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Whale Park is a pubic park managed by the City of Sitka that offers visitors an opportunity to watch humpback whales between September and January. Located about six miles south of downtown Sitka, the park has a short boardwalk trail, a small sheltered picnic area, a short boardwalk trail that winds through the park to a viewing platform with free viewing scopes, and several ADA accessible facilities. The main shelter area has a hydrophone which plays the ‘songs’ of humpback whales, and the park is home to over a diverse array of more than 50 species of waterfowl, seabirds, shorebirds, sea ducks, and eagles.

2500 Sawmill Creek Rd Sitka, AK 99835

Whale Park
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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