Rare KKB Posted August 27, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) We are now thinking we'd like to see the totem poles, raptor center, "bear experience"? How do we get to the park? Could we use electric bikes? In the park? Can we walk & see all of this on our own? If not, do we need to buy tour ahead of time or are they available in town? Thanks Edited August 27, 2023 by KKB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Aurora Posted August 27, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Ships dock at a private dock outside of Sitka proper. Shuttles (free) are provided to the downtown area. Shuttles drop off folks at the Harrigan Centennial Center. There are tour folks at the HCC selling excursions for the day, but be aware that Sitka is receiving more and more ships so don't count on getting what you want as a "walk up" customer. From the HCC it is a very easy walk to the Sitka Historical Park (locals call this the "Totem Pole Park) which has a lovely visitor's center and walk among old totems. The walk along the waterfront passes the Sheldon Jackson Museum (an auxiliary of the Alaska State Museum in Juneau) and also the Sitka Sound Sea Life Center. From the SHP we have no issues walking to the Raptor Center. Fortress of the Bear is further out of town; most folks take tours. Downtown Sitka has the Russian Bishop's House and the St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Church. The Bishop's House is administered by the US National Park Service. St. Michael's is an active Russian Orthodox church. Sitka is very easy to DIY. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KKB Posted August 27, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted August 27, 2023 12 hours ago, Northern Aurora said: Ships dock at a private dock outside of Sitka proper. Shuttles (free) are provided to the downtown area. Shuttles drop off folks at the Harrigan Centennial Center. There are tour folks at the HCC selling excursions for the day, but be aware that Sitka is receiving more and more ships so don't count on getting what you want as a "walk up" customer. From the HCC it is a very easy walk to the Sitka Historical Park (locals call this the "Totem Pole Park) which has a lovely visitor's center and walk among old totems. The walk along the waterfront passes the Sheldon Jackson Museum (an auxiliary of the Alaska State Museum in Juneau) and also the Sitka Sound Sea Life Center. From the SHP we have no issues walking to the Raptor Center. Fortress of the Bear is further out of town; most folks take tours. Downtown Sitka has the Russian Bishop's House and the St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Church. The Bishop's House is administered by the US National Park Service. St. Michael's is an active Russian Orthodox church. Sitka is very easy to DIY. Thx--we just walked around town last year so looking to do a bit more this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MississippiMom Posted September 2 #4 Share Posted September 2 On 8/26/2023 at 10:06 PM, Northern Aurora said: Ships dock at a private dock outside of Sitka proper. Shuttles (free) are provided to the downtown area. Shuttles drop off folks at the Harrigan Centennial Center. There are tour folks at the HCC selling excursions for the day, but be aware that Sitka is receiving more and more ships so don't count on getting what you want as a "walk up" customer. From the HCC it is a very easy walk to the Sitka Historical Park (locals call this the "Totem Pole Park) which has a lovely visitor's center and walk among old totems. The walk along the waterfront passes the Sheldon Jackson Museum (an auxiliary of the Alaska State Museum in Juneau) and also the Sitka Sound Sea Life Center. From the SHP we have no issues walking to the Raptor Center. Fortress of the Bear is further out of town; most folks take tours. Downtown Sitka has the Russian Bishop's House and the St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Church. The Bishop's House is administered by the US National Park Service. St. Michael's is an active Russian Orthodox church. Sitka is very easy to DIY. Thanks for this detail. We were hoping to save on excursion costs at this port and just walk around Sitka to see several of the items you listed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnia 432 Posted September 2 #5 Share Posted September 2 We enjoyed Sitka on our own (in the rain!). Walked from shuttle drop off to see the totum poles in the Historical Park, but the rain was getting heavy so we didn’t see the raptors (but it was well within our walking abilities to do so). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzincraven Posted September 12 #6 Share Posted September 12 Check out Captain Gary's Sitka Adventures. He has both Land and Sea Tours or you can do a combo of the two. Reviews on TripAdvisor are good too! I plan to do this next June. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60966-d13447169-Reviews-Cpt_Gary_s_Sitka_Adventures-Sitka_Alaska.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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