The Suloia Lake Cabin is located northwest of Sitka on Chichagof Island in the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness Area. Spruce and hemlock forested ridges rise to 2600 feet, and there is a small gravel beach at the cabin. The lake is about 2 miles long by 1/2 mile wide, at an elevation of 225 feet. Hiking is limited, but visitors can enjoy the wilderness solitude. This primitive cabin is equipped with wooden bunks, a table, benches, a woodstove for heat, and an outside toilet. It has no mattresses or cooking utensils. Cabin users should bring sleeping bags, pads, cookstove, cooking gear, and food. A skiff with oars is provided for cabin users only; bring personal flotation devices. A 2-10 HP longshaft outboard motor (not provided) enhances use of the skiff. For boat or air charters, contact the Sitka Convention and Visitors Bureau at 907-747-5940, or www.Sitka.org. There are NO discounts for Golden Age and Golden Passports for Alaska cabin rentals. The person holding the reservation must be 18 and must be a member of the party using the cabin. Reservations are restricted to a maximum stay of 7 consecutive nights per party for any one reservation May 1 - September 30 and a maximum stay of 10 consecutive nights per party October 1 - April 30. Access by floatplane only. This cabin is in a designated Wilderness area, and access by helicopter is illegal.
Effective November 17, 2003, reservations for Alaska cabins will be subject to a new policy allowing only one change per reservation. A change in reservation is defined as a modification to the start or end date of the reservation. After one change has been made, if additional changes are desired, the customer must cancel the reservation and at a later time, re-book the new dates. This policy has been established to assure that reservations for cabins are fair and equitable for everyone.
The Suloia Trail leads from Suloia Bay to the old cabin site on the eastern shore. No trail connects to the new cabin. Bushwacking the shoreline would be difficult as there is little or no beach and the shoreline is brushy.
