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DeutschMisty Fjords National Monument is a United States national monument in Southeastern Alaska.
Understand
[edit | edit source]History
[edit | edit source]Established in 1978.
Landscape
[edit | edit source]Flora and fauna
[edit | edit source]There are coastal temperate rainforest, alpine habitats where you may find bears (black and brown), wolves, deer, salmon, eagles, whales, porpoises
Climate
[edit | edit source]Rainforest near the coast, snowfields and glaciers in the mountainous interior on the mainland.
Visitor information
[edit | edit source]- Park website (USFS)
Get in
[edit | edit source]Tour boat or float plane from Ketchikan.
Fees and permits
[edit | edit source]Fees for cabin use.
Get around
[edit | edit source]Boat required.
See
[edit | edit source]Rudyerd Bay, Walker Cove, numerous wilderness lakes, New Eddystone Rock.
Do
[edit | edit source]Admire scenery, hike, kayak, photograph.
Buy
[edit | edit source]There are no business concessions within the boundaries of the monument.
Eat
[edit | edit source]Eat what you catch or what you bring with you -- there are no restaurants or foodsellers within the monument boundaries.
Drink
[edit | edit source]Sleep
[edit | edit source]Lodging
[edit | edit source]Camping
[edit | edit source]Thete are US Forest Service shelters and forest service cabins. It is difficult to find suitable tent camping spots in steep, wet terrain of SE Alaska coastal rainforest.
Backcountry
[edit | edit source]There are hiking trails and kayak routes.
Stay safe
[edit | edit source]Inform yourself about what to do if you encounter black or brown bears.
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