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LOG JAM BAY CABIN
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USFSChugach National Forest · Alaska

Log Jam Bay Cabin

Overview Log Jam Cabin offers guests a remote lodging experience on Montague Island in southeastern Alaska.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.62ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Anchorage5h54real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 62 ft, Log Jam Bay Cabin has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 26°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.
60%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 7
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 26.
53°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Anchorage
140 mi
5h54
02
Fairbanks
497 mi
13h07
03
Juneau
989 mi
30h52
By drive time
Anchorage · 5h54Fairbanks · 13h07Juneau · 30h52Camp

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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