Mckinley Lake Cabin
Mckinley Lake Cabin is a national forest campground in Alaska. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Alaska
- Coordinates
- 60.46861, -145.19278
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife Viewing
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 1 (907) 424-7661
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Mckinley Lake Cabin
Overview McKinley Lake Cabin offers guests recreation, relaxation and a remote lodging experience in southcentral Alaska. Located on the northwest end of McKinley Lake in the Chugach National Forest, guests will find fishing, hiking, hunting and wildlife viewing all within the vicinity. Access to the cabin is by hiking, float plane or canoe. Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities. Recreation McKinley Trail provides access to both the McKinley Trail Cabin, located just 100 yards from the trailhead, and this cabin, which is about 2.25 miles from the trailhead. The trail meets the shoreline of the lake at its southern lobe and at the cove at its upper end. Hiking approximately a quarter-mile beyond the cabin, visitors will find remnants of the Lucky Strike Mine. Rusting machinery, pipes and a collapsed tunnel are the most obvious evidence of the mine site. At approximately 1.25 miles from the McKinley Trail trailhead is the junction for the Pipeline Lakes Trail, which wanders through muskeg meadows and spruce-hemlock forests below steep mountainsides. In the spring, brown bears can be seen grazing on the new grass on the south-facing slopes. Anglers will find cutthroat trout near inlet creeks and gravel shoals near the cabin, and more healthy coho and sockeye at the mouth of the lake outlet. Many anglers concentrate on the Dolly Varden that follow the sockeye to eat their eggs. Walking up the Pipe
Cell coverage
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Shoreside Petroleum · 20 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 13 designated routes (17 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mckinley Trail Cabin | National forest campground | 1.9 mi | — | No hookups |
| One Eyed Pond | Private campground | 4.0 mi | — | — |
| Eighteen Mile | Private campground | 4.1 mi | — | — |
| Cabin Lake Campground | Private campground | 9.9 mi | — | — |
| Tiedeman Slough Cabin | National forest campground | 10 mi | — | No hookups |
| Power Creek Cabin | National forest campground | 16 mi | — | No hookups |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.