Shoemaker Bay Overlook Shelter

in Tongass National Forest

The numbers that decide it

Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.

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.

Shoemaker Bay Overlook Shelter

The Shoemaker Bay Overlook Shelter on Wrangell Island is located at the end of the Institute Creek Trail on the North Wrangell trail system. The location provides excellent views of Zimovia Straight, Shoemaker Bay, and the surrounding islands.

Before you go

Reservations

Reservations accepted

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

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