- Type
- Harbour
Remote fishing community on the north-west side of Chichagof Island, 85 miles west of Juneau, reachable only by boat or float plane.
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Enter from Cross Sound through the narrow inlet on the west side of Chichagof Island. The inner cove gives full shelter in all winds. No road access; the harbour is the only way in apart from float planes from Juneau.
Practical
Public floats managed by the City of Elfin Cove with seasonal moorage and limited transient space. Fuel dock with diesel and petrol on the boardwalk. General store, post office and a handful of fishing lodges on the wooden boardwalk. No cars and no roads.
Ashore
The boardwalk loops the cove on stilts and connects all dwellings, lodges and the store on foot. Salmon, halibut and rockfish fishing in Cross Sound and Icy Strait, with humpback whales feeding offshore in summer.
History
Settled in the 1920s as a halibut fishing base, the cove kept its boardwalk layout because the steep shoreline left no room for roads. Year-round population sits around 16 and climbs near 200 during the summer fishing season.
Key facts
- Type
- Harbour
- Coordinates
- 58.19267, -136.34529 (58°11.56'N 136°20.72'W)
- Town
- Elfin Cove
- Country
- United States
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Elfin Cove lies at 58°11.56'N 136°20.72'W, that is 58.19267, -136.34529 in decimal degrees.
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