Ryman's Italio Sport Camp
Ryman's On The Beach
Accommodations for the Experienced Outdoorsmen
Rymans Italio Sport Camp offers seriously independent outdoorsmen and women a unique opportunity to experience the best Alaska has to offer. This comfortable, well supplied wilderness camp is yours for the duration of your completely unguided stay. Established in 1961 by guide and bush pilot Frank L. Ryman Jr., the camp is located in the North Tongass National Forest directly on the Italio River about thirty miles east of the Yakutat airport. Originally permitted as a guide pack station, the camp now operates under a resort permit issued to Frank’s son, Skip Ryman. Two sturdy, comfortable cabins situated on three acres make up the camp .
ACCESSABLE ONLY BY BUSH PLANE, RYMANS ITALIO SPORT CAMP IS LOCATED ABOUT THIRTY MILES EAST OF THE YAKUTAT AIRPORT ON A THREE ACRE TRACT IN THE HEART OF THE NORTH TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST. THE CAMP OPERATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A FOREST SERVICE SPECIAL USE PERMIT ISSUED TO SKIP RYMAN. THE TWO BASIC BUT SOUNDLY CONSTRUCTED CABINS ARE LOCATED DIRECTLY ON THE ITALIO RIVER AND WITHIN A THREE MINUTE WALK OF THE ITALIO’S CONFLUENCE WITH THE AKWE AND BACK RIVERS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PERMIT, THE CAMP IS RENTED ON A DAILY BASIS TO A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP. AUGUST 20 THROUGH OCTOBER 9, THE PRIME SILVER SALMON SEASON, THE CAMP IS RENTED IN FIVE DAY BLOCKS AND IS USUALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, SOLIDLY BOOKED THESE DAYS BY PRIOR YEAR GUESTS. THE REST OF THE SEASON THE CAMP IS AVAILABLE FOR PERIODS OF FIVE DAYS MINIMUM ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.
THE CAMP INCLUDES AN ATV FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE BUSH AIRSTRIP, TWO GRUMMAN ALUMUNUM CANOES, PROPANE LIGHTS AND COOKSTOVE, WOOD HEAT STOVE (FIREWOOD IS SUPPLIED), ALL NECESSARY COOKING AND EATING UTENSIL, VHF RADIO, EMERGENCY AND SMALL APPLIANCE GENERATOR, SANDPOINT WATER WELL AND SMOKEHOUSE.
