Description

Cabin is a large multi-room structure built in 1969 as a Ranger District office. It is equipped with wooden bunks, table, benches, propane stove for heat (you must provide your own propane), and an outside toilet. Please remember to take your fuel container with you when you leave. The cabin does not have mattresses or cooking utensils. Cabin users should bring their own stove fuel, sleeping bags, pads, cook stoves, matches, cooking gear, food, lantern, toilet paper, and garbage bags. A boat with oars is provided (boat uses a long shaft motor not provided). Please pull skiff up on dock and pull plug.
The cabin is situated on rolling terrain. A large muskeg extends several miles from the west side of the lake. The lake has resident populations of cutthroat, dolly varden, and sockeye salmon. Within an easy drive is the lower Thorne River, which is excellent for fishing and boating.

Getting There:

Control Lake Cabin (AK)

Ketchikan/Thorne Bay AK

Access is by vehicle to Control Lake, then a short hike to the Forest Service provided skiff from pull-off on State Highway 929. The skiff ride is approximately 20 minutes. Recommended for boat motors, (boat uses long shaft motor - not provided).

The cabin is located on the Northeast shore of Control Lake, central Prince of Wales Island. Control Lake is 41 miles from Hollis and 18 miles from Thorne Bay via the road.

Refer to USGS map Craig C-3.