Mount Flemer Cabin

Mount Flemer Cabin is on the Stikine River two miles from the border between the United States and Canada, within the Stikine-LeConte Wilderness, and is popular with paddlers floating the river. The site can be accessed by a shallow draft boat, depending on conditions; the tide must be at least 14 feet in order to cross the Stikine River tide flats. The waters around the cabin are ideal for navigating by kayak and canoe, and the cabin is often used by paddlers on multi-day float trips of the Stikine River from Telegraph Creek, BC, or the US/Canada border to the town of Wrangell. Tide tables should be consulted before any boating excursion. Nearby sloughs and the Kikahe River provide access to fishing for cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden, and opportunities for hunting exist in the area with the proper permits. The 16-by-16 cabin (A-frame style) was built in 1963 and has two single bunks (one with a trundle bed) and a sleeping loft, accommodating up to seven people. It also has a table with benches, an oil heater (No. 1 oil only), a broom and an outhouse, and the partially covered front porch has a built-in bench and a bear-proof locker for food storage. Water and electricity are not provided; water is available from an adjacent stream but must be treated, and bringing your own is recommended. Heating oil is not supplied: along with No. 1 stove oil, pack a cook stove and cookware, bedding, lighting and food, then pack out trash and clean the cabin before leaving. The cabin sits on moderately steep land at the base of Mount Flemer, among a stand of spruce trees on the bank of the Stikine River. Guests can enjoy spectacular views along the river, towards the border, including Elbow and Whitehead Mountains and others in the Coast Range, with a backdrop of steep, granite rock faces. The surrounding rainforest is primarily Sitka spruce and western hemlock, and cottonwood is found extensively along the river's edge throughout the valley. Brown and black bears, moose and mountain goats are common to this area. The Stikine River serves as a travel corridor for birds between the interior forests and the coast and attracts a variety of migratory songbirds.