USFS proposes fee increase for cabins on Tongass, Chugach

Campers arrive at the Shakes Slough U.S. Forest Service cabin on the Tongass National Forest. (Katarina Sostaric/KSTK)
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing increases to cabin rental fees on Alaska’s national forests. Cabin prices have been the same since the 1990s, and now some fees could more than double over the next three years.
Cabin rental fees on the Tongass and Chugach National Forests have been between $25 and $45 for the last 20 years. The Forest Service is proposing to incre