Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins
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Kenai National Wildlife Refuge · cabin site
Site Nurses Cabin
“Nurses Cabin is a historic 12’ x 14’ log cabin located on the north shore of Tustumena Lake. Built around the turn of the century as a hunting and trapping cabin, this cabin offers seclusion, hunting, sightseeing, wildlife viewing, and fishing. The cabin contains one bunk bed, a table with benches, countertop for food preparation, wood stove, splitting maul, crosscut saw, broom, shovel, fire extinguisher, an established campfire ring, and an outhouse. The use of chainsaws for firewood collection of dead and down trees is permitted. In the winter there is cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmachining. Contact Refuge Headquarters (907-743-9145) for snowmachine regulations. Primary access to this cabin is by boat from the Kasilof River Landing, float plane, ski plane, skiing, and snowmachine. This cabin can also be accessed by the 7.2 mile Pollard Horse Trail. Refer to USGS map Kenai A-3. GPS coordinates: Latitude: 60.300485, Longitude: -151.02931.”
recreation.gov's note for this site
- People
- Up to 2
- Campfires
- Allowed
- Check-in
- 12:00 PM
- Check-out 12:00 PM
From recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026.
Sites
14
Cabin
14
Longest rig
Not yet known
People
Up to 4
Sites in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
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- Big Indian Creek CabinCabin · up to 2 peopleThe Big Indian Creek Cabin is a historic 16' x 16' cabin that was removed from its original site on Little Indian Creek and reconstructed to preserve its historical features on Big Indian Creek.
- Caribou Island CabinCabin · up to 4 peopleCaribou Island Cabin is a historic 14' x 17' log cabin thought to be built in the 1940's and restored in the summer of 2002.
- Dolly Varden Lake CabinCabin · up to 4 peopleDolly Varden Lake Cabin is a 16' X 18' rustic log cabin located on the north shore of Dolly Varden Lake.
- Doroshin Bay CabinCabin · up to 2 peopleDoroshin Bay Cabin is a historic 14' x 16' log cabin built around the turn of the century for use as a mining cabin and later used by early trappers and hunters.
- Engineer Lake CabinCabin · up to 4 peopleEngineer Lake Cabin is a 16' x 18' rustic log cabin built in the summer of 2005 on the north shore of Engineer Lake in the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area.
- Kelly Lake CabinCabin · up to 4 peopleKelly Lake Cabin is a 16'x 18' rustic log cabin located on the north shore of Kelly Lake in the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area.
- McLain Lake CabinCabin · up to 4 peopleMcLain Lake Cabin is a 16' x 18' rustic log cabin located at the southeast end of McLain Lake.
- Nurses CabinCabin · up to 2 peopleNurses Cabin is a historic 12’ x 14’ log cabin located on the north shore of Tustumena Lake.
- Pincher Creek CabinCabin · up to 4 peoplePincher Creek Cabin is a rustic 14' x 16' log cabin located on the eastern shore of Pincher Creek within the Chickaloon Bay Tidal Flats area.
- Pipe Creek CabinCabin · up to 2 peoplePipe Creek Cabin is a historic 12' x 15' log cabin built around the turn of the century as a hunting and trapping cabin.
- Snag Lake CabinCabin · up to 4 peopleSnag Lake Cabin is a 16' x 18' rustic log cabin located on the east shore of Snag Lake.
- Upper Ohmer Lake CabinCabin · up to 4 peopleUpper Ohmer Lake Cabin is a 16' x 18' rustic log cabin located on Upper Ohmer Lake in the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area.
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Sites, types, rig lengths, positions and notes from recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026. Staff sites are left out.
- Cabin
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge · cabin site
Site Nurses Cabin
“Nurses Cabin is a historic 12’ x 14’ log cabin located on the north shore of Tustumena Lake. Built around the turn of the century as a hunting and trapping cabin, this cabin offers seclusion, hunting, sightseeing, wildlife viewing, and fishing. The cabin contains one bunk bed, a table with benches, countertop for food preparation, wood stove, splitting maul, crosscut saw, broom, shovel, fire extinguisher, an established campfire ring, and an outhouse. The use of chainsaws for firewood collection of dead and down trees is permitted. In the winter there is cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmachining. Contact Refuge Headquarters (907-743-9145) for snowmachine regulations. Primary access to this cabin is by boat from the Kasilof River Landing, float plane, ski plane, skiing, and snowmachine. This cabin can also be accessed by the 7.2 mile Pollard Horse Trail. Refer to USGS map Kenai A-3. GPS coordinates: Latitude: 60.300485, Longitude: -151.02931.”
recreation.gov's note for this site
- People
- Up to 2
- Campfires
- Allowed
- Check-in
- 12:00 PM
- Check-out 12:00 PM
From recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026.