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Haines guide
4 listed · checked Oct 17, 2026

What to see in Haines

Museums, historic sites, Alaska Native culture, galleries, parks and trails.

photo Bruce Warrington

4 listed

Museums, history & sights in Haines

Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve

Guided hikes & wildlife · Haines Highway

48,000-acre state preserve along the Chilkat River, with four viewing pullouts between mileposts 18 and 21 of the Haines Highway.

Not walkable from the dock — 18 to 21 miles out. The state says the largest eagle gathering is late fall and early winter, after the cruise season ends.

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American Bald Eagle Foundation

Attraction · Downtown

Seasonal

Raptor center and natural-history museum on the Haines Highway; adults $25, ages 6–12 $15, 5 and under free.

Listed as closed for the season and open by appointment only as of October 2026. No phone number and no presentation schedule are published on its site.

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Address
113 Haines Hwy, Haines, AK 99827

Battery Point Trail

Guided hikes & wildlife · Beach Road

Easy shoreline trail about two miles one way from the end of Beach Road — the one real hike reachable on foot from the cruise dock.

Part of Chilkat State Park's north section. The main park unit is 7 miles out on Mud Bay Road and is not walkable from town.

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Portage Cove State Recreation Site

Park & trail · Beach Road

Seven-acre state shoreline site on Beach Road near downtown, with a scenic overlook, water and accessible latrines. No fee.

Walkable from Port Chilkoot Dock along Beach Road. Camping is first come, first served and the state says there is no parking at the site.

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Address
1 Mile Beach Road, Haines, AK 99827

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