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Located just an hour's drive from Fairbanks, Alaska, the one-million-acre White Mountains National Recreation Area offers stunning scenery, peaceful solitude and outstanding opportunities for year-round recreation including hiking, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, skiing, wildlife and scenic viewing. There are 12 beautiful log cabins throughout the White Mountains offering many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. Be sure to carry your permit of stay at all times while in the White Mountains National Recreation Area. Also located in the White Mountains National Recreation Area are two trail shelters that are available on a first-come, first-served basis only. |
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Traveling north from Fairbanks, take the Steese Highway on through Fox. There is a trailhead at Milepost 42 and 57 to access some of the cabins. Traveling north on the Elliott Highway from Fox, there are two trailheads at Milepost 28 and 57 to access the White Mountains from the west side. For further information contact BLM district office. |
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Summer Recreation / Nome Creek Valley: Nome Creek valley is one of the prime access points for summer recreation in the White Mountains National Recreation Area. It can be reached via the US Creek Road at milepost 57 on the Steese Highway. The area has a rich mining history, the remnants of which remain visible in places like the Maze, where a gold-mining dredge left Nome Creek in a sinuous path between piles of gravel tailings. Today visitors come to the recreational gold-panning area to try their hand at recovering the gold the miners missed. The Table Top Mountain Trail and Quartz Creek Trail both start in Nome Creek valley, or you can find your own way up one of the ridges behind the Mt. Prindle Campground. Nome Creek valley is also a departure point for float trips down Beaver Creek National Wild River. The put-in is located next to the Ophir Creek Campground. Winter Recreation: The White Mountains National Recreation Area offers 250 miles of maintained winter trails and 14 public recreation cabins and trails shelters surrounded by jagged limestone mountains and cliffs, high mountain passes, and broad, rounded valleys. Whether you choose to explore by ski, snowshoe, snowmobile, or dog team, you'll find crisp, clean air, dazzling views, and if you're lucky, shimmering northern lights against a star-studded sky. One of the highlights of a tour through the White Mountains is an overnight stay at one of Bureau of Land Management's 12 public recreation cabins and two trail shelters -- the perfect place to warm up, dry out gear, and enjoy a hearty dinner after a day on the trail. |
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White Mountains National Recreation Area |
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The cabins must be reserved prior to use. You must have your permit with you during your stay. Dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their dogs, including raking up the straw. Pack out your trash. Please leave dry firewood inside cabin for the next user. Discharging of firearms is prohibited within 1/4 mile of the cabin and across trails. Please close the cabin windows, shutters, outhouse doors, and cabin when leaving. The BLM strives to maintain cabin tools and equipment in good working order, but visitors should be prepared to be self-sufficient. Cabin Amenities: (Visitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and safety, and must bring their own required amenities not included at the cabin). The cabin does not have electricity, or running water. Visitors must bring their own food, water or water treatment system, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, matches, utensils, toilet paper, first aid kit, 2 AA batteries for the smoke detector, 1-pound propane bottles for the cook stove and lantern, mantles, and garbage bags. The cabin includes several large bunks, table/benches, cooking area, storage loft, wood stove for heating, ax, bow saw, propane cook stove, propane lantern, outhouse, broom/dust pan, shovel and rake, smoke detector, and fire extinguisher. Standing dead wood is also available nearby for cutting firewood. Please report missing or broken items to BLM. Reservations: The cabin must be reserved in advance and paid for when you make your reservation. Stays are limited to three consecutive nights. Reservations cost $25 per night and may be made up to 30 days in advance. Reservations are from noon to noon. Weekends and holidays are times of peak use. A computer terminal will be available at the Fairbanks District Office for those individuals lacking computer access to make reservations online. Please visit the BLM's White Mountain National Recreation Area website for a larger map suitable for online viewing or printing. |
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The cabins are surrounded vast amounts of land you can venture on to and view the scenery around the area. |
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Summer visitors to the White Mountains pan for gold, fish, hike and camp under Alaska's midnight sun. The Nome Creek Road provides access to two campgrounds, trails, a gold-panning area and a departure point for float trips on Beaver Creek National Wild River. In winter, visitors travel by ski, snowshoe, dog team and snowmobile to enjoy the 12 public-use cabins and 250 miles of groomed trails that make the White Mountains one of Interior Alaska's premier winter destinations. Learn more about current trail conditions or call the Fairbanks District Office at (907) 474-2200. |