Wrangell

For visitor information and to request the community's official visitor publication, visit the Wrangell website at www.wrangellalaska.org.

Phone contact is 1-800-367-9745.

Email address is visitor AT wrangellalaska.org.

At right: An Alaska brown bear (grizzly) stands poised to grab migrating salmon in Anan Creek near Wrangell. The site is a favorite with visitors because of the U.S. Forest Service Anan Wildlife Observatory located there. Access is easy aboard Wrangell-based sightseeing vessels. (Photo courtesy of Wrangell Convention and Visitor Bureau; photo by Trish Beach)

About Wrangell: There’s a lot of history to this town in the heart of Southeast Alaska. It's located north of Ketchikan, south of Juneau, and Petersburg and adjacent to the Stikine River that flows westerly from Canada into the Inside Passage. The Tlingit Indians were here first, of course, then the Czarist Russians came in 1834 followed by the English in 1839. It became an American port community in 1867 with the purchase of Alaska from Russia. Not a lot remains from the Russian/English eras but the Alaska Native tradition survives well and beautifully in the form of totemic art to be found on Chief Shakes Island (reachable by footbridge in the middle of a community port complex). There stands a magnificent Tlingit tribal house and a collection of exceptional totem poles. Totems located elsewhere in the city include Kik-setti Totem Park and the community’s outstanding museum.

Other notable sights-to-see and things-to-do include:

Petroglyph Beach, a designated state historic site of ancient carved symbols and pictures on large beach boulders;

Rainbow Falls, a photogenic 100-foot waterfall at the end of a rewarding U.S. Forest Service trail through Southeast Alaska rainforest country;

Nemo Point, which offers probably the best of several auto-accessible and easy-to-reach picnic areas with outstanding views of Zimovia Strait;

And (not to be missed!) there’s the U.S. Forest Service Observatory at Anan Creek where black bears and brownies come to feast on an annual abundance of salmon. The site is accessible aboard easily-arranged day cruise vessels.

The community is served by daily jet service from Seattle and Alaska communities, smaller-plane air service, frequent service by ferries of the Alaska Marine Highway System, and by port visits by small cruise vessels.

B&Bs and Inns

Ava's Bed and Breakfast

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Mailing Address: 15 Crest Drive
Wrangell, AK 99929
Telephone: 907-874-3142
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Bakke's Vacation Nook and Apartment

Contact: Helen Keller
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Wrangell, AK 99929
Telephone: 907-874-3168; cell 907-305-0887
Fax: 907-874-3169
Email: crabbait AT aptalaska.net
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Fennimore's B&B

Innkeepers:
P.O. Box 957
Wrangell, AK 99929
Physical address: 312 Stikine Ave.
Telephone: 907-874-3012
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Email: wrgbb AT gci.net
Website: www.fennimoresbbb.com
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Grand View Bed & Breakfast

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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 927
Wrangell, AK 99929
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Telephone/Fax: 907-874-3225
Email: judy AT grandviewbnb.com
Website: www.grandviewbnb.com
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Ottesens' Eagle's Nest

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P.O. Box 1228
Wrangell, AK 99929
Telephone: 907-874-2490
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Rooney's Roost Bed and Breakfast

Innkeepers:
P.O. Box 552
Wrangell, AK 99929
Physical address: 206 McKinnon St.
Telephone: 907-874-2026
Email: rroost AT aptalaska.net
Website: www.rooneysroost.com
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Zimovia Bed & Breakfast

Innkeepers:
P.O. Box 1424
Wrangell, AK 99929
Physical address: 319 Weber
Telephone: 866-946-6842; 907-874-2626
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Email: zimoviabnb AT rgbwebs.com
Website: www.zimoviabnb.com
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Hotels, Motels, and Lodges

Alaskan Sourdough Lodge

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P.O. Box 1062
Wrangell, AK 99929
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Telephone: 800-874-3613; 907-874-3613
Fax: 907-874-3455
Email: info AT akgetaway.com
Website: www.akgetaway.com
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Diamond C Hotel

Innkeepers:
P.O. Box 110.
Wrangell, AK 99929
Physical address: 223 Front St.
Telephone: 907-874-3322
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Stikine Inn Hotel and Restaurant

Innkeepers:
105 Stikine Ave.
Wrangell, AK 99929
Telephone: 888-874-3388; 907-874-3388
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Email: inn AT stikineinn.com
Website: www.stikineinn.com
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Wrangell Hostel

Innkeepers:
P.O. Box 439
Wrangell, AK 99929
Physical Address: First Presbyterian Church
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Telephone: 907-874-3534
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