Beach
- Berry Picking
- Biking
- Canoeing
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Wilderness access
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Who keeps the booking fee
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The sites
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Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the phone number
Where it is
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Exit Glacier CampgroundKenai Fjords National Park · 11 miThe weather
the next four days
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The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it · a letter you can send
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Dan Seavey Cabin is in Alaska’s at-large congressional district. Its representative, Nick Begich (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →
Who can change it · 3
Two offices, two different asks. The draft to the agency asks it to set aside a published share of the sites here for whoever drives up. The draft to Congress asks why that share is zero and presses for a published minimum at the campgrounds it funds.
- The member who votes the moneyNicholas J. Begich IIIU.S. Representative · Alaska, at-large
- Your senator, on the same appropriationDan SullivanU.S. Senator · Alaska
- Your senator, on the same appropriationLisa MurkowskiU.S. Senator · Alaska
Read the draft, or change the wording
For the camper who turned up, or tried to book, and couldn’t get in. Every draft is written from this campground’s own record (its agency, its unit, its site count and its own weekend) and the buttons above copy whichever wording is selected here.
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Dan Seavey Cabin, Chugach National Forest, Alaska
Dear Nicholas J. Begich III, I’m a constituent in Alaska, at-large. I tried to camp at Dan Seavey Cabin, Chugach National Forest, Alaska, and couldn’t. All 1 sites at Dan Seavey Cabin are reservable, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, November 14, the one site recreation.gov was offering there was already booked. 1,628 of the 7,651 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Dan Seavey Cabin keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Dan Seavey Cabin. I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Dan Seavey Cabin (Chugach National Forest, Alaska) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Dan Seavey Cabin, Chugach National Forest, Alaska
Dear Dan Sullivan, I’m a constituent in Alaska. I tried to camp at Dan Seavey Cabin, Chugach National Forest, Alaska, and couldn’t. All 1 sites at Dan Seavey Cabin are reservable, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, November 14, the one site recreation.gov was offering there was already booked. 1,628 of the 7,651 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Dan Seavey Cabin keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Dan Seavey Cabin. I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Dan Seavey Cabin (Chugach National Forest, Alaska) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Dan Seavey Cabin, Chugach National Forest, Alaska
Dear Lisa Murkowski, I’m a constituent in Alaska. I tried to camp at Dan Seavey Cabin, Chugach National Forest, Alaska, and couldn’t. All 1 sites at Dan Seavey Cabin are reservable, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, November 14, the one site recreation.gov was offering there was already booked. 1,628 of the 7,651 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Dan Seavey Cabin keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Dan Seavey Cabin. I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Dan Seavey Cabin (Chugach National Forest, Alaska) via campanac.com