• The aurora borealis over the Yukon.polar light image by Kit Wai Chan from Fotolia.com
  
  The Yukon River is the longest river in Alaska and empties into the Bering Sea. The Yukon runs through many Alaskan towns and communities, and through the Yukon Charley Rivers National Preserve. This preserve has a number of hunting cabins located throughout it, and three of these cabins are right on the river. All of the cabins that are located on or near the Yukon River can only be accessed via the river, by boat or float plane.
  
  

Slaven's Roadhouse

• Slaven's Roadhouse was built in 1932 by a miner named Frank Slaven and some friends. This historic cabin was restored in 1993 and now serves as one of the Yukon Charley River National Preserves' public-use facilities. Slaven's Roadhouse is a large two-story cabin and is located on the left bank of the Yukon River, where Coal Creek empties into it. The cabin is available on a first-come, first-served basis and is accessible by anyone traveling the Yukon River by boat. The cabin's coordinates are N65º 21' 01.93", W143º 07' 12.01" and GPS units should be set for NAD 27 Alaska.
  
  Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
  Eagle Visitor Center
  P.O. Box 167
  Eagle, AK 99738
  907-547-2233
  nps.gov/yuch/planyourvisit/publicusecabins.htm
  
  

Slaven's Public Use Cabin

• Slaven's Public Use Cabin is a smaller cabin than Slaven's Roadhouse and is located only 100 yards from Slaven's Roadhouse, along the upper trail to Coal Creek Camp. This cabin was built in 1993 by the National Park Service for the express purpose of being a public-use facility. Anyone hunting in the area would be able to use it, provided they arrived to claim the cabin before anyone else. This cabin is accessible by boat from the Yukon River and is available on a first-come first-served basis. The cabin's is only steps from N65º 21' 01.93", W143º 07' 12.01", and GPS units should be set for NAD 27 Alaska.
  
  Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
  Eagle Visitor Center
  P.O. Box 167
  Eagle, AK 99738
  907-547-2233
  nps.gov/yuch/planyourvisit/publicusecabins.htm
  
  

Smith Public Use Cabin

• The Smith Public Use Cabin is located on the right bank of the Yukon River, just above Eureka Creek and approximately 15 miles from Slaven's Roadhouse. This cabin was built in 1984 to help support hunters who live a subsistence lifestyle and frequent this area. There are no roads to this cabin; it is only accessible by boat from the Yukon River. The cabin is available on a first-come first-served basis and is located at coordinates N65° 25' 38.76'', W143°, 33' 16.71''. Please set GPS units for NAD 27 Alaska.
  
  Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
  Eagle Visitor Center
  P.O. Box 167
  Eagle, AK 99738
  907-547-2233
  nps.gov/yuch/planyourvisit/publicusecabins.htm