Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Cabins

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The cabin was excellent! It's 0.4 miles of easy trail along the lake. We used cross country skis. The thick log walls and quality windows kept us toasty warm for several hours even after the fire went out. This cabin is well made compared to older cabins. As usual the wood stove pipe needs minor repair. The damper would close on it's own if you opened the door creating a strong draft resulting in very smokey air. We hung the steel dustpan from the damper handle to prevent this and that worked well. Also there are some pin holes in the stove pipe. Everything else worked great. Plenty of downed Black Spruce trees to harvest in the area due to the Swan Lake fire but the hand saw is dull so I recommend bringing a quality saw and a small hatchet for kindling. All they had was two heavy splitting mauls. This area can be very windy as there are no leaves on the trees anymore so dress warm.

The cabin was excellent! It's 0.4 miles of easy trail along the lake. We used cross country skis. The thick log walls and quality windows kept us toasty warm for several hours even after the fire went out. This cabin is well made compared to older cabins. As usual the wood stove pipe needs minor repair. The damper would close on it's own if you opened the door creating a strong draft resulting in very smokey air. We hung the steel dustpan from the damper handle to prevent this and that worked well. Also there are some pin holes in the stove pipe. Everything else worked great. Plenty of downed Black Spruce trees to harvest in the area due to the Swan Lake fire but the hand saw is dull so I recommend bringing a quality saw and a small hatchet for kindling. All they had was two heavy splitting mauls. This area can be very windy as there are no leaves on the trees anymore so dress warm.

Have stayed at this cabin 2-3x. Appeared that door was repaired from visit in Jan 2023, and that windows may have been replaced. Everything appeared to be in good order. We found and left in the cabin a pine green ripstop stuff sack. Will do it again sometime.

Have stayed at this cabin 2-3x. Appeared that door was repaired from visit in Jan 2023, and that windows may have been replaced. Everything appeared to be in good order. We found and left in the cabin a pine green ripstop stuff sack. Will do it again sometime.

This was the perfect winter get away. The cabin is well built and stayed very warm. I never felt a draft of cold air during -15 degree temps and the wood stove kept up perfectly.
I love how people continue to respect this cabin as it was clean when I arrived and I left it even cleaner when I left.
It was extremely quiet except I could hear the ice making noises the while time.
Plenty of room for 3 vehicles in winter, 4 in the summer.
Definitely going back!

This was the perfect winter get away. The cabin is well built and stayed very warm. I never felt a draft of cold air during -15 degree temps and the wood stove kept up perfectly.
I love how people continue to respect this cabin as it was clean when I arrived and I left it even cleaner when I left.
It was extremely quiet except I could hear the ice making noises the while time.
Plenty of room for 3 vehicles in winter, 4 in the summer.
Definitely going back!

One of my favorite cabins to stay at in the winter! Easy to access, and great skiing opportunities.

One of my favorite cabins to stay at in the winter! Easy to access, and great skiing opportunities.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL on Miller Creek in winters when you come here via snowmachine! Our snow machine fell through the ice on the creek, and we actually thought that we might die out there. After we turned to Miller Creek from the Pipeline Trail, we took the right side of Miller Creek to get to the cabin. However, we believe that we should have taken the left side of the creek (the left side seems to have more firm surfaces between the creek and the treeline) and then cross Vogel Lake to get to the cabin. We learned later that the creek never really freezes. The cabin itself is beautiful and cozy with a nice stove.