Coldfoot Cabin

The Coldfoot Cabin offers visitors a road-accessible getaway during fall, winter and spring — a way to experience the far north outside the summer months. This is a primitive cabin with no electricity or running water, and the location is unstaffed. Popular activities include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, wildlife viewing and aurora viewing throughout the winter months. Hiking is possible in the fall, before the snow is too deep. Commercial dogsled and backcountry ski tours are available in the area. Firewood is not provided, and there is no cutting in the nearby area. The cabin driveway is plowed and shoveled approximately every three weeks throughout the winter, so access could be difficult after heavy snowfall. The cabin is located on Airport Road in Coldfoot, off the Dalton Highway at milepost 175. Coldfoot Camp offers food, a gas station and limited vehicle repair services, and the Coldfoot Contact Station — open on a limited basis in winter — provides brochures, information and programs on northern Alaska. The cabin is surrounded by vast amounts of public land you can venture on to and view the scenery around the area.