Tiedeman Slough Cabin
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- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:08 UTC
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- 1All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 9 notices
In the agency’s own words
Tiedeman Slough Cabin offers guests recreation, relaxation and a unique lodging experience in the Chugach National Forest. The remote site offers a scenic setting for birding, hunting and wildlife viewing, all within close distance from the cabin. Access to the cabin is by float plane at high tide or by boat. Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety and must bring several of their own amenities. Keep reading
Recreation
Bird watching is exceptional near this cabin. Anglers will need to travel upstream of the boat launch to Alaganik Slough to find productive fishing waters, as fishing near the cabin is poor because of water turbidity. In Alaganik Slough, however, silver salmon run from August to September, and sockeye salmon are abundant in late June through July. Hunters can take advantage of waterfowl, bear and deer hunting during designated seasons.
Facilities
The cabin is a 12 x 14 rustic structure furnished with wooden bunkbeds without mattresses that sleep up to six guests. The cabin is equipped with a table, oil stove, rainwater catchment barrel and an outdoor pit toilet. The cabin does not have running water or electricity. Visitors must bring their own water, food, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cook stoves, matches, cooking gear/utensils, light source, #1 stove oil, toilet paper, first aid kit and garbage bags Click here for more cabin details.
Natural Features
The cabin is located on the east bank of the tidal slough in a low-lying area blanketed with alder and willow. Ponds dot the boggy landscape. This area offers a diversity of wildlife. Copper River Delta is a major resting and feeding area for 20 million shore birds and waterfowl traveling the Pacific Flyway. Waterfowl in the area include dusky Canada geese, mallard, pintail, green-winged teal, gadwall, widgeon and shoveler. Land mammals include brown bears, beaver, coyote, moose, wolf and land otters. Bear are most apparent during the spring as they hunt eggs and flightless birds. Sea mammals are not usually present, however, harbor seals will travel up slough following the salmon during their spawning runs.
What the agency tells you
This facility is located in an extremely remote and wild area; before making a reservation, become aware of bear, water, and weather safety (including cold)
Recreating in Alaska can present both obvious and hidden dangers; please be aware of your surroundings and be prepared for extended stays due to occasionally poor weather
Bring initial supply of water; boil surface water five minutes before drinking
Everything else this campground posts · 6
All garbage and food must be packed out
Same day reservations are allowed for this cabin
Forest Order (10-04-00-14-47) that limits occupying/renting a public use rental cabin for more than seven consecutive days by any group or person
Ice conditions late in the year may make cabin access more difficult
Learn more about Chugach National Forest
Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by purchasing firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 1 · 1 cabin
- Hookups
- None
- Accessible sites
- None listed
Facilities
- Toilets
- Pit Toilets
- “…catchment barrel and an outdoor pit toilet. The cabin does not have running water or…”
- Drinking water
- None, bring your own
- “…and an outdoor pit toilet. The cabin does not have running water or electricity. Visitors must bring their own…”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 7 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- River
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Wildlife viewing
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The sites
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All 1 sites
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| AREA TIEDEMAN SLOUGH CABIN | C03 | cabin nonelectric | under 10 ft | $60 |
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
McKinley Trail CabinChugach National Forest · 8.9 mi
McKinley Lake CabinChugach National Forest · 10 mi
Power Creek CabinChugach National Forest · 14 mi
Hook Point CabinChugach National Forest · 29 mi
Childs Glacier Recreation Area and CampgroundChugach National Forest · 30 mi
Martin Lake CabinChugach National Forest · 30 miTiedeman Slough Cabin is on south bank of Tiedeman Slough, just north of Alaganik Slough. It is accessible by boat by traveling to mile 17 on Copper River Highway and turning south on Alaganik Road. The boat ramp is at the end of the road at mile 3. From the boat ramp go 7 miles west on Alaganik Slough to Tiedeman Slough. Travel a quarter-mile north on this slough to the cabin.
Travel by boat at high tides only. The delta is subject to high winds that may effect boating on lower Alaganik Slough. The cabin is located on the east bank and may be difficult to access at low tide.
The cabin is also accessible via floatplane at high tide, typically 10 minutes from Cordova. Refer to USGS map, Cordova B4.
Float plane or boat access can only occur at certain stages of the tide. Please check current conditions prior to your trip. Click here for more information.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Cordova, AK
Typical weather
Typical October night 33°F, day 48°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 19°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 Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
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Who answers for this land
Tiedeman Slough 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 →