Coghill Lake
Whittier
Today
Getting there
- Access
- Coghill lake can be accessed by float plan or by boat. Travel by boat to the mouth of the creek. A small jet skiff ride about 15 minutes long to get to the cabin. ADFG operates a fish weir in the river from approximately June - August.
- Drive from Anchorage
- 1h17 to Whittier, the nearest town on our road map
- Drive from Fairbanks
- Full day, 7h51 to Whittier, the nearest town on our road map
- Water
- Lake
- Best time
- sockeye salmon mid June through early July, pink and chum salmon July and august, coho salmon in august and September. Dolly varden may through oct
- Fish
- Coho (silver), Sockeye, Pink (humpy), Chum, Dolly Varden
Part of Girdwood & Portage.
What it is like
USFS cabin available for rent by calling 1-877-444-6777 or visiting www.recreation.gov