Cabins.

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Camping in a cabin is a fantastic lodging option, offering more privacy than a lodge or hotel, less work than putting up a tent, and a front row seat to Alaska's stunning wilderness. Several state and federal agencies maintain and rent cabins for public use at a range of prices--some of them free. Alaska.org points out that there are more than 300 public use cabins statewide, generally with similar accommodations: a heating stove, bunks or sleeping platforms, table and chairs, and an outhouse. Below are just a few private cabin rental options.

Denali Cabins offers forty-six cedar cabins for rental just eight miles south of the entrance to Denali National Park from late May to mid-September. The cabins are heated and feature private baths and blackout curtains so those who aren't acclimated to the midnight sun can rest well. alaskacollection.com/lodging/denali-cabins/

Sheep Mountain Lodge offers classic and premier cabir options just minutes away from Matanuska Glacier. Classic cabins are available year round, at a discount rate in the winter, and offer a queen bed (and usually an additional twin), private bathroom (in the summer), dining area, and some kitchen amenities. Premier cabins provide visitors with two queen beds, a full kitchen, and private bathroom year-round. All of SheepMountain Lodge's cabins feature stunning mountain views, sheepmountain.com

Arctic Getaway has three cozy, furnished private cabins, each with a kitchenette. Guests are invited to attend a home-cooked breakfast each morning in the nearby 1910 gold rush dance hall. One of the cabins sleeps two, while the others sleep up to four and are both two stories. The Arctic Getaway cabins are in Wiseman. which is north of Coldfoot. arcticgetaway.com

Orca Island Cabins is located on a private island in Humpy Cove in Resurrection Bay, which is just southeast of Seward. Privately-owned and -operated, Orca Island Cabins offers guests overnight stays in yurt cabins that sleep two to four on a queen bed and futon. Linens are provided, and each yurt has a kitchen, dining and living area, propane fireplace, private bathroom, and private deck with grill. orcaislandcabins.com

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