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Person pushing skiff into lake from platform
Picnic table with lake and forest in backgroundMiddle Ridge Cabin on gravel drive with outhouse and woodshed
USFSTongass National Forest · Alaska

Middle Ridge Cabin

Overview Middle Ridge Cabin is wheelchair accessible and located on the Wrangell Island road system.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.1,535ft
Comf.May-Sep5 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Juneau12h23real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 1,535 ft, Middle Ridge Cabin has a 5-month comfortable window (May-Sep). Winter nights average around 21°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
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 · May
May-Sep
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
39%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 15
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 11.
49°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Juneau
221 mi
12h23
02
Fairbanks
932 mi
34h17
03
Anchorage
1048 mi
36h55
By drive time
Juneau · 12h23Fairbanks · 34h17Anchorage · 36h55Camp

Picking your site

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

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
4

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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