East Creek Cabin

About

East Creek Cabin sits in a level clearing surrounded by spruce and birch forest in the Resurrection Creek Valley of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. This primitive USFS rental cabin offers backcountry solitude with views of nearby mountains and meadows. The surrounding area is home to moose, black and brown bears, Dall sheep, mountain goats, caribou, and wolves, with berries ripening mid-July through mid-September. The 12x14-foot cabin sleeps six on bunks with a maximum occupancy of eight. It is furnished with a wood stove for heat, table, benches, counter space, splitting maul, and hand saw. An outhouse is provided. There is no electricity, potable water, mattresses, bedding, cooking utensils, or cut firewood. Visitors must pack in sleeping bags, pads, cook stoves, food, and water treatment supplies. Access requires hiking, biking, horseback riding, skiing, or snowmobiling along the Resurrection Pass Trail. The shortest route is 14.5 miles from the north trailhead at milepost 4 on Resurrection Creek Road near Hope. The trail is closed to pack stock from April 1 through June 30, and motorized use is restricted seasonally on alternating years.

Directions

From the Resurrection Pass North Trailhead at milepost 4 on Resurrection Creek Road (off Hope Highway), hike 14.5 miles south to the cabin. Add approximately 1 mile in winter due to limited road plowing. Alternatively, from the south trailhead at milepost 53.2 on Sterling Highway, hike 24.3 miles north. Winter travelers should evaluate avalanche and over-ice conditions before departing.