Best anchorages and harbours in Alaska
14 documented anchorages and harbours in Alaska, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1HarbourSeward, United StatesSeward
4.3Full service harbour at the head of Resurrection Bay on the south coast of Alaska, base for the Kenai Fjords fishing and tour fleet and northern cruise terminal for the Alaska Railroad to Anchorage.
- 2HarbourSkagway, United States
Skagway Small Boat Harbor
4.2Municipal harbour at the head of Lynn Canal in the Alaska Panhandle, in the town of Skagway, southern terminus of the Inside Passage cruise route.
3HarbourKetchikan, United StatesKetchikan Thomas Basin
3.7City harbour at the south end of downtown Ketchikan, on Revillagigedo Island in the Inside Passage of south-east Alaska.
4HarbourJuneau, United StatesStatter Harbor
3.2Transient harbour in Auke Bay, 12 miles by road north of downtown Juneau, used by fishing boats, charters and visiting yachts in south-east Alaska.
- 5HarbourYakutat, United States
Yakutat Harbor
2.9City and Borough harbour on Monti Bay, in the south-east Alaska community of Yakutat, used by the local fishing fleet and by yachts crossing the Gulf of Alaska.
- 6HarbourAngoon, United States
Funter Bay Seaplane Base
1.9Sheltered bay on the west coast of the Mansfield Peninsula on Admiralty Island, 14 miles south-west of Juneau, with a state marine park and a small public seaplane base.
- 7HarbourUnited States
Swanson Harbor
1.6State-maintained anchorage and pair of floats in the Couverden Islands at the junction of Icy Strait, Chatham Strait and Lynn Canal, about 25 NM south-west of Juneau.
- 8HarbourChenega, United States
Chenega Harbour
1.4Small community harbour on the east shore of Evans Island in Crab Bay, southwest Prince William Sound, about 67 NM south-east of Whittier.
- 9HarbourElfin Cove, United States
Elfin Cove
Remote fishing community on the north-west side of Chichagof Island, 85 miles west of Juneau, reachable only by boat or float plane.
- 10HarbourHomer, United States
Northern Enterprises Boat Yard
Full-service boatyard on Kachemak Drive in Homer, Alaska, north of the small boat harbour.
11HarbourHomer, United StatesHomer Deep Water Dock
Commercial freight and cruise dock at the tip of the Homer Spit, on Kachemak Bay in Alaska, about 4.5 miles from downtown Homer.
- 12HarbourKetchikan, United States
Private Dock
Private pontoon on Ketchikan waterfront in south-east Alaska, on the Tongass Narrows opposite Pennock Island.
13HarbourTenakee Springs, United StatesTenakee Springs
Small community harbour on the east shore of Chichagof Island in Tenakee Inlet, southeast Alaska, 45 NM south-west of Juneau on the Inside Passage.
14HarbourValdez, United StatesValdez Marina
Municipal small boat harbour at the head of Port Valdez, on the north shore of Prince William Sound in south-central Alaska, the northernmost ice-free port of the United States.