Jack Bay Cabin

The cabin was great. Lots of wildlife and calm water. Cell service was spotty but it's enough to send and receive texts.

Views were amazing. Cabin is well maintained (forest service arrived when my reservation ended and was doing more upkeep and maintenance). Stove runs great burned about 1.5 gallons a night.

Our family of 5 and small dog stayed in Jack Bay cabin from 6/2-6/5/2023.

We loved how remote the cabin was and that there was no sounds from boats passing by the bay, and no one else came down to where the cabin was in the bay. We didn’t like that it was a 2 1/2 hour boat ride on top of our 4 1/2 hour drive, but knew about that before signing up.

There was a nearby waterfall that the kids liked playing in and a very small creek that you need taller than ankle boots to cross to get to the waterfall. We anchored our sailboat in about 40 ft of water (tide was around +13 ft) which worked well for our stay. The tide that ranged from +13 to -3 came up to right below the fire pit at high tide.

The cabin seemed to be older and smaller than most of the other cabins we have been to. With two tables inside it was very crammed. Also, I recommend to whomever stays next remove the foam mattresses on the beds. We fortunately had backpacking air mattresses which was the only thing that saved our sleeping bag from what we later determined was urine (not sure if from a dog or a human) that had soaked into the foam mattress - bottom left bed. Other repairs that could be done to improve cabin was interior locks on cabin and outhouse.

When we arrived there was a smattering of different things left at the cabin. The best surprise was there was several camp chairs (4 or 5) which made sitting by the fire nice since there were no outside benches or tables. There was also a variety of pans and a cook stove (though I didn’t test it).

Also, if you want a bathroom with a view this one had a great view from the large window. All 4 windows in the cabin had new screens that were not ripped which was nice for a breeze when it got warm out.

Overall, I might be back. I am not certain. I preferred another nearby cabin that was bigger, closer to Valdez, and had an awesome creek right next to it. This one offered more remoteness which made unplugging easier.

This is a very comfortable, well maintained cabin. The taxes that are used to pay the staff responsible for this cabin is money well spent.

Great cabin close to Valdez. Just need to fix the low tide. ; )

This place is a pure gem. The views from the cabins are epic no matter the weather conditions. We had three adults and two kids and the cabin was just perfect. The cabin though wasn’t clean( whoever used it before us left it pretty dirty). I’ve read some reviews from 2020 about filthy foam pads, it’s 2024 and those foam pads are still there! Please !!! REMOVE THOSE FILTHY FOAM MATTRESSES OUT ASAP PLEASE!!!!
It’s time , the cabin is tiny and they are too disgusting.
We made sure it was nice and clean when we left. We had a visitor the early morning on a day two (black bear came to the door and was wondering around for a while). He was peaceful and left up the trail.
We did some fishing ( didn’t catch anything close by, had to cruise way out)
Saw many eagles, sea otters and even sea lions. We had two kids with us and they enjoyed playing by the water