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BEACH RIVER CABIN
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USFSChugach National Forest · Alaska

Beach River Cabin

Overview Beach River Cabin offers guests a remote lodging experience on Montague Island in southcentral Alaska.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.13ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Anchorage5h59real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 13 ft, Beach River Cabin has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 27°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on reservability and cool nights. Softest on shade.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Apr
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
62%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 3
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 30.
53°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Anchorage
141 mi
5h59
02
Fairbanks
498 mi
13h12
03
Juneau
990 mi
30h58
By drive time
Anchorage · 5h59Fairbanks · 13h12Juneau · 30h58Camp

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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