Totem Bight State Historical Park, Alaska, United States
4.5 (1.011 reviews) Friday: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent Ranking #4 in Ketchikan Historic Sites • State Parks
Take a Totem Trip
This state park displays 14 totem poles from the Tlingit and Haida tribes. The park is exceptionally scenic as the well maintained path meanders through the woods and opens out to the water. An example of a tribal house is located at the waters edge. Admission is only $5 pp (well worth it) and includes an interpretive guide regarding the meaning of the poles and where they were from. The park is approximately 10 miles from downtown Ketchikan and is easily reached by the Silver Line public bus. Highly recommend a visit ( plan about an hour),
Address
9883 N Tongass Hwy, Ketchikan, AK 99901-9246
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Website
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/units/totembgh.htm
Working hours
Monday : 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday : 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 23:49
User Ratings
4.5 based on (1.011 reviews)
Reviews
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5Ann S 5:00 PM Jun 25, 2022
Interesting Native American totem poles near Ketchikan
We took the city bus ($2 one way) from Ketchikan to this State Park a few miles north of the city. The bus driver let us know where to get off the bus and when and where we could catch it again. We paid a nominal fee and picked up a self-guided tour brochure for the interpretive trail. The hike is level and maybe a mile long. The brochure had numbered stops, explaining each totem pole, as well as the clan house. Most of the poles were carved in the 1930s and were replicas of earlier totem poles that stood in Native villages. Very interesting for people who like history and Native American culture.
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5Morag 5:00 PM Jun 6, 2022
Beautiful park
The totems were beautiful and the plaques to learn about them were very informative. We took the silver line bus here from downtown (arrives at quarter past the hour) and took the bus back (departs 13 past the hour). This worked great.
