Fuel is not provided by the Forest Service, with No. 1 diesel fuel required. The cabin was constructed in 1978. Approximately 20 air miles from Ketchikan at the northern end of Thorne Arm. It is accessible by float plane or boat with mooring buoy near the cabin site.
Water is available from a nearby creek.
Treat all water before using. A reservation for a Forest Service cabin does not include exclusive use of the buoy. There are two trails accessible from the cabin site area, Low Lake Trail and Gokachin Lake Trail. Gokachin Lake Trail starts across the outlet of Fish Creek and leads to Star Lake. There are salmon and steelhead runs in Fish Creek with resident trout and dolly varden.