Hasselborg Lake Shelter

Dispersed Camping

Located on the southwest end of the lake and just north of the Hasselborg Creek cabin and also part of the cross Admiralty canoe route, this three sided shelter offers a camping spot with surroundings that support a few additional tent sites. Extremely buggy from June through August

Lake and Pond Fishing

Hasselborg Lake is usually ice free by early May through mid November for fishing and is on the cross Admiralty canoe route. Shallow along edge of lake.

Fish Species	Cutthroat , Dolly Varden, Kokanee
Special Designations	For fishing information, contact the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Fishing Mode	shoreline, hip and chest waders
Water Temperature	Ice covered for five months and fed by snowmelt and cold rain runoff, this lake remains cold
Fishing Method	Lures: artificial lures - shiny spoons and spinners, and flies
Water/Flow Level	Lake level will rise abruptly and cover shoreline beach during periods of heavy rainfall

River and Stream Fishing

A trail heading south from this shelter leads to the Hasselborg Creek cabin and Hasselborg Creek trail.

Special Designations	For fishing information, contact the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Fish Species	Cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden and kokanee
Fishing Mode	bank, hip and chest waders
Water Temperature	cold year around
Fishing Method	Lures: artificial lures - shiny spoons and spinners, and flies
Water/Flow Level	seasonal snowmelt influenced and by periods of heavy rainfall. Hip waders make crossing this creek possible.

Day Hiking

Two trails depart from this shelter. The southern direction Hasselborg Creek trail is a 1.0 mile long relatively flat trail through a spruce/hemlock forest that ends along Hasselborg Creek. The westerly direction Hasselborg To Guerin trail is 1.9 miles long. This trail gradually climbs through a spruce/hemlock forest to its maximum elevation at the midpoint from Guerin Lake to Hasselborg Creek Cabin .

Fire Information

campfires allowed using gathered wood

Big Game Hunting

Two trails depart from this shelter. The southerly direction Hasselborg Creek trail is a 1.0 mile long relatively flat trail through a spruce/hemlock forest that ends along Hasselborg Creek. The westerly direction Hasselborg To Guerin trail is 1.9 miles long. This trail gradually climbs through a spruce/hemlock forest to its maximum elevation at the midpoint from Guerin Lake to Hasselborg Creek Cabin. For hunting regulations, contact the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Species	Brown Bear, Sitka Blacktail Deer
Difficulty Level:	Easy to Intermediate

Small Game Hunting

Two trails depart from this shelter. The southerly direction Hasselborg Creek trail is a 1.0 mile long relatively flat trail through a spruce/hemlock forest that ends along Hasselborg Creek. The westerly direction Hasselborg To Guerin trail is 1.9 miles long. This trail gradually climbs through a spruce/hemlock forest to its maximum elevation at the midpoint from Guerin Lake to Hasselborg Creek Cabin. For hunting regulations, contact the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. .

Species	Marten, Red Squirrel, River Otter, Beaver ,Mink
Difficulty Level:	Easy to Intermediate

Game Bird/Waterfowl

Two trails depart from this shelter. The southerly direction Hasselborg Creek trail is a 1.0 mile long relatively flat trail through a spruce/hemlock forest that ends along Hasselborg Creek. The westerly direction Hasselborg To Guerin trail is 1.9 miles long. This trail gradually climbs through a spruce/hemlock forest to its maximum elevation at the midpoint from Guerin Lake to Hasselborg Creek Cabin. For hunting regulations, contact the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. .

Species	Grouse, Canada geese, scoters, long-tailed duck, Barrow's goldeneye, harlequin, and buffleheads along with mallards, scaups, and mergansers.
Difficulty Level:	Easy to Intermediate

Viewing Wildlife

Admiralty Island's combination of varied ecotypes, pristine habitat and healthy wildlife populations provide wildlife viewing along the Hasselborg Creek and Hasselborg to Guerin Lake trails.

Species	Brown bear, Sitka blacktail deer, numerous bird species, mink, marten, river otter, beaver, red squirrel, western toad, rough skinned newt are among the list of creatures inhabiting the area.
Difficulty Level:	Easy to Intermediate

Viewing Plants

Admiralty Island's varied pristine ecotypes provide extraordinary plant viewing along the Hasselborg Creek and Hasselborg to Guerin Lake trails. Temperate rainforest is encountered throughout the journey.

Species

Admiralty Island comprises one of the greatest remaining blocks of productive old-growth temperate rain forest in the world. Alpine, tidal marsh and muskeg meadows are some of the other plant communities. The temperate rainforest primarily consist of western and mountain hemlock, Sitka spruce, alder, yellow cedar and shore pine. Forest understory consists primarily of blueberry, huckleberry, salmonberry, thimbleberry, fern, mosses ,devils club, false azalea, mushrooms and dwarf dogwood.

Difficulty Level:

Easy to Intermediate

Swimming