Anchorage· Aialik Bay· Alaska Southcentral — Kenai Fjords & Prince William Sound
Coleman Bay (Aialik Bay)
59° 52.1′ N · 149° 38.6′ W
A bay on the east side of the upper fjord whose inner pocket, called the thumb, is the best anchorage according to the NPS. A small pocket beach lies just north of the ranger station site.
Practical
Coordinate is the OSM bay point (a USGS name position). NPS says there are two mooring buoys here but they are not maintained and should not be trusted. Anchor in the thumb. A cruising account motor-sailed from Three Hole Bay to Coleman Bay and on to Abra Cove. Whether the ranger station is staffed in a given week is unconfirmed; the park lists channel 16 for contact.
Best for
The base anchorage for the upper bay and its glaciers
Season
Summer
Itineraries that stop here
Nearby
- Abra Cove and Aialik Public Use Cabin (Aialik Bay)1.2 NM away
- Pedersen Lagoon (Aialik Bay)3 NM away
- Kenai Fjords Coast Rules and Port Graham Land Permits (Aialik Bay)3.7 NM away
- Aialik Glacier (Aialik Bay)5.1 NM away
- Holgate Arm: Glacier and Public Use Cabin (Aialik Bay)6 NM away
- Three Hole Bay (Aialik Bay)6.2 NM away
- McMullen Cove (Aialik Bay)7.2 NM away
- Sunny Cove State Marine Park (Resurrection Bay)9.3 NM away
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