Misty Fjords National Monument
Misty Fiords National Monument is a United States National Monument located in Southeastern Alaska.
Understand
History
Established in 1978.
Landscape
Flora and fauna
coastal temperate rainforest, alpine habitats bears (black and brown), wolves, deer, salmon, eagles, whales, porpoises
Climate
rainforest near the coast, snowfields and glaciers in the mountainous interior on the mainland.
Get in
tour boat or float plane from Ketchikan.
Fees/Permits
fees for cabin use
Get around
boat required
See
rudyerd bay, walker cove, numerous wilderness lakes, new eddystone rock,
Do
admire scenery, hike, kayak, photograph
Buy
no business concessions within the boundaries of the monument
Eat
Eat what you catch or what you bring with you -- there are no restaurants or foodsellers within the monument boundaries.
Drink
Sleep
Lodging
Camping
list USFS shelters within the Monument. mention forest service cabins. explain about difficulty of finding suitable tent camping spots in steep, wet terrain of SE Alaska coastal rainforest.
Backcountry
list popular hiking trails, kayak routes.