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Pull-thru
USFSTongass National Forest · Alaska
Turner Lake West Cabin
Overview Turner Lake West Cabin is extremely popular and considered to be one of the most beautiful cabins on the Tongass National Forest.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.102ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Juneau0h33real 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 102 ft, Turner Lake West Cabin has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 23°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
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 · Jul
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
51%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 25
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 15.
56°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Juneau
7 mi
0h33
02
Fairbanks
742 mi
23h00
03
Anchorage
858 mi
25h39
By drive time
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
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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.