Bureau of Land Management · Alaska
Coldfoot Cabin
Bureau of Land Management · Alaska, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- October 15 to April 30
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,066 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Dalton Highway
- Nearest town
- Fairbanks
- Address
- 222 University Ave, Fairbanks, AK, 99709
- Phone
- 907-474-2200
- Activities
- Cross Country Skiing, Hotel/Lodge/Resort Privately Owned, Photography, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing, Wildlife Viewing, Winter Sports
About
Overview
Recreation: The Coldfoot Cabin offers visitors a road-accessible getaway during fall, winter and spring. This cabin is a great way to experience the far north outside of summer months. This is a primitive cabin with no electricity or running water.
Popular activities include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, wildlife viewing, and aurora viewing throughout the winter months. Hiking is possible in the fall, before the snow is too deep. Commercial dogsled and backcountry ski tours are available in the area.
Firewood is not provided, and there is no cutting in the nearby area. The cabin driveway is plowed and shoveled approximately every three weeks throughout the winter, so access could be difficult after heavy snowfall.
Directions: From the city of Fairbanks, Alaska, travel north a total of 84 miles on the Steese (AK-6) and Elliott (AK-2) Highways to the Dalton Highway Junction. Turn right onto the Dalton (AK-11) and continue to milepost 175. Turn left (west of the highway) into the parking area. The Coldfoot Cabin is located on Airport road in Coldfoot.
Facilities
Coldfoot Camp offers food, gas station and limited vehicle repair services.
Nearby Attractions
The cabins are surrounded by vast amounts of public land you can venture on to and view the scenery around the area. The Coldfoot Contact Station is open on a limited basis in the winter and provides brochures, information and programs on northern Alaska.
Contact Info
This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (907) 474-2200.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1° | -12° | -43° | 29° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 0° | -10° | -39° | 24° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 3° | -9° | -27° | 32° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 29° | 15° | -22° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 47° | 35° | 19° | 62° | 9 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 50° | 32° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 66° | 53° | 42° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 56° | 47° | 37° | 70° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 48° | 39° | 26° | 59° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 24° | 16° | -16° | 37° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 3° | -8° | -25° | 24° | 10 of 10 |
| December | -3° | -9° | -37° | 25° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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