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Pybus Bay Cabin

Pybus Cabin offers guests recreation, relaxation and a unique wilderness lodging experience on the southeast side of Admiralty Island in the Tongass National Forest. The remote site offers a scenic setting for fishing, boating and wildlife viewing, all within the vicinity of the cabin. Access to the cabin is float plane or boat. Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety and must bring several of their own amenities. Wildlife viewing is abundant on land and in water. Pybus Bay is quite remote, and a good place for humpback whale sightings. A game trail to Donkey Bay is accessible at high tide and seasonal commercial fishing activity is popular in Pybus Bay.

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Pybus Bay Cabin
Pybus Bay Cabin

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Fees: Only one change per reservation for all Alaska cabins is allowed. Change is defined as a modification to the start or end date of the reservation; after one change has been made, if additional changes are desired, the customer must cancel the current reservation and re-book the new dates.

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Getting there

Access to the cabin is by float plane or boat with anchor at high tide. Flight time is approximately one hour and 15 minutes from Juneau or 30 minutes from Petersburg. Access by boat via Stephens Passage or Fredrick Sound is approximately 100 miles from Juneau. Float plane or boat access can only occur at certain stages of the tide.

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Data source: Recreation.gov RIDB, retrieved August 30, 2026. The Campsite Atlas is an independent publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Recreation.gov or any federal agency. Always confirm critical details on the official Recreation.gov page before you travel.