Kenai Fjords National Park Cabins
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The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 15 notices
In the agency’s own words
Holgate and Aialik Bay Cabins are rustic public use cabins. The cabins are accessible only by a two-hour boat ride or a 30-minute float plane flight from Seward; there are no roads to the cabins. The cabins are open from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend and booking starts January 1st. Holgate Cabin is located on the northeastern shore of Holgate Arm in Aialik Bay. The cabin sits on a small bluff above a cobble beach. There are spectacular views of Holgate Glacier from the cabin's front porch. Aialik Bay Cabin is located on a five-acre lease on Port Graham Corporation land, at the upper end of Aialik Bay. Keep reading
It is within the heart of the coastal backcountry of Kenai Fjords National Park. You will be able to enjoy views of tidewater glaciers. Reservations are limited to a maximum of three nights per group per cabin within the calendar year. Groups are limited to a maximum of six people per cabin. Occupancy begins and ends at noon.
Recreation
Both cabins are ideal locations for kayaking, boating, fishing, hiking, and wildlife viewing. It is possible to see black bears, seabirds, sea otters, mountain goats, and other marine mammals. There can be excellent berry picking in the open spruce forest that surrounds the cabins. Please refer to Alaska Department of Fish and Game for fishing regulations and license requirements.
Facilities
Holgate Cabin contains three wooden bunk beds that sleep up to six people, a work counter, table with chairs, propane heater (propane provided), fire extinguisher, and smoke detector. Aialik Bay Cabin contains two wooden bunk beds that sleep up to six people, a work counter, table with four chairs, propane heater (propane provided), fire extinguisher, and smoke detector. It is important to note: The cabins are rustic, approximately 16' x 20' (5m x 6 m). There is no electricity or running water at the cabins. Fresh water is not always accessible and must be treated. There are toilet structures where disposable toilet kits must be used (environmentally- friendly human waste disposal system). Toilet kits are provided and must be packed out. There is no cell phone coverage in the backcountry. There are no mooring buoys at the beach.
Natural Features
Both cabins are situated just above sea level and are surrounded by alder trees, blueberry, and salmonberry bushes. Holgate Cabin : The surrounding terrain is open spruce forest. The view of Holgate Glacier is spectacular and you can hear sounds of calving ice from the glacier. The cabin is surrounded by alder trees, blueberry, and salmonberry bushes. Aialik Bay Cabin : The cabin is located near the north end of a deep, sheltered fjord. It is across the bay from Aialik Glacier. The surrounding terrain is flat, with young spruce forests, alder thickets, and a long cobble beach.
Nearby Attractions
Both cabins are in Aialik Bay. From Holgate Cabin explore nearby Pedersen Lagoon and Quicksand Cove by kayak or boat. From Aialik Bay Cabin enjoy views of Pedersen Glacier and Aialik Glacier. Abra Cove is north of the cabin and can be accessed by kayak or boat.
What the agency tells you
Bring with you: your own cook stove, lighter, utensils, sleeping pad, bedding, toilet paper, drinking water, and/or means to treat drinking water. Fresh water can be difficult to find, especially during dry periods. Bring sufficient amount of drinking water from an approved source or be prepared to treat water from a natural surface source.
Cabins are accessible by float plane or boat; water taxis are available from Seward. Water taxi costs vary from season to season. Visit the Seward Alaska, Kenai Fjords website to find local vendors.
Park regulations require all food, garbage, and other scented items be secured inside the cabin at all times, as black bears frequent this area. Food storage violations could result in immediate termination of the cabin permit in addition to a fine.
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Pets are not allowed in the coastal backcountry or inside public cabins. Exceptions are made for service dogs.
Pack out all trash, remaining food, and used toilet kits.
No smoking inside cabin. All cigarette butts must be packed out with other garbage.
The Aialik Bay Cabin is located on a five-acre parcel of land leased by the NPS from the Port Graham Corporation . Those interested in accessing Port Graham Corporation lands outside the five-acre lease must obtain a permit by contacting Port Graham at (907) 284-2212.
Campfires are permitted only on the beach below the high tide line.
There is no hunting or trapping permitted in this area.
Please conserve propane; use only when necessary.
Mosquito nets are highly recommended in July and August.
It is highly recommended that backcountry travelers carry a marine radio or satellite phone. There is no cell phone coverage in Aialik Bay.
Kenai Fjords National Park does not add on a reservation fee for our cabins.
A printable facility map is available on the right sidebar of this page or click here
Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 2 · 2 cabin
- Hookups
- None
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Stay limit
- 6 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Beach, Coast
- Fishing
- Wildlife viewing
- Cell signal · Cell signal · Park Service says
- None
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What you actually pay
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
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rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
2 sites · the site map
All 2 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 2 of the 2 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| Kenai Fjords National Park Cabins | AIALIK BAY CABIN | cabin nonelectric | 980 ft | $75 |
| Kenai Fjords National Park Cabins | HOLGATE CABIN | cabin nonelectric | 297 ft | $75 |
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Exit Glacier CampgroundKenai Fjords National Park · 21 mi
Dale Clemens CabinChugach National Forest · 23 miPrimrose CampgroundChugach National Forest · 33 mi
Upper Russian Lake CabinChugach National Forest · 34 mi
Aspen Flats Cabin (Chugach National Forest, AK)Chugach National Forest · 35 mi
Ptarmigan CreekChugach National Forest · 37 miThe cabins are accessible only by float plane or boat.
Holgate Cabin: 59° 50' 01.61" N 149° 46' 10.25" W
Aialik Bay Cabin: 59° 53' 12.63" N 149° 39' 22.41" W
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Lowell Point, AK
Typical weather
Typical October night 35°F, day 46°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 21°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Kenai Fjords National Park Cabins 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 →
How we know
every fact on this page, and where it came from
“…kits are provided and must be packed out. There is no cell phone coverage in the backcountry. There are no mooring buoys at the beach.…”