Visitor guide
8 places · checked Oct 16, 2026

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Know before you go to Whale Pass

Getting there

  • Whale Pass sits on the Prince of Wales Island road system; the state ferry terminal is in Hollis, and floatplanes and boats are common transport. The community association runs the state-owned seaplane base and dock, per Alaska DCRA. (maps.commerce.alaska.gov · checked Oct 16, 2026)
  • The Inter-Island Ferry Authority sails daily between Ketchikan and Hollis, the road gateway to Prince of Wales Island communities including Whale Pass. (interislandferry.com · checked Oct 16, 2026)
  • Taquan Air's scheduled Ketchikan floatplane service lists Whale Pass on both its summer and winter schedules; flights are weather-dependent. (taquanair.com · checked Oct 16, 2026)
  • Island Air Express flies scheduled wheeled service daily between Ketchikan and Klawock/Craig on Prince of Wales Island, from which Whale Pass is reached by road. (islandairx.com · checked Oct 16, 2026)
  • The state-owned seaplane base, public dock, boat slips and launch ramp, run by the Whale Pass Community Association. DCRA transportation overview: WPCA operates the state-owned seaplane base, dock, slips and ramp; ~200 ft permanent + 80 ft transient moorage, vessels to 80 ft (2011 survey figures). (maps.commerce.alaska.gov · checked Oct 16, 2026)

Local government

  • City office for Alaska's newest second-class city, incorporated in 2017. DCRA municipal contacts: City of Whale Pass, second-class city, cityofwhalepass@gmail.com, fax (907) 846-5232. Phone is shared with the fire/EMS listing. Phone (907) 846-5222. (maps.commerce.alaska.gov · checked Oct 16, 2026)

Good to know

  • 87 per Alaska DCCED certified population, 2025 (second-class city, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area). (maps.commerce.alaska.gov · checked Oct 16, 2026)
  • Per the island tourism bureau: one small grocery with basics, tackle and local art (take-out food summer only); a gas station with limited hours and no diesel; a laundromat; no post office - a postal drop handles mail twice weekly. None of these businesses are named in any allowed source. (discoverpowisland.com · checked Oct 16, 2026)
  • Alaska DCRA transportation data shows no airport runway, no state ferry terminal and no cargo barge service in Whale Pass itself; the seaplane float and dock are the marine access points. (maps.commerce.alaska.gov · checked Oct 16, 2026)
  • The community's public school, part of the Southeast Island School District. Listed as a regular SISD school in Alaska DEED/DCRA schools data sourced Jan 2026; district site confirms SISD (office in Thorne Bay). DCRA 2018 culture text says school closed 1998-99 era. (maps.commerce.alaska.gov · checked Oct 16, 2026)

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