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Situk Lake Cabin22
Situk Lake Cabin6View from the cabin looking at 2 people in the lake with their dog
USFSTongass National Forest · Alaska

Situk Lake Cabin

Overview Situk Lake Cabin is located 14 miles northeast of Yakutat.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.167ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Juneau18h13real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 167 ft, Situk Lake Cabin has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 22°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 · Jun
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
50%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 15
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 4.
51°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Juneau
290 mi
18h13
02
Anchorage
410 mi
24h20
03
Fairbanks
768 mi
31h33
By drive time
Juneau · 18h13Anchorage · 24h20Fairbanks · 31h33Camp

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

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.

Check availability on Recreation.gov →