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Red Shirt Lake, located in the Nancy Lake State Recreation Area in Alaska, is a remote lake that offers outdoor enthusiasts an opportunity to have an Alaskan wilderness experience at its finest with minimal human development. Red Shirt Lake is one of the largest lakes in Nancy Lake State Recreation Area with a surface area of 1,183 acres and a thirteen mile shoreline.
The State Park Department offers rustic cabins for vacation rentals with two cabins located on islands in Red Shirt Lake. Access to Red Shirt Lake is a three mile hike on a well marked trail through the wilderness of Nancy Lake State Recreation Area. The trail ends at a remote camping area on the shore of Red Shirt Lake. To reach the cabins, a canoe is needed to cross Red Shirt Lake at the campground area. The canoe can be carried during the hike, or prior arrangements with a local canoe rental company will have a canoe waiting for you to load and paddle to your cabin. However if you prefer not to hike, the other alternate route to Red Shirt Lake is to charter a plane that can land on the lake and carry more essentials and gear to your location. During the winter, Red Shirt Lake can be accessed with snowmobiles, skis, snowshoes, or ski planes. During the winter freeze and spring break up, none of the cabins are accessible due to the thin ice unable to support weight.
Most of the shoreline is privately owned but the owners strive to maintain a remote lifestyle with peaceful and relaxing surroundings. Even with the remoteness of Red Shirt Lake, it has gained popularity as a destination for Pike fishermen. Reports of catches up to fifty four inches have been noted, but the average catch is around thirty inches. Coho Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Lake Trout, and Whitefish are also caught in the cool water of Red Shirt Lake. Winter ice fishing is popular to area anglers.
Nancy Lake State Recreation Area is 22,685 acres of undeveloped wilderness. Red Shirt Lake is just one of many lakes, rivers, and streams that connect to make an extensive waterway system popular for canoeing in Nancy Lake State Recreation Area. With unspoiled forests and tranquil settings, Nancy Lake State Recreation Area offers hiking trails, picnic areas, campgrounds, and canoe launches. During the cold snowy winter months, the canoe and hiking trails transform into snow covered trails for cross country skiing, dog sledding, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.
Bird watchers will want to bring their binoculars and cameras to Red Shirt Lake and Nancy Lake State Recreation Area as many birds and waterfowl use the area for nesting. The Artic Terns return from Antarctica during the summer to nest in this wilderness area. The common loon and Pacific loon can be seen nesting in the area along the shores of the many waterways.
Red Shirt Lake is a natural lake but the local beavers and their dams play an important part in the water levels of all the lakes in Nancy Lake State Recreation Area. Canoers often spot the beavers busily working or scampering in the water as they paddle along the water. Moose and black bear are commonly sited in the area also with grizzly bears being sited less often.
Have you been looking for a "back to nature" experience? Want to get away from the loud noise, bright lights and crazy traffic of the big cities? Then now is the time to plan your trip to remote Red Shirt Lake in Alaska.
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