CHANDALAR LAKE LODGE

The historic Chandalar Lake Lodge is situated in the Alaska Brooks Range on Chandalar Lake. The lodge is owned and operated by four generations of the Smith family. The lodge hosts, Ed and Janice Smith and Dick and Holly Smith, share a deep love of the North. They have spent the majority of their lives in the wilderness of Northern Canada and Alaska. The Smiths have a love and knowledge of the outdoors uncommon to most. This fly-in remote wilderness lodge is located approximately 65 miles East of Coldfoot by plane. The Chandalar area is a wintering ground for the migratory Porcipine Caribou herd and also home to black bear, grizzly bear, wolverine, lynx, moose, wolf, and Dall Sheep as well as many other Alaskan wildlife. It's not an uncommon sight to see many these animals right from the dining room window while enjoying your morning cup of coffee... The Brooks Range was explored originally for fur, gold, minerals and oil. In 1902, the first cabin was built by prospectors in search..

Primary location: Wasilla United States