North Fork Trail Shelter

Bureau of Land Management · Alaska

North Fork Trail Shelter in Alaska. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 299 public campsites we map in Alaska.

North Fork Shelter Cabin is located approximately 18 trail miles (6.2 km) from Eagle Summit Wayside on the Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail on the back side of a hill. Conversely, it is 9 miles from the Twelvemile Summit Wayside. This small cabin is available on a first-come, first-served basis and is primarily intended as an emergency shelter. The cabin includes a water catchment system for collecting rain and melting snow; water should be treated before cooking or drinking.

What we know about it

Managed by

Bureau of Land Management

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (BLM policy)

Phone

907-474-2200

Coordinates

65.47880, -145.81744

Nearest sites we map

• Mount Prindle Campground38 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Cripple Creek Campground44 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Ophir Creek Campground60 km · Bureau of Land Management
• White Mountains National Recreation Area - Alaska Cabins66 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Wolf Run Cabin85 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Chena River Park99 km · US Army Corps of Engineers

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-06-09, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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