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View of the Stikine River from Twin Lakes Cabin
Stikine River with mountains and trees in backgroundTwin Lakes Cabin in front of mountains
USFSTongass National Forest · Alaska

Twin Lakes Cabin (AK)

Overview Twin Lakes Cabin is located on the Stikine River in the Stikine-LeConte Wilderness.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.16ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Juneau9h06real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 16 ft, Twin Lakes Cabin (AK) has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 27°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: 2 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · May
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
41%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 29
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 16.
55°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Juneau
189 mi
9h06
02
Fairbanks
900 mi
31h00
03
Anchorage
1016 mi
33h38
By drive time
Juneau · 9h06Fairbanks · 31h00Anchorage · 33h38Camp

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.

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