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Chilkat State Park

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Location

59 ° 12' 40" N,
135 ° 23' 53.002" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Elevation

741 ft (225.86 m)

Chilkat State Park in Detail.

About

Chilkat State Park is located seven miles south of Haines on Mud Bay Road. This park offers a log cabin visitor center, 32-site campground, picnic area, boat launch and trails. The campground sits in a mixed forest of evergreens and deciduous trees at the edge of Chilkat Inlet. The boat launch provides access to the inlet and the run of king salmon in early June. The visitor centers offers incredible views of Chilkat Inlet and Rainbow and Davidson Glaciers. The center also has wildlife spotting scopes so you can spot the inlet wildlife, such as seals, porpoises, and whales. Visitors have even been able to spy on bears and mountain goats on the other side of the inlet. There are three trails in the park. Seduction Point Trail is an easy hike that follows the coast, winding back and forth between the woods and the beach. This trail is six miles long one way, and offers great scenery sights and wildlife viewing opportunities. Battery Point Trail is another easy trail along the beach. For those ready for a challe

Birds Sighted Here

Sorted by Most Common to Least Common Viewings

Surf Scoter, Pine Siskin, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Gull, Barn Swallow, Least Sandpiper, Bonaparte's Gull, American Crow, Townsend's Warbler, Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Harlequin Duck, Common Merganser, Black-legged Kittiwake, Sabine's Gull, Hooded Merganser, Glaucous-winged Gull, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pacific Wren, Red Crossbill, Dark-eyed Junco, Orange-crowned Warbler, Gadwall, Greater Scaup, White-winged Scoter, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Yellow-rumped Warbler, American Wigeon, Lesser Scaup, Black Oystercatcher, Pigeon Guillemot, Northern Pygmy-owl, Brown Creeper, White-winged Crossbill, American Redstart, Wilson's Warbler, Mallard, Barrow's Goldeneye, Spotted Sandpiper, Marbled Murrelet, Arctic Tern, Red-throated Loon, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-breasted Sapsucker, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Steller's Jay, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Pine Grosbeak, Song Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, Long-tailed Duck, Horned Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Rufous Hummingbird, Wilson's Snipe, Greater Yellowlegs, Common Murre, Herring Gull, Caspian tern, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Pelagic Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Alder Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Common Raven, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, American Dipper, Common Starling, Varied Thrush, Chipping sparrow, Fox Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Common Yellowthroat, Rock Pigeon

Places Near Chilkat State Park
Cities:

Chilkoot, Gantegastaki,

Archipelagos:

Chilkat Islands,

Bars:

Indian Rock, Jenkins Rock, Johnson Rock, McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Carrs Cove, Chilkat Inlet, Chilkoot Inlet, Kalhagu Cove, Kelgaya Bay, Letnikof Cove, Lutak Inlet, Mud Bay, Paradise Cove, Portage Cove, Pyramid Harbor, Shiyi Bay, Taiya Inlet, Taiyasanka Harbor, Tanani Bay,

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Battery Point, Chilkat Peninsula, Dok Point, False Battery Point, Glacier Point, Green Point, Halutu Peninsula, Kaskulu Point, Kelgaya Point, Lehunua Point, Low Point, Nukdik Point, Seduction Point, Taiya Point, Tanani Point,

Cities:

Haines,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam, Louie Nelson Homestead Dam,

Fictional Places:

Cicely,

Glaciers:

Davidson Glacier, Rainbow Glacier, Schubee Glacier, Villard Glacier,

Islands:

Anyaka Island, Dalasuga Island, Kataguni Island, Kochu Island, Lehunua Island, Pyramid Island, Shikosi Island, Talsani Island,

Lakes:

Chilkoot Lake, Lily Lake, Paradise Lake, Rustabach Lake, Rutzebeck Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Gollum, Mount Harding, Mount Riley, Mount Ripinski, Sullivan Mountain, Mount Villard,

Parks:

Chilkat Islands State Marine Park, Chilkat State Park, Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Area,

Peaks:

Lactic Acid Peak, Mount Mordor, Nelson Tower, Satans Mistress, Shakuseyi Peak, Twin,

Ridges:

Halutu Ridge, Ziskokadlo,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Ferebee River, Glacier River, Katzehin River,

Streams:

Dayehas Creek, Haska Creek, Johnson Creek, Kasidaya Creek, Ludaseska Creek, Mink Creek, Shakuseyi Creek, Yeldagalga Creek,

Routes:

Mount Riley Trail, Battery Point Trail, Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail, Nahku Portage, Seduction Point Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley,

Cities:

Lutak, Mud Bay, Port Chilkoot, Tanani,