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USFSTongass National Forest · Alaska

Point Amargura Cabin

Overview Point Amargura Cabin offers guests a unique lodging experience on San Fernando Island in southeastern Alaska.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.0ft
Comf.Jan-Dec11 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Anchorage0h00real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 0 ft, Point Amargura Cabin has a 11-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 36°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: 2 peaks, 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
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
60%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 16
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 24.
53°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Anchorage
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0h00
02
Fairbanks
0 mi
0h00
03
Juneau
0 mi
0h00
By drive time
Anchorage · 0h00Fairbanks · 0h00Juneau · 0h00Camp

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

Peaks
2

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 →