Jeff D
VerifiedNovember 2, 2025 Stayed at: P16, Loop: AREA SWAN LAKE CABIN PETERSBURG
Swan Lake and the beautiful USFS cabin provide a great access point to the alpine. The view at the cabin is spectacular! Like living a dream!
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About Swan Lake Cabin Petersburg
Swan Lake Cabin is located on mainland Alaska along the southeast shore of Swan Lake. It is available for reservation year-round and provides access to a variety of recreational activities, including hiking, fishing, hunting and viewing wildlife. The cabin also provides spectacular scenic views of the surrounding area.
The cabin can be accessed only by float plane or helicopter. The adjacent lake is normally frozen from November through early June, further limiting access. Guests are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety and must bring several of their own amenities.
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P16, Loop: AREA SWAN LAKE CABIN PETERSBURG
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Swan Lake Cabin offers stunning views and excellent access to alpine areas, making it a dream-like location. Guests appreciated the cabin's cleanliness and functionality, particularly noting the availability of properly equipped oars. Overall, the experience was positive compared to other cabins visited on the trip.
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Jeff D
VerifiedNovember 2, 2025 Stayed at: P16, Loop: AREA SWAN LAKE CABIN PETERSBURG
Swan Lake and the beautiful USFS cabin provide a great access point to the alpine. The view at the cabin is spectacular! Like living a dream!
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Gregory V
VerifiedJuly 16, 2025 Stayed at: P16, Loop: AREA SWAN LAKE CABIN PETERSBURG
The location of the Swan Lake cabin is amazing. We found that the cabin was clean and in good shape. We carried a small outboard motor with us so we motored most of the time. But we were happy that this was the third cabin we had stayed at on this trip but the first one to have oars which were equipped with the proper oar locks to make them functional. The other two cabins in the Ketchikan area were Heckman Cabin North and McDonald lake cabin which had these nice new boats and oars but no oar locks so we were not able to row. We carried the paddles from our floatplane in case we had a problem with the outboard. Overall good experiences at all the cabins. Thank You
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Gregory V
VerifiedJuly 16, 2025 Stayed at: P16, Loop: AREA SWAN LAKE CABIN PETERSBURG
The location of the Swan Lake cabin is amazing. We found that the cabin was clean and in good shape. We carried a small outboard motor with us so we motored most of the time. But we were happy that this was the third cabin we had stayed at on this trip but the first one to have oars which were equipped with the proper oar locks to make them functional. The other two cabins in the Ketchikan area were Heckman Cabin North and McDonald lake cabin which had these nice new boats and oars but no oar locks so we were not able to row. We carried the paddles from our floatplane in case we had a problem with the outboard. Overall good experiences at all the cabins. Thank You
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Taralee A
VerifiedJuly 3, 2022 Stayed at: P16, Loop: AREA SWAN LAKE CABIN PETERSBURG
Simply amazing. When we were there, there were comfortable mattresses and a few camp chairs. The view from the cabin is out of this world. A wonderful and special place, will be going again!
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Taralee A
VerifiedJuly 3, 2022 Stayed at: P16, Loop: AREA SWAN LAKE CABIN PETERSBURG
Simply amazing. When we were there, there were comfortable mattresses and a few camp chairs. The view from the cabin is out of this world. A wonderful and special place, will be going again!
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Stacie M
VerifiedJuly 12, 2021 Stayed at: P16, Loop: AREA SWAN LAKE CABIN PETERSBURG
Loved our weekend at Swan!!
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Stacie M
VerifiedJuly 12, 2021 Stayed at: P16, Loop: AREA SWAN LAKE CABIN PETERSBURG
Loved our weekend at Swan!!
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Po Box 1328, Petersburg, AK 99833 United States
Elevation: 471 ft
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