Kanga Bay Cabin

Kanga Bay Cabin overlooks a secluded cove off Redoubt Bay on Baranof Island, and was built in 1998 by local volunteers. It is available year round, weather permitting. The site is remote and can only be accessed by floatplane or boat: a 10-minute plane ride or a 40-minute boat ride from Sitka. Visitors enjoy fishing for sockeye and coho salmon during August at Redoubt Lake, about 30 minutes away by boat. The bay offers a great location for kayaking, but visitors must provide their own kayaks. The wooden, Pan abode-style cabin measures 15 by 17 feet and can accommodate up to six people. A large deck extends across the front. One double plywood bunk and one single plywood bunk are furnished on the main level, and a staircase accesses the open sleeping loft, which has two single plywood bunks and overlooks the main level. Amenities include a wood stove for heat, a table with benches, a cooking counter, broom and an axe or splitting maul, with an outhouse toilet close by. A mooring buoy is available on a first-come, first-served basis and is not reserved for cabin guests; mariners are responsible for judging its suitability for the size of their craft. The cabin does not include mattresses or cooking gear: bring bedding, a cook stove and cookware, a lantern, food, a fire extinguisher, fire starter, raingear and rubber boots. Water is available from a stream 100 feet from the cabin but must be treated; bringing your own is recommended. The cabin faces southeast, overlooking the cove, with distant views possible of the snow-capped peaks over Redoubt Bay. A spruce and hemlock forest surrounds it, and it sits just above a sloping, sand pebble beach. Deer, brown bear and a variety of seabirds inhabit the area. Popular Goddard Hot Springs is about a 20-minute boat ride to the south, where soaking pools are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.