Manitoba Cabin and Yurts

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Alaska Huts is no longer renting out single or double bunk rentals in either Spirit Walker or Toba’s Yurt. The kitchen, dining area, sauna, and outhouses are all shared spaces. If you are uncomfortable sharing spaces, please book out the Whole Shebang for a more private rental. There is hand sanitizer, bleach, simple green, paper towels and clean hand towels on site for you to use. Please clean up before and after your stay.

Please be aware that staff and maintenance volunteers may be at the property between 9am and 4pm any day of the week.

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Perched at the top of Canyon Creek gorge in a historic mining area next to great skiing and hiking in the Kenai Mountains, Manitoba Cabin offers families and individuals a unique lodging experience. Patrons rent yurts or one indoor bedroom and then share communal cooking, dining and social space inside a rustic cabin with authentic Gold Rush roots. The setting on the wild side of Canyon Creek beside a multi-use trail that climbs through a hemlock-spruce forest up Manitoba Mountain has the ambience of old-time Alaskan roadhouse far off the grid. And yet, it’s only a half mile walk over trails and historic byways from parking at Mile 48 of the Seward Highway.

Operated by the non-profit Alaska Huts Association, Manitoba Cabin promotes wilderness experience and camaraderie. You might share a campfire with other travelers on their Alaskan adventure or find your dinner stew anchoring a spontaneous potluck with new friends. While very popular among backcountry skiers during winter weekends, the facility often has openings during weekdays. During the summer, you might have the entire place to yourself.

Amenities

Manitoba offers sleeping space for up to 24 people. The main cabin contains a wood heating stove (while wood supply lasts), a propane cook stove with an oven, counters with benches and tables, and space for stashing gear. Propane for cooking is provided. You’ll also find cooking utensils, dishes, cups and silverware – everything you need to prepare your meals except the food. Water can be obtained from crystal Canyon Creek and must be sterilized or filtered. A solar panel system powers a few indoor lights.

Two 16-foot yurts are available to rent. Each yurt contains four single and two double bunks and a wood stove; both yurts welcome furry companions (please keep them off the beds). For people seeking more privacy, the cabin offers a hut keeper’s bedroom with propane heat and sleeping space for two.

Completing the scene are a wood-fired sauna, two pit toilets, and a campfire ring famous for S’mores and gatherings that stretch long into Alaska’s dusky summer nights.