Service· Seward (mainland)· Alaska Southcentral — Kenai Fjords & Prince William Sound
Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor Center (Seward)
60° 7.0′ N · 149° 26.4′ W
The National Park Service's visitor office sits right beside the harbor, with rangers who can describe current conditions in the park. It is the nearest staffed NPS point to the fjords you will be sailing into.
Practical
Coordinate is the OSM building tagged as the NPS visitor center. Opening hours are unconfirmed. Park headquarters phone is 907-318-2040 (NPS cabin pages). Cabin bookings are made through recreation.gov (1-877-444-6777) rather than at the desk. There is no cell coverage on the park coast, so use VHF channel 16 for rangers or the Coast Guard once you are out.
Best for
Asking about current ice, bears and conditions before leaving
Season
Check hours; seasonal opening is typical (unconfirmed)
Nearby
- Resurrection Bay Sailing Charters (Seward)0.1 NM away
- Seward Small Boat Harbor (Seward)0.2 NM away
- Shoreside Petroleum Fuel Dock (Seward)0.2 NM away
- Seward Ship's Chandlery (Seward)0.5 NM away
- Safeway (Seward)0.6 NM away
- Thumb Cove State Marine Park (Resurrection Bay)7.7 NM away
- Caines Head and Fort McGilvray (Caines Head State Recreation Area)7.9 NM away
- Resurrection Bay Whales and Wildlife (Resurrection Bay)9.2 NM away
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