Little Dry Island Cabin

Little Dry Island Cabin offers a secluded retreat on the Stikine River Delta in the Stikine-LeConte Wilderness, with expansive views of the surrounding grassflats. It is popular for bird watching, waterfowl hunting and as a paddling destination. The site can be accessed by float plane or shallow draft boat, depending on conditions. Little Dry Island is 12 miles by air or boat from Wrangell, or 7 miles from the boat ramp on the south side of Mitkof Island, and access requires at least a 15-foot tide for boats and a 17-foot tide for float planes. The waters around the cabin are ideal for exploring by kayak or canoe during high tide. The Forest Service does not provide boats or flotation devices, and tide tables should be consulted before any boating excursion. Waterfowl hunting is possible in the fall with proper permits. The 16-by-16 cabin (modified A-frame style) was built in 1980 and has two single bunks (one with a trundle bed) and a second-floor loft, sleeping up to seven people. It also has a table with benches, a wood stove, broom and an outhouse, with a wooden cooler box for food storage attached to the cabin. Water and electricity are not provided; water may be available from a rain catchment barrel but must be treated, and bringing your own is recommended. Guests provide their own firewood, cook stove, cookware, bedding, lighting and food, and pack out trash and clean the cabin before leaving. The cabin is perched on a low rock outcrop between tide flats and a forest of spruce and hemlock. The surrounding terrain is relatively flat with grass and shrubs growing on the tide flats, and wildflowers are prominent in May and June. Brown and black bears, bald eagles, owls, hawks and moose inhabit the area. The Stikine River tidal flats are a major stopover spot for waterfowl and shorebirds during spring and fall migrations.