Wilson Narrows Cabin
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:09 UTC
- Sites
- 1All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 12 notices
In the agency’s own words
Wilson Narrows Cabin is situated on the south end of Wilson Lake approximately 44 air miles northeast of Ketchikan. The cabin is available year-round and makes an excellent base for experiencing this corner of Alaska with its recreation options, beautiful scenery and abundant wildlife. The cabin is remote and does not have electricity, indoor plumbing or cell phone service. It is accessible only by float plane, depending on conditions. Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities. Keep reading
Recreation
Wilson Lake is an angler's paradise, offering excellent cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee salmon fishing at the lake outlet. A 14-foot aluminum skiff with oars is provided for rowing around the lake, but visitors must provide their own life jackets.
Facilities
This 12x14-ft. ( pan-abode style ) cabin accommodates 6 people with 2 single and 2 double bunks. Other amenities include a table and benches, cooking counter, food storage and a broom with dustpan. A wood stove is provided for heat, along with a splitting maul. An outhouse is located nearby. Bring your own firewood as it cannot be guaranteed. Drinking water is not available at the cabin. It is recommended that visitors bring their own water supply. Water is also available from the lake, but should be treated before drinking or cooking with it (water safety). Visitors should also bring sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cooking gear, lanterns or flashlights, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, a fire extinguisher and fire starter. Rain gear and boots are recommended. Visitors are expected to pack out their trash, gear and food and clean the cabin before leaving ( more cabin details ).
Natural Features
The cabin is situated within Misty Fiords National Monument Wilderness on the shore of long and narrow Wilson Lake, which was carved out by glaciers. Cabin visitors can enjoy looking out over the placid lake, which is surrounded by rugged mountain peaks and evergreen forest. Mountain goat, Sitka black-tailed deer, black bear and brown bear are common to the area ( bear safety ). A variety of birds may be seen in and around Wilson Lake.
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
This is the Wilson Narrows Cabin located at the outlet of Wilson Lake (south end of lake), and is not to be confused with the Wilson View Cabin located on the north end of the lake
Everything else this campground posts · 9
Drinking water is not available at the cabin; please bring water or treat water from natural sources
Please pack out all trash and food and clean cabin before leaving
Please conserve firewood as the supplied firewood is for wood stove only
This cabin is in a designated Wilderness area, and access by helicopter is illegal
Same day reservations allowed for this cabin
The person holding the reservation for this cabin must be at least 18 years of age and must be a member of the party using the cabin
There are no discounts for Golden Age/Access Passports for Alaska cabin rentals
Learn more about the Tongass 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
- Yes, the record doesn't say what kind
- “An outhouse is located nearby.”
- Drinking water
- None, bring your own
- “…own firewood as it cannot be guaranteed. Drinking water is not available at the cabin. It is recommended that visitors bring…”
- Firewood
- Mentioned
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake
- Boating
- Fishing
- Wildlife viewing
- Cell signal · Cell signal · Forest Service says
- None
2 of 2 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:09 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
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Every line of the receipt · 15
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 →
How we know this receipt · 5
recreation.gov availability, read 16:09 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
1 sites · the site map
All 1 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. 1 of the 1 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| AREA WILSON NARROWS CABIN | M11 | cabin nonelectric | 236 ft | $45 |
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Wilson View CabinMisty Fjords National Monument · 4.4 mi
Checats Lake CabinMisty Fjords National Monument · 9.6 mi
Winstanley Lake CabinMisty Fjords National Monument · 9.9 mi
Winstanley Island CabinMisty Fjords National Monument · 13 mi
Bakewell Lake CabinMisty Fjords National Monument · 15 mi
Ella Narrows CabinMisty Fjords National Monument · 20 miThe cabin is accessible by float plane only. It is located approximately 44 air miles northeast of Ketchikan on the mainland, north of Wilson Arm. The cabin sits on the south end of Wilson Lake. This cabin is in a designated Wilderness area, and access by helicopter is illegal. Refer to USGS map Ketchikan B-2 and C-2.
In fall, winter, and early spring, the cabin may be inaccessible due to frozen lake surface (float planes cannot land). Please contact the Ketchikan-Misty Fjords Ranger District for information prior to making reservations during these periods.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Hyder, AK
Typical weather
Typical October night 43°F, day 52°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 32°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
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Wilson Narrows 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 →
How we know
every fact on this page, and where it came from
“…and does not have electricity, indoor plumbing or cell phone service. It is accessible only by float plane, depending on…”