About White Mountains National Recreation Area - Alaska Cabins
Number of accommodations: 13
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This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (123)
What Guests Are Saying
The cabins in the White Mountains National Recreation Area are clean, comfortable, and well-maintained, offering great amenities in a beautiful setting. The trail system is excellent, with recent improvements by the BLM trail crew. While firewood can be scarce and mosquitoes are prevalent, many guests enjoyed their stays and appreciated the overall experience.
What Guests Are Saying
The cabins in the White Mountains National Recreation Area are clean, comfortable, and well-maintained, offering great amenities in a beautiful setting. The trail system is excellent, with recent improvements by the BLM trail crew. While firewood can be scarce and mosquitoes are prevalent, many guests enjoyed their stays and appreciated the overall experience.
Review Summary
Nely (Nelique) B
VerifiedMarch 20, 2021 • Stayed at: Lee's, Loop: Lee's
This is the closest cabin, so that makes for easy access. However, maybe due to cabin being used by many skiers and bikers (who have a harder time hauling and gathering firewood) there may be very little firewood when you get there. We found none, which is not how a cabin should be left. In addition, there is very little firewood near the cabin, so without a snow machine you may be out of luck. Bring a few pieces if you can, or cut some dead standing trees when you are getting closer to the cabin and see some...
Harrison L
VerifiedMarch 13, 2021 • Stayed at: Lee's, Loop: Lee's
Cabin was lovely & someone left a bunch of firewood, which is not always the case.
Jeanne L
VerifiedMarch 6, 2021 • Stayed at: Borealis-LeFevre, Loop: Borealis-LeFevre
We stayed at the Borealis-Lefevre cabin in the White Mountains. Being in the mountains was as soul-restoring as ever. We arrived in a snow storm, and broke trail the entire 20 miles. We took our snow machines out and cut a bunch of wood for us and others from the burn-area the following day and cranked up the stove. Regrettably this cabin does not have a woodshed. Be sure to bring at least the first night's firewood with you. Its a beautiful place, and a mostly unchallenging well-travelled trail. The aufeis was quite manageable. It was a great experience.
Diana S
VerifiedMarch 2, 2021 • Stayed at: Caribou Bluff, Loop: Caribou Bluff
Beautiful trip to the Limestone Gulch!
Sebastian Z
VerifiedFebruary 6, 2021 • Stayed at: Richard's, Loop: Richard's
Richard's cabin was lovely - definitely a colder cabin being right next to the river but gorgeous setting being in the tall trees, and a plethora of good firewood from the old burn around the cabin. The wood stove takes a while to warm up but it stays warm when it gets there! The cabin could do with a big pot for melting snow - it was a little bit of a struggle with the big tub and kettles. A saw horse would be a great addition too.
Olivia C
VerifiedFebruary 2, 2021 • Stayed at: Richard's, Loop: Richard's
Warm cabin in a beautiful setting
Mark S
VerifiedJanuary 31, 2021 • Stayed at: Fred Blixt, Loop: Fred Blixt
Cabin was large enough for 3 kids and 2 adults. Cabin was clean. A BLM crew member was at the cabin when we arrived doing some tidying up. Thankfully, he had just plowed the access road leading up to the cabin.
Temps were around -18 deg. F during our 24 hour stay.
Our only issue was the lantern that is provided. It lit for about 10 minutes then it did not operate properly after that. We tried 3 separate times to get it working to no avail.
After we got home, I looked up the lantern on-line. It appears it requires a very different mantle than the typical tie on or clip on ones. This could be the source of the problem, but I think there is something else wrong with it. Also, looking back in the cabin log book, the lantern seems to be the one problem everyone has.
You'll be happy to know that the Alaska State Troopers (AST) often stop by and check the cabin (and sign the log book) too.
Coming from Fairbanks, you will lose cell service about half way there.
Corrine L
VerifiedJanuary 30, 2021 • Stayed at: Wolf Run, Loop: Wolf Run
Love Wolf Run Cabin. It's in a beautiful setting and trail is awesome right now for fat biking. Definitely worth going to this cabin.
Jonathan H
VerifiedJanuary 22, 2021 • Stayed at: Richard's, Loop: Richard's
Great cabin.
Long trip in!
Trails were great for us!
Easy to heat this place.. firewood close!
Pretty dark inside.
Corrine L
VerifiedJanuary 10, 2021 • Stayed at: Moose Creek, Loop: Moose Creek
Always great to spend a night in one of the White Mountains cabins.
Location White Mountains National Recreation Area - Alaska Cabins
Address:
222 University Ave
Fairbanks, AK, 99709
United States
Traveling north from Fairbanks, take the Steese Highway on through Fox. There is a trailhead at Milepost 42 and 57 of the Steese Highway to access some of the cabins. Traveling north on the Elliott Highway from Fox, there are two trailheads at Milepost 28 and 57 of the Elliott Highway to access the White Mountains from the west side. For further information contact BLM district office.
Latitude & Longitude: 65.4275 / -147.243
Elevation: 538 feet
Policies & Rules
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The cabins must be reserved prior to use. |
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You must have your permit with you during your stay. Print your email confirmation as proof of reservation or have it accessible on your smart phone. |
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Dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their dogs, including straw. |
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Pack out what you bring in. |
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Please leave dry firewood inside cabin for the next user. |
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Discharging of firearms is prohibited within 1/4 mile of the cabin and across trails. |
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Please close the cabin windows, shutters, outhouse doors, and cabin when leaving. |
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The BLM strives to maintain cabin tools and equipment in good working order, but visitors should be prepared to be self-sufficient. Cabin Amenities: Bunks, table/benches, cooking area, storage loft, woodstove for heating, ax, bowsaw, propane cookstove, outhouse, broom/dust pan, shovel and rake, smoke detector and a fire extinguisher (Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring their own required amenities not included at the cabin). |
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The cabin does not have electricity, or running water. Visitors must bring their own food, water or water treatment system, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, matches, utensils, toilet paper, first aid kit, 2 AA batteries for the smoke detector, 1-pound propane bottles for the cook stove, and garbage bags. |
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Standing dead wood may be available nearby for cutting firewood. It is advised to bring your own firewood to assure you have some when you arrive. Please report missing or broken items to BLM. |
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Reservations: The cabin must be reserved in advance and paid for when you make your reservation. Stays are limited to three consecutive nights per cabin. Reservations cost $42 per night plus a rec.gov fee of $8 and may be made up to 45 days in advance. Reservations are from noon to noon. Weekends and holidays are times of peak use. A computer terminal will be available at the Fairbanks District Office for those individuals lacking computer access to make reservations online. |
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Please visit the BLM's White Mountain National Recreation Area website for a larger map suitable for online viewing or printing. |
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https://www.blm.gov/visit/white-mountains/ Scroll to the bottom of the page for Trail Conditions updates. |
