Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins
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Kenai National Wildlife Refuge · cabin site
Site Upper Ohmer Lake Cabin
“Upper Ohmer Lake Cabin is a 16' x 18' rustic log cabin located on Upper Ohmer Lake in the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area. Built in the summer of 2004, this cabin offers seclusion, sightseeing, wildlife viewing, and fishing. Area wildlife include moose and black and brown bear. The cabin contains two bunk beds, a table with benches, countertop for food preparation, wood stove, splitting maul, crosscut saw, broom, shovel, fire extinguisher, an established campfire ring, picnic table, rowboat with oars and personal flotation devices, and an outhouse. The use of chainsaws for firewood collection of dead and down trees is permitted. Access to the cabin is by a .2 mile trail. With assistance, Upper Ohmer Cabin is seasonally accessible for mobility-impaired users. The parking area and trailhead are located on the Skilak Lake Road at mile 7.5. Refer to USGS map Kenai B-1. GPS coordinates: Latitude: 60.456098, Longitude: -150.294545 degrees.”
recreation.gov's note for this site
- People
- Up to 4
- Parking
- Reaching the parking areas for Engineer Lake and Upper Ohmer cabins may be impossible due to poor road conditions. This cabin is open year round, but winter road conditions may require 4wd, snow tires, or tire chains to access the trailhead/parking area. The parking area and trailhead are located on the Skilak Lake Road at mile 7.5.
- Campfires
- Allowed
- Pets
- 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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- 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.
- Vogel Lake CabinCabin · up to 4 peopleThe Vogel Lake Cabin is a large, one story rustic log cabin built in the early 1940's as a hunting and fishing cabin.
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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.
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Kenai National Wildlife Refuge · cabin site
Site Upper Ohmer Lake Cabin
“Upper Ohmer Lake Cabin is a 16' x 18' rustic log cabin located on Upper Ohmer Lake in the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area. Built in the summer of 2004, this cabin offers seclusion, sightseeing, wildlife viewing, and fishing. Area wildlife include moose and black and brown bear. The cabin contains two bunk beds, a table with benches, countertop for food preparation, wood stove, splitting maul, crosscut saw, broom, shovel, fire extinguisher, an established campfire ring, picnic table, rowboat with oars and personal flotation devices, and an outhouse. The use of chainsaws for firewood collection of dead and down trees is permitted. Access to the cabin is by a .2 mile trail. With assistance, Upper Ohmer Cabin is seasonally accessible for mobility-impaired users. The parking area and trailhead are located on the Skilak Lake Road at mile 7.5. Refer to USGS map Kenai B-1. GPS coordinates: Latitude: 60.456098, Longitude: -150.294545 degrees.”
recreation.gov's note for this site
- People
- Up to 4
- Parking
- Reaching the parking areas for Engineer Lake and Upper Ohmer cabins may be impossible due to poor road conditions. This cabin is open year round, but winter road conditions may require 4wd, snow tires, or tire chains to access the trailhead/parking area. The parking area and trailhead are located on the Skilak Lake Road at mile 7.5.
- Campfires
- Allowed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Check-in
- 12:00 PM
- Check-out 12:00 PM
From recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026.