Young Lake (South) Cabin
Young Lake (South) Cabin is a one-room wilderness hut on the northern tip of Admiralty Island in the Tongass National Forest, sleeping up to six people in wooden bunkbeds (no mattresses provided). The cabin is heated with an oil stove and has an outside toilet, plus a table/benches and basic food-prep/storage space; it does not have running water or electricity.
Reaching the cabin is by float plane only (about a 20-minute flight from Juneau). The lake is normally ice-free from mid-May through November; in fall, winter, and early spring the cabin may be inaccessible due to frozen lake surface conditions, and guests should plan for extended stays if weather turns. The person holding the reservation must be 18, use by a commercial operator is prohibited, and reservation is required. Facilities are primitive: bring sleeping bags and sleeping pads, your own food and cooking gear (including a cook stove, matches/lighter, light source, and toilet paper), plus water for drinking/cooking/cleaning and garbage bags; boil surface water five minutes before use. Wildlife and bear safety are key considerations around the cabin, and the lake area supports fishing (cutthroat trout, dolly varden, and coho salmon) plus hiking via primitive trails starting at the cabin, including the Admiralty Cove-Young Lake trailhead at your doorstep (the Admiralty cabin is about 4.5 miles from the start).