activities
So, you ask, just what is there to do for the independent traveler in Juneau? The answer is, of course, more than you will most likely have time for! Some will cost , but others are one of our favorite four letter words – Free. Here are some of our personal recommendations. Just click on the title to link to the activity’s web site!
Pack Creek Brown Bear Viewing – Summer
Juneau Ice Field Aerial Tours – Year-Round, weather permitting
Mount Roberts Tramway – Spring, Summer & Fall
Tracy Arm Fjord Glacier Cruise – Spring & Summer
Taku Glacier Lodge – Spring & Summer
Fly-Out Fly Fishing – Summer
Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure – Spring & Summer
Mendenhall Glacier Helicopter Landings – Summer
Personalized Area Tour – Spring & Summer
Whale Watching – Spring & Summer
Charters & Tours Departing from Auke Bay Harbor, 5 Minutes Away
Sport Fishing – Spring, Summer & Fall
Cast from shore right in front of your accommodations (Free except for a fishing license). Or take a Salt Water Charter departing from Auke Bay Statter Harbor, 5 Minutes Away
Fly-In Lake Trips – Spring & Fall
Hiking – Year-Round
On the beach right in front of your accommodations; or on a wide variety of Juneau trails. A Juneau trails book is available for purchase in local bookstores.
Berry Picking – Late July and into August
Whether you are looking for Blueberries or Salmon berries, they are generally abundant in the area in season. In fact, we have some blueberries on the property for you to sample. If you like them we can give you directions to a number of local berry patches.
Kayaking – Summer
Rent a Kayak at Auke Bay Statter Harbor, 5 Minutes Away
Boating – Summer
Rent a Boat at Auke Bay Statter Harbor
Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center – Year-Round
Alaskan Brewery – Year-Round
Shrine of St. Therese – Year-Round
Yacht Viewing – Spring & Summer
Some of the biggest and most expensive yachts in the world have visited Auke Bay. Walk the floats of Statter Harbor and admire the yachts, look at the fishing boats and talk to the fishermen.
Salmon Bake – Summer
Seafood Shopping at the Harbor – Spring & Summer
For those that don’t want to fish but want to eat it, in season you can often buy salmon, halibut, King crab, Dungeness crab and sometimes shrimp right off the boats in the harbor! Bring it home and barbeque it!
Chapel by the Lake – Year-Round
View the historic Log Chapel set on the shores of picturesque Auke Lake