STAY
After long days exploring the surrounding wilderness, guests will return to their lodgings.
Warmth greets You immediately—the faint crackle of the stove, soft textures, and quiet spaces to rest and restore.
Here, exposure and comfort meet.
The cabins were designed to feel grounded, authentic, and deeply connected to the landscape rather than overly polished. Natural materials, layered textures, and warm light create a sense of refuge after long days outside, while large windows open to sweeping views of the surrounding mountains and glaciers. Their design draws influence from cultures that have long lived close to wild landscapes in Scandinavia, Japan, and the American Southwest, places where simplicity and craft go hand in hand. The spaces balance a few surprising details with a quiet restraint that reflects what you actually need in a place like this. These cabins were built to enhance the experience of the land, not overshadow it, offering shelter, warmth, and restoration before you step back out into the vastness beyond the door.
Double Cabin Amenities
Ensuite bathroom with walk-in shower
One king bed
Closet space
Suitable for singles or couples
Family Cabin Amenities
Ensuite bathroom with walk-in shower
King bed on main level, upstairs loft with 2 twins or 1 king
Closet space
Great for families or friends traveling together, up to 4 people
Food & Drink
Meals are served in the Main Hall, where guests gather throughout the day for coffee, meals, and time to relax between adventures.
Food at the lodge is prepared with care and intention. The kitchen is led by a single chef and focuses on a small number of well-made dishes each day rather than a long menu. Meals are shaped by the day. Mornings begin slowly in the Hall, lunches are prepared for guests heading out into the valley, and evenings bring people back together again.
The approach favors good ingredients, careful technique, and food that feels right after time spent outside.
Breakfast is included with your stay and served each morning in the Hall.
A provision table is set with fresh sourdough bread, cultured butter, house jams, honey, yogurt from an Alaska dairy, and house-made granola with seeds and dried fruit. Guests cut their own bread and serve themselves at their own pace.
Each morning also features a rotating hot dish prepared by the kitchen. This might be thick bacon with eggs and potatoes, sourdough pancakes with maple, a smoked salmon bagel, or a baked egg dish with greens.
Drinks
The bar offers a rotating selection of Alaskan craft beers, a curated wine list, and a small house cocktail menu. A few premium beverages are also available.
Coffee and tea are available throughout the day, along with house lemonade, iced tea, and sparkling water.
Drinks are prepared with the same approach as the food: thoughtful, well made, and suited to the setting.
Dietary Needs
Vegetarian options are always available. Meals are prepared as a set menu and cannot be customized on the day of service. Guests with other dietary restrictions can request special meal accommodations in advance when booking. These customized meal packages require advance planning and include an additional charge.
Lunch is flexible depending on your plans for the day.
After breakfast, guests can pick up a packed Adventure Sandwich picnic lunch for the day’s outing.These sandwiches are built to travel well and hold up in a backpack while exploring the valley. Each one is made on artisan bread, rotates ingredients daily and is prepared fresh that morning. Lunch kits include the sandwich along with Alaska chips, a house trail bar, a cookie, fresh fruit, and trail mix.
Guests can sign up for lunch the evening before dinner so the kitchen can prepare it in advance. Lunch kits are available starting at breakfast for anyone leaving early.
Guests can also enjoy a relaxed lunch in the Hall. Snacks and light fare are available throughout the day, including soups, fresh bread, and charcuterie boards.
Dinner is offered in two formats during the week.
From Sunday through Thursday, dinner is served by reservation in the Hall between 6:00–7:00 pm and features a set menu prepared by the kitchen each evening. Guests are welcome to dine at their own table or join others if they wish. Dishes change through the week and across the season, often featuring braises, roasted vegetables, fresh bread, and seasonal salads.
On Friday and Saturday nights, dinner shifts to a more casual format with a featured menu available for self-ordering between 5:00–8:00 pm. These nights are relaxed and open to both overnight guests and the public. The menu features one rotating hot dish for the evening such as a craft ramen bowl, slow-braised pork with warm tortillas, wild game stew with fresh bread, or a grain, smoked salmon and roasted vegetable bowl.
Dinners are not included in the nightly rate, but they can be added to your reservation when booking.
The high season runs between Memorial Day and Labor Day. During these summer months the towns of McCarthy and Kennecott are active and fully open. Local businesses and National Park services are operating, guided activities are available, and long daylight hours make it easy to spend full days exploring the surrounding glaciers, rivers, and mountains.
The early and late parts of the season offer something different. These shoulder months tend to be quieter, with fewer visitors in the valley and a stronger sense of being out in the wilderness. It is a good time for those who want to slow down, disconnect, and experience the landscape with more space and stillness.
By late August the first colors of fall begin to appear across the tundra and hillsides. Reds, golds, and deep oranges spread through the landscape, creating some of the most striking scenery of the season.
There is no wrong time to visit. From May through October, each month brings its own character to the valley, simply shifting in pace and color as the season moves along. By late August the first colors of fall begin to appear across the tundra and hillsides. Reds, golds, and deep oranges spread through the landscape and fresh white snow begins to fall on the high mountain peaks creating some of the most striking scenery of the season. In late fall, darker nights can also bring the chance to see the northern lights.
When to Stay
The lodge is open from May through October
The Hall
The heart of the property is The Hall, a gathering place offering meals, drinks, storytelling, music, workshops, and community gatherings.
The Hall serves as both a public house and an interim main space for lodge guests, hosting weddings, seasonal events, and shared evenings after days spent in the wild.