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Pull-thru
USFSTongass National Forest · Alaska
Marten Lake Cabin
Overview A stay at Marten Lake Cabin provides for a unique experience at a remote, backcountry lake only accessible by floatplane.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.256ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Juneau12h42real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 256 ft, Marten 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. This is bear country, and food-storage lockers are provided. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on cool nights.
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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · May
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
39%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 17.
54°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Juneau
234 mi
12h42
02
Fairbanks
944 mi
34h36
03
Anchorage
1060 mi
37h14
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
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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.