Best anchorages and harbours in Prince William Sound and Kenai

Nuka Island

Anchorage at Nuka Island, on the south-western edge of Kenai Fjords National Park, about 26 miles south-east of Homer, Alaska.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Seward

Full 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.

Chenega Harbour

Small community harbour on the east shore of Evans Island in Crab Bay, southwest Prince William Sound, about 67 NM south-east of Whittier.

Northern Enterprises Boat Yard

Full-service boatyard on Kachemak Drive in Homer, Alaska, north of the small boat harbour.

Homer 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.

South Twin Bay

Anchorage in western Prince William Sound, Alaska, in the waters off Knight Island Passage near the Native village of Chenega.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Thumb Cove

Anchorage on the east side of Resurrection Bay, within Thumb Cove State Marine Park, about 7.8 miles south-east of Seward, Alaska.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Valdez 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.