Warning
GeneralRenters must meet with campground host in-person on check-in date to receive cabin access code. To ensure the host is available when you arrive, call the campground host at least two business days prior to reservation date to arrange meeting/check-in time (907-747-5720). The access code will only be given to the person on the reservation, with Photo ID, unless prior arrangements are made with host. Earliest check-in time is 2:00pm on the first day of the reservation. Check-out time is 12:00pm on the last day of the reservation.
About Starrigavan Creek Cabin
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Reviews (26)
What Guests Are Saying
Starrigavan Creek Cabin offers a cozy and clean retreat, situated in a way that provides a sense of isolation despite being in a campground. Guests appreciate the welcoming camp host and the easy access to the cabin, which is perfect for enjoying nature and birdwatching. While some guests recommend bringing extra firewood and a tarp for the fire pit, overall experiences are positive, highlighting the cabin's spaciousness and comfort.
What Guests Are Saying
Starrigavan Creek Cabin offers a cozy and clean retreat, situated in a way that provides a sense of isolation despite being in a campground. Guests appreciate the welcoming camp host and the easy access to the cabin, which is perfect for enjoying nature and birdwatching. While some guests recommend bringing extra firewood and a tarp for the fire pit, overall experiences are positive, highlighting the cabin's spaciousness and comfort.
Review Summary
Vivian B
VerifiedJuly 26, 2022 • Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: Estuary Loop
The Hosts are wonderful and helpful! We had a Great time. Thank you and God Bless
Lindsay E
VerifiedMarch 21, 2022 • Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: Estuary Loop
My family & I have stayed out here multiple times. This time wasn't so welcoming. We could only check in at 4pm, and not 1pm. Cabin was dirty, front door was broken, wouldn't open. Downstairs window was also cracked letting in cold air. The campground 8tself looked normal... but it was disappointing to see a treasured cabin in Sitka become so decrepit.... hopefully the Forest Service can be of service and actually spend that $75 daily fee and fix the door & window...Sad.
Aiden K
VerifiedFebruary 26, 2022 • Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: Estuary Loop
Back door was broken Liz, unable to open it. Also a window continues to be broken after 2 seasons. This cabin could us some repairs
Eli P
VerifiedOctober 19, 2021 • Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: Estuary Loop
The wood oven was fire
Frances S
VerifiedSeptember 13, 2021 • Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: Estuary Loop
The cabin and bathrooms were clean, the camp host were very kind, we even got to see a bear! It is always a nice weekend get away from the routine of everyday life, I have been renting this cabin once or twice a year for the last several years.
Katie M
VerifiedAugust 15, 2021 • Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: Estuary Loop
It was lovely!
Rhonda C
VerifiedJune 3, 2021 • Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: Estuary Loop
The Stargavin Cabin is amazing! It's a nice clean cabin with beds in it BUT you definetly need padding to sleep on. It's a beautiful space! So nice to be able to drive to town while camping if you forgot something! We will be back!
janet e
VerifiedApril 8, 2021 • Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: Estuary Loop
The fire wood was wet and way too long for the stove . And they didn’t give us much wood at all.
Trinna C
VerifiedApril 3, 2021 • Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: Estuary Loop
I want so bad to rate this a 5. The campground host (Dan?) was amazing and super kind, available, helpful. The cabin itself is always a pleasure. It's wonderful that Mosquito cove is a hop skip and a jump away, there's bird watching, a beautiful walk around the boardwalk, the artesian well and the shooting range. But the woodstove is horrible. It intermittently lets smoke billow out of the stove- enough that it's a potential health hazard for prone people. The very first time I stayed there a few years ago after they replaced it, we had to leave after getting the fire started and give away our reservation because it was sooo smoky that it was an actual health hazard. It still smells like a smokehouse; stung my eyes, sinuses, flared the asthma as soon as we entered the cabin. We had to leave the windows open so that the kids weren't laying in smoke upstairs. One of the kids that we brought had to go home to get his inhaler that he hasn't had to use in a few years. We did tell the campground host, and in the very early morning hours did accidentally have the flue mostly closed so that was our fault, and the host said that he's never seen the problem, but the problem very much exists, and has since the stove was replaced. Obviously it wasn't so bad that we had to leave like last time, but I doubt we're the only ones that feel this way and would like to see the problem remedied for future visits. I bet that the town's people would happily donate money toward a new and improved stove so that it didn't cost the state anything. Lastly, we heard big foot :D
Jennifer M
VerifiedFebruary 13, 2021 • Stayed at: CABIN, Loop: Estuary Loop
The cabin is wonderful- secluded and right by the water. The host was very helpful getting our stuff back the icy road. Will definitely do this more often!
Location Starrigavan Creek Cabin
Address:
Usfs Sitka Ranger District Office: 2108 Halibut Point Road
Sitka, AK, 99835
United States
Located 7 miles northeast of Sitka at the end of Halibut Point Road, about 3/4 mile from the local Alaska Marine Highway ferry terminal. There are no roads to Sitka.
Access is via the Alaska Marine Highway or Alaska Airlines. Upon exiting the Ferry Terminal parking lot, turn left. Drive 3/4 mile on the state highway, also known as Halibut Point Road, or walk the same distance on the separate pedestrian walkway. The Estuary Loop, where this cabin is located (in Campsite 6), is accessed from the last right turn before the end of the state highway.
From the airport, go across the O’Connell Bridge through downtown Sitka to the intersection of Sawmill Creek Road and Halibut Point Road, which is a roundabout. Turn onto Halibut Point Road and travel 7 miles north to Starrigavan Recreation Area.
Latitude & Longitude: 57.1296 / -135.363
Elevation: 19 feet
Policies & Rules
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Cabin is locked; requires pre-arranging access. Contact the Starrigavan Recreation Area Host (907-747-5720) at least two business days in advance of your cabin stay to communicate a check-in time for your arrival (earliest check-in time is 2 p.m.). During this initial communication, you may request authorization to allow an alternate individual to make the check-in. |
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Customers should plan on checking in at the Starrigavan Host cabin the day of the reservation before proceeding to the rental cabin. |
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Photo ID may be required at check-in; combination to cabin doors is given only to the person listed on the reservation unless an alternate individual has been prearranged with Ranger District staff in advance. |
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Earliest arrival time at the cabin is 2 p.m.; latest departure time is 12 p.m. (noon). |
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To minimize impacts to this recreation site, eight people is the maximum number allowed at cabin/cabin site at one time. Person count includes visitors not camping overnight. Keep this in mind if planning parties where number of visitors is unknown or exceeds eight. Contact Sitka Ranger District as listed above for a possible alternative. |
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Adjacent campsites not available for use by those with cabin reservations. |
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Tents, RVs, buses, trailers, motor homes, pickup campers, travel trailers and commercial vehicles are not allowed at this site. |
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Firewood not included with cabin reservation; bring your own firewood (maximum length 15 inches) for heating stove or request firewood when pre-arranging access with Ranger District staff. |
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Starrigavan has an active brown bear population; be prepared to keep all food and drinks in the cabin unless actively eating outside at the fire ring, or store in vehicle at night. |
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Dogs must be leashed at all times on the cabin site and within Starrigavan Recreation Area, cannot be left alone within the cabin and cannot be tied up outside the cabin. |
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Vehicles must be parked within the designated cabin parking spur. Parking is not permitted along the roadway or in adjacent campsites. |
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Vehicle access varies throughout the year depending on daylight hours. Summer open gate hours are generally 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m starting in late August as the daylight hours diminish. Please call the Sitka Ranger District (907-747-6671) for questions about gate hours. |
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Vehicle access during the winter will depend on the presence of snow/ice on roadway and winter host availability for managing gates; check with the Sitka Ranger District (907-747-6671) for current conditions. When access gates are closed, customer equipment/supplies must be packed in by non-motorized means; parking is available off highway near the entrance to the recreation area. |
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Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralRenters must meet with campground host in-person on check-in date to receive cabin access code. To ensure the host is available when you arrive, call the campground host at least two business days prior to reservation date to arrange meeting/check-in time (907-747-5720). The access code will only be given to the person on the reservation, with Photo ID, unless prior arrangements are made with host. Earliest check-in time is 2:00pm on the first day of the reservation. Check-out time is 12:00pm on the last day of the reservation.
