Marten Lake Cabin

A stay at Marten Lake Cabin provides for a unique experience at a remote, backcountry lake only accessible by floatplane. It is situated on the north side of Marten Lake, above Blake Channel and Bradfield Canal, 25 miles southeast of Wrangell, Alaska, and access depends on conditions. Anglers can fish for cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden in Marten Lake and nearby Clay Lake, and steelhead is available in lower Marten Creek. A skiff with oars is available at the cabin for rowing around the lake, but guests must provide their own flotation devices and ensure the skiff is secured before leaving. Bear and mountain goat hunting is possible in designated seasons with the proper permits. The 12-by-14 cabin (pan-abode style) has single and double bunks to sleep up to four people. It also has a table and benches, a broom and a wood-burning stove for heat, with an outhouse just outside and a wooden cooler box for food storage on the partially covered front porch. Water and electricity are not provided; water from the stream behind the cabin 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 sits in a relatively flat valley, with scenic views of Marten Lake and the steep mountains rising from the shoreline. The surrounding rainforest is primarily Sitka spruce and western hemlock with some cedar, and there is a sand beach in front of the cabin at low and moderate lake levels. This area is home to brown and black bears, as well as moose, and mountain goats can sometimes be seen on the surrounding peaks.