The Tongass National Forest has 150 rustic cabins for camping. Access this one, located on Kruzof Island, only by boat, helicopter or ATV and you'll really feel the Call of the Wild. The wooden, A-frame cabin is available year round, nestled just inside the forest fringe on the north beach of Shelikof Bay.
Hiking, mountain biking, salmon? fishing and surfing (yes, brrr) are just a handful of things you'll get into while exploring.? And just because you've rented a cabin at $35 per night, that doesn't mean you're not roughing it. Amenities include an outhouse, wood stove, bunk, sleeping loft, axe and splitting maul (you'll be chopping your own wood, gathering your own water and treating it). And among the deep pine and rainforests, ferns, sea plants and rocky coastline, you'd be hard pressed to get much closer to nature. Scan the surf for orcas, gray whales, humpbacks, sea lions and sea otters. On dry land, don't be surprised to spot deer, mountain goats, bears and eagles.