Trips in an around Ketchikan

[mikedge]

Can anyone give me suggestions of the best ways to spend 2 or 3 hours in Ketchikan after we have done the Misty Fjords Seaplane trip?

[Misha]

Interesting that you posted this just now. I was looking up information for exactly the same thing and also have a floatplane trip with Island Wings. There is a walking tour map that you can pick up there. I wish I could find that somewhere on line. There are buses that will take you to either Saxman Village (city bus) or Totem Bight (blue bus). There is a National Park Service Museum, Alaska Discovery Center and Native Center. I was trying to figure out exactly what the walk was that included Married man's trail, the Funicular and Fox Lodge. I don't know if that walk is what is listed in the walking tour map or not. I can't find a good map of Ketchikan either. Creek Street also sounds interesting. I also found a cab company and a classic car tour. Perhaps someone who knows will clarify. Sorry, I can't provide more information. I'm not very clear on any of this myself.

[nanny4sure]

There is a rainforest walk - you can book it thru the boat or on the shore. You have to be bussed there and if you going after July, you may even see a bear!

[bearbait]

2 or 3 hours can easily be spent walking around town. Or you could also hang out in one of the fine drinking establishments that Ketchikan has.

[Budget Queen]

Interesting that you posted this just now. I was looking up information for exactly the same thing and also have a floatplane trip with Island Wings. There is a walking tour map that you can pick up there. I wish I could find that somewhere on line. There are buses that will take you to either Saxman Village (city bus) or Totem Bight (blue bus). There is a National Park Service Museum, Alaska Discovery Center and Native Center. I was trying to figure out exactly what the walk was that included Married man's trail, the Funicular and Fox Lodge. I don't know if that walk is what is listed in the walking tour map or not. I can't find a good map of Ketchikan either. Creek Street also sounds interesting. I also found a cab company and a classic car tour. Perhaps someone who knows will clarify. Sorry, I can't provide more information. I'm not very clear on any of this myself.

 

For Totem Bight you have to allow 3 hours, if going by city bus. There is NO National Park Service in Ketchikan only Skagway and Sitka. Request their visitor guide

http://www.visit-ketchikan.com

 

Head to your library, Fodor's Alaska and Frommer's Alaska both have walking tour maps. For clairfication- you take the Fox Lodge funicular up, go out the back, nice totems and return via the Married Man's Trail. Take it to the end, turn right on Park, can walk to the salmon ladder, go to the Hatchery/Totem Heritage Museum etc. Continue through the city park and return via Deermont. Turn right and a couple blocks, you are at the other end of Creek and can do Dolly's House tour.

[grangermom]

Check out www.ketchikantaxicabtours.com. We leave on June 8, and I have reserved a tour with them. They were very nice to work with. I told her exactly what I like, and she put together a great itinerary. It costs $74/hour, which is an awesome deal for my family of four.