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Deep Bay Cabin wooden bunk beds
Two people playing cards on wooden tableDeep Bay Cabin covered porch with picnic table under on wood patio
USFSTongass National Forest · Alaska

Deep Bay Cabin

Overview The Deep Bay Cabin is a fully ADA accessible, large group recreation cabin located on Zarembo Island.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.112ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig25 ft
Electricnonesites
From Juneau9h04real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 112 ft, Deep Bay Cabin has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 30°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 shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.

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 · May
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
46%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 17
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 27.
54°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Juneau
184 mi
9h04
02
Fairbanks
894 mi
30h58
03
Anchorage
1010 mi
33h36
By drive time
Juneau · 9h04Fairbanks · 30h58Anchorage · 33h36Camp

Picking your site

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

Check availability on Recreation.gov →