Tangirnami Cabin — Woody Island State Recreation Site

Directions

The cabin area is accessible by kayak, pack raft, small boat, and floatplane. It is an approximately 5-mile boat ride from the City of Kodiak boat harbor, which requires going around kelp beds that extend offshore from crab lagoon. If kayaks or pack rafts are launched at Mission Beach, it’s an approximately 2-mile paddle to the cabin site. Paddling distance can be reduced to about 1 mile by landing at Salt Lake on Woody Island and hiking to the cabin. Beach access and suitability for small boat anchoring is fair. Boaters should be mindful of kelp beds around Woody Island and reefs on either side of the beach approach. Beach landing and anchoring is always contingent on weather conditions, boat type, and boater skill and experience. Some boats choose to anchor off a longer beach to the Southeast of the cabin. Generally, winds from the Northeast will make for rougher beach conditions. Beach landings can be made at high or low tide, but rising tides are best for loading or unloading a boat and reduce the chances of beaching. The cabin is located on a spit between Long Lake and a Northeast facing ocean beach. The cabin is approximately 100 yards from both the beach and the lake. Two buoys and a sign are on a tree visible from the ocean to mark the access beach.