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KOOK LAKE CABIN3
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USFSTongass National Forest · Alaska

Kook Lake Cabin

Overview Kook Lake Cabin sits on the west end of Kook Lake, approximately 45 miles northeast of Sitka, Alaska.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.121ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Juneau6h15real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 121 ft, Kook Lake Cabin has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 28°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out.

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 · Jun
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
61%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 25
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 17.
53°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Juneau
114 mi
6h15
02
Fairbanks
824 mi
28h09
03
Anchorage
940 mi
30h47
By drive time
Juneau · 6h15Fairbanks · 28h09Anchorage · 30h47Camp

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
★ The standout
Site S03
CHCI.
0
Type
Standard
0
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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