Starrigavan Recreation Area | Things to Do in Sitka, Alaska
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The Starrigavan Recreation Area comprises several picnic sites, camping sites, a lovely estuary, and a host of other recreation facilities for you to enjoy during your visit there. The recreational area overlooks the Tongass National Forest and gives you access to many walking and hiking trails such as Mosquito Cove Trail, Estuary Life Trail, and the Forest and Muskeg Trail. Their estuary bird viewing shelter is beautifully constructed with timber from locally grown trees and is nestled at the edge of the forest, giving you a panoramic view of the entire estuary. While there you’ll see many species of birds as well as other flora and fauna, so be sure to take your camera along.

Sitka, AK 99835, Phone: 907-747-6671

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