Yakutat / Tongass National Forest

Middle Dangerous River Cabin

Open — Open year-round for reservations through Recreation.gov. Peak season rates apply September 15 through November 15.

About

Middle Dangerous River Cabin is a remote 12x16-foot hunter-style retreat located on a bluff overlooking the braided glacial Dangerous River, approximately 30 miles southeast of Yakutat in the Tongass National Forest. The cabin is primarily used by moose hunters and offers spectacular views of the river's many gravel bars, which attract nesting gulls during the summer months. The cabin sits on flat, wet terrain surrounded by willow and alder thickets with scattered cottonwood trees. It is equipped with wooden bunks (no mattresses), a table, benches, an oil stove for heat, and an outside pit toilet. A meat shed is available for hunters. Visitors must bring their own sleeping bags and pads, cook stove, cooking gear, food, and #1 oil for the heating stove. No potable water is available. Access is by jetboat or a 4-mile ATV trail from the Dangerous River Bridge at the end of Forest Highway 10. The Dangerous River is a large glacial river with numerous logjams, sandbars, and floating ice. Non-motorized boats are not recommended, and boaters should exercise extreme caution. Brown and black bears are common in the area, and moose are frequently seen in the surrounding willow thickets. Sandhill cranes and geese visit during spring and fall migration.

Directions

Located 30 miles southeast of Yakutat, 200 feet east of the Dangerous River. Access by jetboat or 4-mile ATV trail from the Dangerous River Bridge at the end of Forest Highway 10. Non-motorized boats are not recommended due to logjams, sandbars, and floating ice.

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