Description

New oil heaters will be installed 7/16/01 and users will be expected to provide their own #1 heating oil. The heaters can not be used for cooking, so users need to bring their own stove. This cabin is in rolling hills on the edge of a stand of trees with majestic mountains in the background. It offers a secluded getaway with much variety in scenery, vegetation, and wildlife. Fishing is excellent from the lakeshore, the stream, and the lagoon at the lake outlet. Salmonberries and blueberries are numerous near the cabin. There is a 3 mile trail to Port Wells, but brush is often thick. Wildlife includes black bears, Stika blacktailed deer, bald eagles, waterfowl, and river otter. Activities include fishing for sockeye (mid June-July), pink and chum (July-Aug) and Silver salmon (Aug-Sept) in Coghill River and Lake. Cabin is equipped with wooden bunks, table, benches, an oil stove, bring #1 oil or kerosene for the oil stove (5 gallons will last 5 hours), and an outside toilet. It does not have mattresses or cooking utensils. Cabin users should bring their own sleeping bags, pads, cook stoves, cooking gear, and food.

Getting There:

Coghill Lake Cabin (AK)
ALYESKA HWY & MONARCH MINE RD
Girdwood AK 99587

Cabin is located on the southwest shore of Coghill Lake, on the lagoon just before Coghill River, on the east side of College Fjord Prince William Sound. Accessible via floatplane (50 minutes from Anchorage or 60 minutes from Cordova). Can also be accessed by trail (3 miles) from saltwater to cabin.