Unorganized Borough / Hoonah-Angoon / Tongass National Forest / Kootznoowoo Wilderness / Admiralty Island National Monument

Little Shaheen Cabin

Open — Open year-round for reservations. Winter access can be difficult due to frozen lake surfaces preventing floatplane landings from fall through early spring. Ice and snow conditions may make the cabin inaccessible during this period. Visitors should bring extra supplies for 2-5 days in case weather extends trips.

About

Little Shaheen Cabin offers a true wilderness lodging experience in the central part of Admiralty Island within the Kootznoowoo Wilderness. The pan-abode style cedar cabin sits under old growth spruce and hemlock forest at 300 feet elevation on the edge of scenic Hasselborg Lake. Furnished with wooden bunkbeds for up to six, the cabin includes a table, benches, cooking counter, oil stove for heat, and an outside pit toilet. A skiff with oars is provided for lake access. Hasselborg Lake is seven miles long and part of the Admiralty Island Canoe Route. Anglers can fish for cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee salmon in a lake that is typically ice-free from mid-May through November. Several primitive trails extend from the cabin, including a 100-yard trail to Big Shaheen Cabin nearby. Boat-accessible trails lead to Lake Guerin, Beaver Lake, Lake McKinney and Hasselborg River. The Kootznoowoo Wilderness encompasses nearly a million acres with dense forests, glacier-fed streams, lakes and muskeg openings. Brown bears are common in the area, as are Sitka black-tailed deer and bald eagles. Access is by floatplane (45 minutes from Juneau) or canoe with portage (approximately 10 miles from Mole Harbor). The cabin is in designated Wilderness, so helicopter access is illegal.

Directions

Access by floatplane (45-minute flight from Juneau) or canoe with portage (approximately 10 miles from Mole Harbor). Located on the eastern shore of Hasselborg Lake in central Admiralty Island. Helicopter access is illegal in this designated Wilderness area. Refer to USGS topographic maps Sitka C-1, C-2.

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