About White Mountains National Recreation Area - Alaska Cabins
Number of accommodations: 13
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2026 Season availability
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This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (246)
What Guests Are Saying
Reviews for the White Mountains National Recreation Area cabins highlight their cleanliness, comfort, and excellent trail conditions, with many guests praising the beautiful surroundings and well-maintained facilities. While some noted challenges like the availability of dry firewood and minor inconveniences related to the booking process, the overall experience was overwhelmingly positive. Guests appreciated the amenities, fun atmosphere, and the great upkeep by the BLM trail crew.
What Guests Are Saying
Reviews for the White Mountains National Recreation Area cabins highlight their cleanliness, comfort, and excellent trail conditions, with many guests praising the beautiful surroundings and well-maintained facilities. While some noted challenges like the availability of dry firewood and minor inconveniences related to the booking process, the overall experience was overwhelmingly positive. Guests appreciated the amenities, fun atmosphere, and the great upkeep by the BLM trail crew.
Review Summary
debra l
VerifiedFebruary 26, 2020 • Stayed at: Richard's, Loop: Richard's
Took snowmachines in from MP 42.5 and was a beautiful ride in. Cabin was clean and stocked with cooking burner and lamps.
debra l
VerifiedFebruary 26, 2020 • Stayed at: Richard's, Loop: Richard's
Took snowmachines in from MP 42.5 and was a beautiful ride in. Cabin was clean and stocked with cooking burner and lamps.
Paul R
VerifiedFebruary 4, 2020 • Stayed at: Eleazars, Loop: Eleazars
Eleazar's is a great cabin in a beautiful site. For skiiers, it's a relatively straightforward 12-mile ski from the trailhead. After the last mile--all uphill--we were ready to fire up the woodstove and relax. On previous two-night stays in this cabin we've take a day to ski part of the way to Borealis--LeFevre or Moose Creek, but this year it was 20 below so we just relaxed around the cabin. There is firewood in an old burn just beyond the last corner before the cabin, but it takes a bit of work to get through the snow to it.
Thank you BLM for such a nice trail system and set of cabins in the Whites!
Paul R
VerifiedFebruary 4, 2020 • Stayed at: Eleazars, Loop: Eleazars
Eleazar's is a great cabin in a beautiful site. For skiiers, it's a relatively straightforward 12-mile ski from the trailhead. After the last mile--all uphill--we were ready to fire up the woodstove and relax. On previous two-night stays in this cabin we've take a day to ski part of the way to Borealis--LeFevre or Moose Creek, but this year it was 20 below so we just relaxed around the cabin. There is firewood in an old burn just beyond the last corner before the cabin, but it takes a bit of work to get through the snow to it.
Thank you BLM for such a nice trail system and set of cabins in the Whites!
Kimberly M
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: Eleazars, Loop: Eleazars
These cabins are always a wonderful experience!
Link O
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: Lee's, Loop: Lee's
As always, a nice escape. Cabin is generally well maintained, but bring your own wood or a good saw (there's a bow saw and big axe out there, but they're not in the best of shape). Plenty of dead spruce snags once you get off trail a bit.
Emily F
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: Eleazars, Loop: Eleazars
Super fun trip! Stayed at Lee's cabin 2 nights to make it a beginner friendly trip and had a really good time.
collin c
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: Richard's, Loop: Richard's
Loved it. Be Prepared.
Kimberly M
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: Eleazars, Loop: Eleazars
These cabins are always a wonderful experience!
Link O
VerifiedJanuary 24, 2020 • Stayed at: Lee's, Loop: Lee's
As always, a nice escape. Cabin is generally well maintained, but bring your own wood or a good saw (there's a bow saw and big axe out there, but they're not in the best of shape). Plenty of dead spruce snags once you get off trail a bit.
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.
The campground is accessible via the Steese Highway and Elliott Highway, both of which are significant routes in the area. The Steese Highway has trailheads at Milepost 42 and 57 for accessing the cabins.
Latitude & Longitude: 65.4275 / -147.243
Elevation: 538 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- The cabins must be reserved prior to use.
- 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.
- Dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their dogs, including straw.
- Pack out what you bring in.
- Please leave dry firewood inside cabin for the next user.
- Discharging of firearms is prohibited within 1/4 mile of the cabin and across trails.
- Please close the cabin windows, shutters, outhouse doors, and cabin when leaving.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Please visit the BLM's White Mountain National Recreation Area website for a larger map suitable for online viewing or printing.
- https://www.blm.gov/visit/white-mountains/ Scroll to the bottom of the page for Trail Conditions updates.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
