Hot Showers and Dry Clothes

Kodiak Raspberry Island Remote Lodge

is an off-grid wilderness lodge set within Alaska’s Kodiak Island Archipelago on remote Raspberry Island. Nearly two-thousand-foot mountains rise behind the lodge, while nearby Afognak Island defines our view across narrow Raspberry Strait.
 
Our comfortable main lodge sits at the center of our property, where our team freshly prepares breakfast and dinner and guests gather to dine, visit, and reflect on the day’s adventures.
 
Eight comfortable, fully appointed private guest cabins offer the peace and privacy to retire for true rest.
 
Our Nordic-themed spa, featuring our wood-fired banya (sauna), outdoor jetted hot tub, and wooden cold plunge soothe tired muscles and rejuvenate spirit.
 
Our modern hydroelectric and solar systems provide reliable, uninterrupted power, and our fresh, cold drinking water-still our favorite in the world.
 
Our meat house ensures harvest is hung to cool and age, while our commercial grinder, vacuum sealer, and walk in freezer is available to butcher your game for the trip home.
 
The rest of the property quietly supports daily life—a workshop, team housing, firewood storage, and our Cabina, where Birch and Tiffany live.
 
All of this infrastructure runs quietly behind the scenes, ensuring life here — and your experience — remains seamless. Yet this all remains dwarfed by the raw, unbounded wilderness that surrounds us.

FAQ – OUR PROPERTY

Our team begins preparing at 6:00 a.m., and the lodge opens to guests at 7:00 a.m. (each cabin includes a Keurig for early risers). Breakfast is served between 7-7:30 a.m.  Daylight decreases dramatically between September and December, so boats generally depart between 8-8:30am for early transport into the field. Hunters are Pickup is generally scheduled between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m, with flexible later options if game is harvested deep in the field and hunters are late coming out. 

Evenings unfold with a well-deserved hot shower, appetizers, beer from the kegerator or wine, and many guests enjoy the Nordic-style spa — banya, hot tub, and cold plunge. Dinner is served at 7:30 p.m., and the lodge closes at 9:00 p.m., when our team retires for the night.

Guests most often arrive seeking meat for the freezer, the challenge of filling a coveted tag or permit, or simply the joy of being here — in a place where there is little to do but spend time together in the woods. Many of our hunters are Alaska residents, and many are returning guests, creating a familiar and welcoming rhythm at the lodge. Friendships have been formed and sustained here over decades.

No, you won’t notice any limitations. Aside from the surrounding wilderness, most guests forget we are off-grid. Electricity, heating, hot showers, and modern amenities operate seamlessly twenty-four hours a day. Starlink provides reliable Wi-Fi for satellite internet access and Wi-Fi calling.  Our fresh water, available in all buildings, is fresh, cold, and delicious.  Our lodge and private cabins have normal bathrooms with, showers, vanities, and flush toilets that operate as they do in any community.

We operate in coastal brown bear habitat; however, bear activity near the main buildings is rare given their natural wariness of humans. Your meat is stored inside our protected meat house.  In the event of an emergency, Tiffany is a Registered Nurse, several team members are certified in CPR and First Aid, and the United States Coast Guard maintains a base in Kodiak.  It is also not uncommon to have medical professionals among our guests, as well. 

Yes. We design one thoughtfully prepared menu each day and can accommodate gluten-free needs and certain dietary restrictions or dislikes when communicated in advance. Advance notice allows our culinary team to prepare appropriately and ensure your meals are both safe and enjoyable.

The Main Lodge

Built from locally milled Sitka spruce, the main lodge is the center of daily life at the property—warm, open, and positioned to look directly across Raspberry Strait toward the surrounding mountains and ocean.

Private Cabins

Eight private, fully appointed guest cabins offer quiet separation from the main lodge while remaining only a short walk away. Each cabin has its own view of the surrounding property and wilderness beyond.

Food and Drink

Meals are prepared from scratch each day, often centered around locally harvested seafood, with fresh breads, plated dinners, and complimentary beer and wine served in a relaxed communal atmosphere.

Pause

The pace naturally slows between activities—whether in the wood-fired sauna, hot tub, cold plunge, or simply watching weather and wildlife move through the strait from the deck.

Off Grid

The lodge operates independently through a hybrid hydro and solar power system designed specifically for the demands of remote coastal Alaska, where reliability matters as much as sustainability.

Location

Located roughly 35 miles from Kodiak City on Raspberry Island, the lodge sits within a remote network of protected waterways, forested mountains, and open Pacific coastline accessible only by boat or floatplane.