Dale Clemens Cabin

We had an incredible time at Dale Clemens! Gorgeous sunset when we arrived and gorgeous sunrise the next morning. The cabin was clean and still warm from the previous group. (Thanks!) First full moon of 2023. We used the 1.5 gallons of kerosene that was left at the cabin. We left 2 gallons of kerosene at the cabin for the next crew. A magical trip!

The view is pure heaven! Glad we had snow shoes to get up and back end of May. We took the winter trail since we didn’t know what snow conditions would be like on the summer trail. Is there a way to check snow conditions?

It was a workout to get to this cabin in the rotten snow, but the views were totally worth it! Please remember to pack out whatever you bring in and leave the cabin cleaner than you found it!

Cabin was clean and warm throughout the entire stay.It's my favorite cabin view in Alaska. The two mile hike uphill in the soft snow was an effort, but always worth it. For reference the heater burned about 1.25 gallons of kerosene per day in temps of 25-35.

The cabin is in great shape, the deck and the views of Resurrection Bay are incomparable. The heater took a bit to warm up the cabin (2-3 hours) but once it gets going, the cabin can easily feel like a sauna even in the lowest setting. There is a lot of snowmachine traffic during the daytime, and that means you will hear the noise from it, but I personally didn't mind, and did not bother me at all. The trail is easy to hike and/or ski, the snowmachine traffic was always kind when sharing the trail.
You can easily go for hikes or skis around the cabin during the day.

Got lucky with clear skies! Stunning cabin from the winter route on Thanksgiving. Took a bit for the cabin to heat up, but that’s to be expected. Not a snowmobile in sight. Will be back!

Excellent clean fun experience for kids. Fantastic views

Cabin was fantastic!! Gorgeous views, perfect location!!
Suggestion: Perhaps whomever is in charge of maintaining the hut could leave a big pot there? That way winter guests would have a pot in which to melt snow for drinking. We brought our own pot, but such a simple addition to the cabin would be nice so that guests don't have to schlep a pot up there on their backs.

Favorite cabin, we go every winter for two nights with friends.

Visiting the cabin at the height of snow machine season is maybe not the best choice if you are looking for a nice getaway from people and noise. The setting is idyllic: a nice short (but steep in places) hike to a cabin with great views and just into the alpine area which is perfect for skiing. The new kerosene stove certainly keeps the place warm enough too. I'd recommend turning it off at night to save fuel and it's seriously too hot otherwise even on low. We did have temps in the 30s though. We burned a gallon of kerosene from around 3pm until sometime in the night when it ran out.

Unfortunately the number of snow machines made things less enjoyable. A few snow machines is no surprise and no big deal, even expected in such an area but the number of snow machines out there on some days is RIDICULOUS.

I've stayed at this cabin a few times now before writing this and I have to say I probably won't ever go there again on a weekend during snow machine season. I had to constantly jump off the trail and wait for over 20 snow machines (I counted) on the way up to the cabin and they were consistently getting stuck, flipping over, overheating, etc. And because they are all running two stroke engines (which stink), combined with the constant engine noise, it rather takes away the enjoyment of hiking through and otherwise gorgeous forest.

Once in the alpine area, if you hike up the hill near the cabin to get a view or ski the trail toward the lake the views are rather sullied by the snow machine tracks which literally cover every square inch of land without any trees on it. I'm not even exaggerating. Seriously. This **** is out of control.

I never saw any wildlife because I assume it either had a heart attack or evacuated.

Secondly, people have a bad habit of leaving their empty kerosene containers at the cabin. Please haul out your trash. And no one wants your dirty bong you left there either.

Sorry, if you can't tell I'm a bit bitter about the entire experience.