Best anchorages and harbours in Alaska

Foggy Bay

Anchorage on the east shore of Revillagigedo Channel, about 50 miles north of Prince Rupert, on the Inside Passage route to Ketchikan.

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

Samsing Cove

Remote anchorage in south-east Alaska on the inland side of Baranof Island, in the Alexander Archipelago.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Sitka

Anchorage off Sitka, on the west coast of Baranof Island in Sitka Sound, south-east Alaska.

• Sheltered NW, NE, E, SE

Fanshaw Bay

Bay indenting the eastern shore of Frederick Sound, on the north-east side of Cape Fanshaw in the Alexander Archipelago, about 83 miles south of Juneau.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Harbor Point

Anchorage on the Mansfield Peninsula in Lynn Canal, Southeast Alaska, with a mud and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, E, S, SE

Horseshoe Bay

Anchorage on Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Southeast Alaska, a remote stretch of the Inside Passage with no road access.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Juneau

Anchorage on Gastineau Channel off downtown Juneau, the capital of Alaska. Rock and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, W, SW, S

Petersburg

Fishing town on the northern tip of Mitkof Island, at the junction of Wrangell Narrows and Frederick Sound in South-East Alaska.

• Sheltered NW, N, E, S, SE

Red Bay

Bay on the north coast of Prince of Wales Island, opening northeast into Sumner Strait in Southeast Alaska.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Skagway Small Boat Harbor

Municipal harbour at the head of Lynn Canal in the Alaska Panhandle, in the town of Skagway, southern terminus of the Inside Passage cruise route.

Whitestone Rock

Anchorage near Whitestone Rock, an islet off the north-west coast of Baranof Island, south-east Alaska.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Statter Harbor

Transient harbour in Auke Bay, 12 miles by road north of downtown Juneau, used by fishing boats, charters and visiting yachts in south-east Alaska.

Ketchikan Thomas Basin

City harbour at the south end of downtown Ketchikan, on Revillagigedo Island in the Inside Passage of south-east Alaska.

Ratz Harbor

Bay indenting the north-east coast of Prince of Wales Island on the west side of Clarence Strait, Southeast Alaska.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Wrangell Airport

Anchorage off the Wrangell Airport shore on the east side of Wrangell Island, along Zimovia Strait in South-East Alaska.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Swanson Harbor

State-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.

Funter Bay Seaplane Base

Sheltered 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.

East Clump Blow Hole

Anchorage in the Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan, southeast Alaska, on a rocky bottom and sheltered from W, SW and S winds.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

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.

Private Dock

Private pontoon on Ketchikan waterfront in south-east Alaska, on the Tongass Narrows opposite Pennock Island.

Tenakee 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.