Chilkoot State Trail
Area
Contact Information
Phone Number
907-465-4563
Website
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/southeast/chilkootlksrs.htm
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Description
Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Site is at the south end of Chilkoot Lake, near the outlet to the Chilkoot River. The campground sits amid a beautiful stand of Sitka spruce.
The park and surrounding area offers some of the best salmon fishing in Southeast Alaska, with four salmon runs, starting in mid-June and ending in mid-October. Because of the salmon spawning in the river and at this end of the lake, this area is also a bear highway. Bears frequent the river to feast on the salmon. Please learn proper bear/human etiquette, this protects both you and the bears
Allowed Activities
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Additional Information
Accessibility Description
Take Lutak Road five miles past ferry terminal to Chilkoot River Road on left just before the Chilkoot River bridge.