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Description

Rustic style 12ft x 14ft Pan Abode log cabin built in 1967.

Facilities

2 single plywood bunks, 2 double plywood bunks, Table and benches, Wood stove and firewood, Cooking counter, Food cupboard and shelves, Broom, Ax, maul, splitting wedge, Outhouse toilet, Wood shed, 14ft aluminum skiff with oars, NO lifejackets. Water is available from a nearby creek. Treat all water before using.

Capacity

6

Area

Mainland on northern Cleveland Peninsula

Location

50 air miles (80 km) from Ketchikan, on the Cleveland Peninsula northwest of Short Bay.

Access

Float plane or boat. May be inaccessible in fall, winter and early spring due to frozen lake surface (float plane can't land). Boat access via 2-mile (3 km) hike from Short Bay. Anchor buoy in Short Bay.

Terrain

Heavily wooded to the lake shore and backed by hills.

Special Features

Spectacular view of steep mountains directly across the lake with clinging ice fields visible through much of the season. Trail follows lake shore to outlet, crosses scenic open muskeg on the way to Short Bay. Steelhead and salmon runs in short Creek. Resident trout and dolly varden in lake. Sitka blacktail deer, black bear, brown bear, mountain goat, wolf, beaver, marten, mink, and otter.

Season Of Use

May through October

Managing Agency

Tongass National Forest

What To Bring

Flotation devices, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cooking stove, lantern, pots, pans, plates, utensils, food, toilet paper, garbage bags, fire extinguisher and fire starter. It's a good idea to bring your own water.

Rowboat

Yes

Stove

Wood

More Info

Skiff will take short-shaft motor (not provided). Please conserve firewood; supplied firewood is for stove use only.

USGS Topo Map

Ketchikan D-5, D-6

Rental Fee

$75 per night May-Sep; $60 per night Oct-Apr

Getting There

Coordinates
Latitude: 56.01138889
Longitude: -131.565
Driving Directions

Photos

Reflection Lake Cabin