Erik in AK
New member
....but not to hunt.
For those of you who don't know about this already...Alaska's DNR has a Recreational Cabin Staking program for residents. You pay $25 to apply for a spot in one of the designated areas and if you draw out in the lottery you get a permit to select and stake 5 to 20 acres of land.
I will pay for the formal survey and appraisal, and eventually buy the land at the appraised value.
I drew for a patch along the Cosna River which flows north out of the back side of Denali NP and joins the Tanana River between Manley Hot Springs and
the Village of Tanana.
After I stake out my 10 or so acres, I will lease the land from the state for the first 3 years or until the survey and appraisal is done. Lease fees are a $100 one-time application fee and $100 per year, and then the state will finance the balance. The whole thing is going to cost me about $15K when its all said and done, and I eventually get the deed.
I can build on it as soon as I register my corner markers with DNR.
This will be my moose camp for the forseeable future. The immediate area is mix of riverbottom and hills so it will be "moosey" early and late, and there are trails in the area. It is a good area for moose, bear, and wolves and depending on how close to the Park the trails go, probably caribou too. For spring bear hunts the Cosna is also known for producing 20-lb pike.
The plan (for now) is to go in next summer and build a pole barn, a cache, and a platform(floor) for a wall tent. I'll wall tent it for a few years and eventually build a cabin.
Its been a dream of mine to have my own little slice of the boonies and now it looks like its gonna become a reality.
For those of you who don't know about this already...Alaska's DNR has a Recreational Cabin Staking program for residents. You pay $25 to apply for a spot in one of the designated areas and if you draw out in the lottery you get a permit to select and stake 5 to 20 acres of land.
I will pay for the formal survey and appraisal, and eventually buy the land at the appraised value.
I drew for a patch along the Cosna River which flows north out of the back side of Denali NP and joins the Tanana River between Manley Hot Springs and
the Village of Tanana.
After I stake out my 10 or so acres, I will lease the land from the state for the first 3 years or until the survey and appraisal is done. Lease fees are a $100 one-time application fee and $100 per year, and then the state will finance the balance. The whole thing is going to cost me about $15K when its all said and done, and I eventually get the deed.
I can build on it as soon as I register my corner markers with DNR.
This will be my moose camp for the forseeable future. The immediate area is mix of riverbottom and hills so it will be "moosey" early and late, and there are trails in the area. It is a good area for moose, bear, and wolves and depending on how close to the Park the trails go, probably caribou too. For spring bear hunts the Cosna is also known for producing 20-lb pike.
The plan (for now) is to go in next summer and build a pole barn, a cache, and a platform(floor) for a wall tent. I'll wall tent it for a few years and eventually build a cabin.
Its been a dream of mine to have my own little slice of the boonies and now it looks like its gonna become a reality.
