Agency-listedUSFS Tongass National Forest -- Wrangell Ranger District · dispersedFree
Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island)
Dispersed · public land · AK · 56.28126, -132.42053
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Ask about this camp →The land manager lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island)
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 306 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island)NIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island) · public land · AK
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery13 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- WWater24 mi
- FFuel29 mi
- LLaundry42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out, no EV fast charger is listed within 150 mi.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
EV fast charger: none listed within 150 straight-line mi (US DOE data). Charge before the turn-off.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island)
Access
Dispersed
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
306 ft
State
AK
Coordinates
56.28126, -132.42053
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island) · public land · AK (OpenStreetMap)
- Resupply lookup unavailable — try the map links below.
EV charging — from Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island) · public land · AK — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast chargerNone listed within 150 straight-line miles. Plan the charge before the turn-off.
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)87.3 mi — ELECTRIC BUS MPL ELEC BUSS, Metlakatla, AK · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island) · public land · AK — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKunk Lake Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAnita Bay Overlook · ~2.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletThree Sisters · ~2.9 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYunshookuh Loop · ~3.3 mi NE · USFS
Open Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island) elsewhere
Other camps near Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island)
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Kunk Lake Camping Area~0.3 mi
- Anita Bay Overlook~2.7 mi
- Three Sisters~2.9 mi
- Yunshookuh Loop~3.3 mi
How we know this — Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island)
Stay limit
None published
Source
public land records
Confidence
Agency-confirmed — The managing agency's own record names this as a campsite and puts it at these coordinates. About as good as it gets short of standing here.
How it was placed
https://www.fs.usda.gov/r10/tongass/recreation/kunk-lake-shelter (read 2026-08-17). Fee field reads: "none". A three-sided shelter on the northeast side of Kunk Lake at the end of the Kunk Lake Trail, on ETOLIN ISLAND -- there is no road from Wrangell, so access is by boat or float plane, 13 miles south of town. A woodshed with firewood and a 14-foot skiff with oars are provided; bedding, cooking utensils and PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES ARE NOT. No stay limit stated. Restrooms: Outhouse. Water: the page states plainly that potable water is not available at this site. Nearest town/access per the page: Wrangell, 13 miles north by water -- Etolin Island has no road link. | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island)
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Kunk Lake Shelter (Etolin Island)
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →Dumping grey & black →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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