Situk River Trail
This out-and-back trail provides excellent access to fishing the Situk River.
Guide Sections
Use Situk River Trail's guide sections to understand how this stop fits into the larger park plan.
Situk River Trail Details
Difficulty
Low
Distance
8 miles
Estimated time
4 hours
Region
N/A
To reach the Situk River Trail, head east from Yakutat along Highway #10 (Dangerous River Road) for 9 miles. At the Nine-Mile-Bridge turn onto a short gravel road on the south side of the highway to reach the trailhead. The Situk River Trail accesses top-notch steelhead and salmon fishing as well as two public use cabins. The first section of this 4-mile one-way trail follows the river corridor, teeming with wildlife. There are multiple fishing access pints along this section. The trail then turns away from the river and intersects the Ten-Mile ATV Trail, continuing on to two Forest Service cabins, Raven and Eagle (both of which can be reserved on recreation.gov) and the Situk River airstrip. A spur trail will take you just a bit off track to see the confluence of the Situk and Old Situk Rivers. More fishing access points exist downriver from the airstrip. This hike is not inside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. It is within Tongass National Forest.