Visitor guide
12 places · checked Oct 6, 2026

Thorne Bay, at your fingertips.

Pick what you're looking for. Every listing has hours, a phone number and directions, checked against the business's own website or an official source. Many places change their hours in winter, so call ahead.

Know before you go to Thorne Bay

Getting there

  • Thorne Bay has a city harbor with a fuel dock (gas and diesel), a boat launch and transient moorage; call the harbormaster at (907) 204-0815 or hail on VHF 16. (thornebay-ak.gov · checked Oct 6, 2026)
  • Taquan Air lists Thorne Bay on its floatplane route map from Ketchikan; flights are weather-dependent bush flights. (taquanair.com · checked Oct 6, 2026)
  • The Inter-Island Ferry lists Thorne Bay as 56.6 miles from its ferry terminal; Hollis is the ferry's home port and main gateway to Prince of Wales. (interislandferry.com · checked Oct 6, 2026)
  • Thorne Bay is not on the Alaska Marine Highway's community list, so no state ferry stop is listed for it. (dot.alaska.gov · checked Oct 5, 2026)
  • The Inter-Island Ferry Authority sails daily between Ketchikan and Hollis on Prince of Wales Island. (interislandferry.com · checked Oct 5, 2026)

Local government

  • Thorne Bay City Hall is at 120 Freeman Drive, (907) 828-3380, open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm and Friday 9am to noon. (thornebay-ak.gov · checked Oct 6, 2026)
  • Thorne Bay is a second class city. (commerce.alaska.gov · checked Oct 5, 2026)

Alcohol rules

  • Thorne Bay is not on the state's local option list (as of March 13, 2024), so no local-option alcohol limits are on record for it. (commerce.alaska.gov · checked Oct 6, 2026)

Medical care

  • SEARHC's directory lists a Thorne Bay Health Center on Freeman Drive for behavioral health only and shows it closed every day, so call SEARHC before counting on care there. (searhc.org · checked Oct 5, 2026)

Good to know

  • The Salt Chuck Trail passes old Salt Chuck mine ruins near Thorne Bay, and the visitor guide says the collapsed buildings are in very dangerous condition. (discoverpowisland.com · checked Oct 6, 2026)

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