White Mountains National Recreation Area - Alaska Cabins

A log cabin sits on a ridge surrounded by mountains
A snowmobile riders crosses a big meadow with mountains in the distance.
Rocky outcrops protrude from snow-covered mountains
A frozen river and mountains under a blue sky
A man snowshoes from a log cabin

Featured amenities

Parking Parking
Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
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Kitchen Kitchen

Sites & Rates

Average nightly rates

13 total sites

Cabins

13 sites

About White Mountains National Recreation Area - Alaska Cabins

Located just an hour's drive from Fairbanks, Alaska, the one-million-acre White Mountains National Recreation Area offers stunning scenery, peaceful solitude and outstanding opportunities for year-round recreation including hiking, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, skiing, wildlife and scenic viewing. There are 13 beautiful log cabins throughout the White Mountains offering many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. Be sure to carry your cabin permit at all times while in the White Mountains National Recreation Area. Also located in the White Mountains National Recreation Area are two trail shelters that are available on a first-come, first-served basis only.

Number of accommodations: 13

Seasonal information

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Open year round

This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.

365 Days

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Parking Parking
Pet friendly Pet friendly
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Kitchen Kitchen
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Firewood Available
Parking and Transport

Parking and Transport

  • Parking
Safety and Security

Safety and Security

  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Smoke Alarms
  • First Aid Kits
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly

Cabin Interior

  • Sleeping Capacity
  • Kitchen
  • Heating
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Rates, Sites & Availability

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13 Sites Available

Site
Price
🏠 Borealis-LeFevre, Loop: Borealis-LeFevre Cabin
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Cache Mountain, Loop: Cache Mountain Cabin
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Caribou Bluff, Loop: Caribou Bluff Cabin
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Colorado Creek, Loop: Colorado Creek Cabin
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Crowberry, Loop: Crowberry Cabin
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Eleazars, Loop: Eleazars Cabin
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Fred Blixt, Loop: Fred Blixt Cabin
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Lee's, Loop: Lee's Cabin
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Moose Creek, Loop: Moose Creek Cabin
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Richard's, Loop: Richard's Cabin
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Windy Gap, Loop: Windy Gap Cabin
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Wolf Run, Loop: Wolf Run Cabin
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
🏠 Yeager's, Loop: Yeager's Cabin
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly

Reviews (249)

What Guests Are Saying

The reviews for White Mountains National Recreation Area cabins highlight a clean and cozy atmosphere with well-maintained amenities and excellent trail conditions, making for enjoyable stays. Guests appreciate the community spirit of leaving firewood and the presence of bear spray, enhancing safety and comfort. Some minor issues include mosquitoes and the need for additional firewood, but overall, many express a strong desire to return to these beautiful cabins.

Review Summary

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Steve T

Verified

August 19, 2020 Stayed at: Windy Gap, Loop: Windy Gap

5

Fun to see Windy Gap in the summer. Thanks BLM!

Jody J

Verified

April 24, 2020 Stayed at: Moose Creek, Loop: Moose Creek

5

The White Mountains cabin system is an incredible resource and makes for amazing backcountry winter adventures in the interior. Their success is due to the hardworking rec planners at the BLM, and the respect and work contribution of cabin users.

Jody J

Verified

April 24, 2020 Stayed at: Moose Creek, Loop: Moose Creek

5

The White Mountains cabin system is an incredible resource and makes for amazing backcountry winter adventures in the interior. Their success is due to the hardworking rec planners at the BLM, and the respect and work contribution of cabin users.

debra l

Verified

February 26, 2020 Stayed at: Richard's, Loop: Richard's

5

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

Verified

February 26, 2020 Stayed at: Richard's, Loop: Richard's

5

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

Verified

February 4, 2020 Stayed at: Eleazars, Loop: Eleazars

5

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

Verified

February 4, 2020 Stayed at: Eleazars, Loop: Eleazars

5

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

Verified

January 24, 2020 Stayed at: Eleazars, Loop: Eleazars

5

These cabins are always a wonderful experience!

Link O

Verified

January 24, 2020 Stayed at: Lee's, Loop: Lee's

4

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

Verified

January 24, 2020 Stayed at: Eleazars, Loop: Eleazars

4

Super fun trip! Stayed at Lee's cabin 2 nights to make it a beginner friendly trip and had a really good time.

Location White Mountains National Recreation Area - Alaska Cabins

Address:
222 University Ave
Fairbanks, AK, 99709
United States

Highway access

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.

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: September 12, 2026

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