Portage Bay Cabin

in Tongass National Forest

The numbers that decide it

Longest rig
Not published
Sites
1
Electric hookups
Not published
Pull-through sites
Not published
Paved access
Not published
Accessible sites
Not published
Driveway grade
Not published
Bear boxes
Not published
Campfires
Not published
Shade
Yes
Group sites
Not published

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov

Portage Bay Cabin

The Portage Bay single-level hunter style cabin has an oil heater (#1 stove oil only), 4 single bunks, wooden table and benches, covered porch, and pit-type outhouse. Stove oil, bedding, and cooking utensils are not provided. The area is hilly along the eastern shore of Portage Bay, and flat and rolling south and west of the bay. Portage Mountain rises to 3,577’ (1090 m) in the background.

Before you go

Reservations

Reservations accepted

Fees

$40/night peak season May 1 – September 30 $25/night non-peak season October 1 – April 30

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.