ADMIRALTY COVE CABIN

Description

Admiralty Cove Cabin is in Admiralty Cove, a small cove within Young Bay. The Cabin is located along a fishing stream, about 1/4 mile from the saltwater beach. Popular activities include wildlife viewing (brown bear, deer, and waterfowl may be seen in the nearby area), berry picking, and beachcombing. This cabin is in a primitive setting with no electricity, plumbing, or telephone. It is a one-room cabin with 4 bunks and will sleep up to 6 people. A 4.5-mile trail leads to Young Lake; a 0.25-mile trail leads to Admiralty Cove. The cabin is equipped with wooden bunks, table and benches, oilstove for heat, and an outhouse. Mattresses and cooking utensils are not provided. Cabin users should bring sleeping bags and pads, cook stove, cooking gear, and food. Users should bring #1 heating oil for the oil stove; fuel is available from local oil distributors. Plan on a minimum of 1 gallon per day. Access is by floatplane or boat. Visitors are asked to carry out all that they bring in. There are NO discounts for Golden Age and Golden Passports for Alaska cabin rentals. This cabin is in a designated Wilderness area, and access by helicopter is illegal. Reservations are restricted to a maximum stay of 7 consecutive nights per party for any one reservation May 1 - September 30 and a maximum stay of 10 consecutive nights per party October 1 - April 30.

Getting There:

Admiralty Cove Cabin (AK)
ADMIRALITY NATIONAL MONUMENT
Juneau AK

Admiralty Cove is a small, open cove within Young Bay, on the north end of Admiralty Island. Look for a large pruned opening in the beach fringe visible from the water while approaching to the east of the little island in Admiralty Cove. Access by floatplane or boat with anchor. This cabin is in a designated Wilderness area, and access by helicopter is illegal. One-way flight time from Juneau is 15 minutes; by boat it is about 20 miles From Juneau. Cabin users need to be aware of the large tide flat in Admiral Cove. Much of the cove will go dry as the tide recedes; boat and floatplane access is effectively restricted to a 15' or higher incoming tide. Better anchorage exists to the west of the little island in Admiralty Cove. Anchorage in this location may require the use of hip waders to cross Admiralty Creek to reach the cabin. This restriction of the tide level will affect your arrival and departure times. Refer to USGS topographic map Juneau A-2.