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HONKER LAKE CABIN (AK), AK

Description

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Cabin is a 12' X 12' precut cedar log cabin equipped with wooden bunks (sleeping space for 4-6 people), table, benches, wood stove for heat, and an outside toilet. It does not have mattresses or cooking utensils. Cabin users should bring their own sleeping bags, pads, cook stoves, matches, cooking gear, food, lantern, toilet paper, and garbage bags. A boat with oars is provided (boat uses a long shaft motor - not provided). Wood supply cannot be guaranteed. Please be conservative with wood use and bring a cook stove for cooking.

Honker Lake is sometimes referred to as Galea Lake. The cabin is remote and isolated. Waterfowl is abundant, especially the Canada goose or honker,which the cabin is named for. There is good fishing in the lake with cutthroat, rainbow, and dolly varden, as well as coho and sockeye salmon. The ground is flat along Honker Lake. The cabin is situated in an old growth area of Sitka spruce and western hemlock.

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Alerts and Important Information

Occasionally poor weather can result in extended stays, and cabin users should be prepared for this. In fall, winter, and early spring, the cabin may be inaccessible due to frozen lake surface(floatplanes cannot land). Please contact the local Forest Service Ranger District office for information prior to making reservations during these periods. Water should be treated or boiled prior to drinking. All garbage and food must be packed out.


Same day reservations are 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. Use of this cabin by a commercial operator, such as an outfitter or guide, is NOT allowed.

Reservations are restricted to a maximum stay of 7 consecutive nights May 1 - September 30 and a maximum stay of 10consecutive nights October 1 - April 30. Effective November 17, 2003, reservations for Alaska cabins will be subject to a new policy allowing only one change per reservation. A change in reservation is defined as a modification to the start or end date of the reservation. After one change has been made, if additional changes are desired, the customer must cancel the reservation and at a later time, re-book the new dates. This policy has been established to assure that reservations for cabins are fair and equitable for everyone.

Getting There:

Honker Lake Cabin (AK)

Ketchikan/Thorne Bay AK

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
55.83139, -132.88528

Approximately 54 air miles from Ketchikan, Alaska, and 27 miles from the City of Craig on Prince of Wales Island. The cabin is located along Honker Divide Canoe Route, on Honker Lake, which runs from the Hatchery Creek Bridge (FDR #30) to Thorne Bay. The cabin is 6 miles from the bridge. It is a very difficult paddle from the bridge to the cabin with mostly upstream paddling conditions and lots of portage. The cabin is more often accessed by floatplane. Refer to USGS map Craig D-3.
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Project Office: (907)828-3304