L5-B2 Chilkat Lake Rd

A hand-built, 234-square-foot log cabin perched on a rock promontory over Chilkat Lake near Haines, Alaska, on 2.15 acres. Listed at $114,000. No official bedroom or bathroom count, no plumbing, no road frontage described in the listing — this is about as close to raw Alaska wilderness as a listing gets.

The setting

Chilkat Lake sits northwest of Haines, a glacially-fed lake ringed by mountains, and this 2.15-acre parcel occupies a promontory overlooking it. The listing describes the cabin as nestled into exposed rock outcroppings on a flat bench, which the photos bear out: the structure sits on a concrete pier foundation drilled straight into bedrock rather than a conventional dug foundation. The views from the property are genuinely spectacular — mirror-still water reflecting the surrounding peaks in several of the listing photos.

The cabin

This is a true handcrafted log structure, built with logs harvested from the land itself. The listing calls it “STOUT,” and the construction details back that up: the gables, loft, and door are made from Alaskan yellow cedar, and the whole structure is built in traditional post-and-beam log style with function as the priority over finish work. Inside, it’s a single open room centered on a wood stove, with a built-in counter and sink along one wall and a sleeping loft above.

The listing photos also show a second, smaller shingled structure on the property, described on Zillow as a guesthouse or workshop. Beyond that one line, the listing doesn’t specify its size, whether it has its own foundation or utilities, or what condition it’s in, so treat it as a bonus structure to verify in person rather than a fully built-out second dwelling.

What to know before you call

This is officially a 0-bedroom, 0-bathroom property per Zillow’s facts panel, which tracks with what the photos show: one open room with a loft, no separate bedroom, and no plumbed bathroom. There’s no engineered water or sewer system listed, heat comes entirely from the wood stove, and the parcel is unzoned. None of that is unusual for truly remote Alaska property, but it’s worth going in with clear eyes rather than assuming a conventional home.

The listing doesn’t specify how buyers reach this particular lot — whether that’s by road, boat, or trail from a nearby access point. Chilkat Lake itself is reachable from Haines, but confirm the exact access route and any seasonal limitations directly with the listing agent before making plans to see it in person. This home has been on Zillow 131 days as of this writing.

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The facts

Leslie Evenden at Haines Real Estate is the listing agent for this property. More like this lands in the Monday email.