Can you reserve a site at Church Bight Cabin?

Yes, Church Bight Cabin is reservable through Recreation.gov.

Are pets allowed at Church Bight Cabin?

Yes, pets are allowed at Church Bight Cabin.

Are campfires allowed at Church Bight Cabin?

Campfires are allowed at Church Bight Cabin. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Church Bight Cabin, Alaska — 1 site, fees and cancellation alerts

Overview

Church Bight Cabin offers guests recreation, relaxation and a unique wilderness lodging experience on the southeast side of Admiralty Island in the Tongass National Forest. The remote site offers a scenic setting for fishing, boating, and wildlife viewing, all within the vicinity of the cabin.

Access to the cabin is float plane or boat. Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring several of their own amenities.

Recreation

Anglers will enjoy saltwater and freshwater fishing in the area. Fly fishing for Dolly Varden and rainbow trout is popular in nearby streams. Halibut and rockfish are found in further open waters.

Wildlife viewing is abundant on land and in water. Gambier Bay is quite remote, yet a good place for bear and humpback whale sightings.

Facilities

The primitive, log cabin (A-frame style) is furnished with wooden bunks, without mattresses, and a loft, and can accommodate up to seven people. The cabin is equipped with a table, benches, a wood stove for heat and an outside toilet. Firewood is generally provided in a wood shed at the salt water beach, but it is not guaranteed. Other amenities include cooking counters, an axe, splitting maul and a broom. The cabin does not have running water or electricity. Guests must bring their own food, water, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, cook stove, matches, cooking gear/utensils, light source toilet paper, first aid kit and garbage bags. The water source from a nearby stream is intermittent. A boat is necessary to get water from other drainages, so it may be necessary for guests to bring a sufficient amount of water for drinking, cleaning and washing. Water from any natural site must be filtered, boiled or chemically treated before drinking.

Natural Features

The cabin sits on level ground, only a few steps from Church Bight, a small tidal saltwater cove within Gambier Bay. The shoreline is surrounded by a thick temperate rainforest of old-gowth spruce and hemlock trees, shrubs and grasses.

Wildlife in the area abounds, including migratory waterfowl and shorebirds, Sitka black-tailed deer and brown bears (learn more about bear safety).

The facts

1 bookable site
Up to 7 people per site
Loops: AREA CHURCH BIGHT CABIN

Site types

1 Cabin Nonelectric

Amenities

Campfires allowed
Fire pits
Shade
Pets allowed

Not recorded upstream: electric hookups, water hookups, sewer hookups, picnic tables, grills.

Book on Recreation.gov

1 campsite at Church Bight Cabin

Check-in 12:00 PM · Check-out 12:00 PM

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Water	Max rig	People
A11	AREA CHURCH BIGHT CABIN	Cabin Nonelectric	—	—	Oceanfront	—	7	🐾

Getting there

Access to the cabin is by float plane or boat with anchor. It is about a 1-hour flight from Juneau or 30 minutes from Petersburg. Access by boat via Stephens Passage is approximately 70 miles from Juneau. Tides affect access to the cabin, click here for local tide tables. The steep beach provides a good boat anchorage. There is no mooring facility on-site.

57.42570, -133.92853 · 57°25'32.5"N 133°55'42.7"W

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Typical weather

Typically 60°F in Jul, down to 35°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	35	36	39	46	53	58	60	60	55	47	39	36
Low °F	28	28	29	34	40	47	50	50	46	39	32	30
Precip in	13.6	9.3	10.7	8.1	4.8	4.0	5.1	6.9	12.9	16.0	19.0	17.8

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 38.2 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Church Bight Cabin

Can you reserve a site at Church Bight Cabin?: Yes, Church Bight Cabin is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Church Bight Cabin have?: 1 site.
Are pets allowed at Church Bight Cabin?: Yes, pets are allowed at Church Bight Cabin.
Are campfires allowed at Church Bight Cabin?: Campfires are allowed at Church Bight Cabin. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Also listed by

Church Bight Cabin also appears in other federal recreation data. Facts below are matched by name and location, not confirmed by Church Bight Cabin's operator.

USDA Forest Service — data as of Aug 24, 2026

$45/night peak season May 1 – September 30 $35/night non-peak season October 1 – April 30

USDA Forest Service's own page

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Contact

Phone 907-586-8800
Book Recreation.gov

Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

Church Bight Cabin