Sitka National Historical Park
Sitka National Historical Park (National Park Service) · Sitka, Alaska
Alaska's oldest federally designated park, first protected in 1910, marking the site of the 1804 Battle of Sitka between the Kiks.ádi Tlingit and Russian forces. A two-mile coastal trail winds through spruce and hemlock rainforest past towering Tlingit and Haida totem poles, many carved as replicas of poles first shown at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, to the site of the Tlingit fort at the mouth of Indian River, where salmon run in late summer. The visitor centre houses the Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center, where Native artists work. In town, the park also protects the Russian Bishop's House, built in 1843 and one of the few surviving Russian colonial buildings in the Americas, with rangers leading tours of the bishop's restored quarters. Entry is free, and in summer the visitor centre opened 9 AM-5 PM.
106 Metlakatla Street, Sitka, Alaska, 99835, United States
Visitor centre: 25 April-30 September, 9 AM-5 PM daily; October-April, Wednesday-Saturday 10 AM-3 PM, with the Russian Bishop's House open instead on the first Saturday of the month, 10 AM-3 PM. Trails open daily (check nps.gov/sitk).
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