Glaciers & Outdoors
Mendenhall Glacier, humpback whales off Auke Bay, a hatchery full of salmon and trails that start at the edge of downtown.
Mendenhall Glacier & Nugget Falls
A glacier you can reach by road, 12 miles from downtown, with a visitor center and a flat lakeside trail to the foot of Nugget Falls.
Glacier Flightseeing
Floatplane and helicopter flights over the Juneau Icefield, some landing on a glacier or at the historic Taku Lodge.
Glacier Dog Sledding
A helicopter flight to a summer mushing camp on the Juneau Icefield, where the dogs live on the glacier all summer.
Walking map: the docks and downtown Juneau
The cruise berths line the waterfront along South Franklin Street. Downtown rises steeply behind them: the shops, saloons and the Walter Soboleff Building are on the flat blocks near the water, and the Capitol and St. Nicholas Church are uphill.
Map: USGS elevation; streets and buildings © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Trail map: walks from downtown
Basin Road climbs from downtown along Gold Creek to the Perseverance Trail and the Last Chance Mining Museum. Check the city's trail notices before you go: the valley has had slide warnings and closures in past years.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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