Hotels in Ketchikan
In addition to the hotels and B&Bs listed, the Ketchikan Reservation Service, 412 D-1 Loop Rd., Ketchikan, AK 99901 (www.ketchikan-lodging.com; tel. 800/987-5337 or tel./fax 907/247-5337), books many bed-and-breakfasts and outfitted apartments, and has online availability and reservations. Alaska Travelers Accommodations LLC (www.alaskatravelers.com; tel. 907/247-7117) is a Ketchikan-based service of long standing that handles lodgings here.
Here are a couple of single-unit rentals in pleasant residential settings that we can recommend, each with cooking facilities: Soaring Eagle Vacation Rental (www.vrbo.com/162011; tel. 907/247-1710), a luxurious, new suite for $135 double; and Stormy Seas Bed & Breakfast (www.stormyseasbb.com; tel. 907/617-1997), a great choice for a small family, in a lovely location, for only $98 double.
A Hostel & Camping
Three Forest Service campgrounds with a total of 47 sites are located at Ward Lake. A salmon stream runs through the middle of the lakeside Signal Creek Campground, which, along with the Last Chance Campground, can be reserved through the national system. The camping fee at either place is $10.
Eighteen miles out North Tongass Highway, the Settler's Cove State Park includes a sandy beach (a good place to watch whales, beachcomb, or even swim), an accessible path to a spectacular waterfall, and a short coastal trail. There are 14 campsites, half of which will take rigs of up to 30 feet, without hookups. Camping costs $10 a night. For information, contact the Alaska Division of Parks, 9883 N. Tongass Hwy. (tel. 907/247-8574).
If you need hookups for an RV, try Clover Pass Resort, about 15 miles north of the ferry terminal on North Point Higgins Road (www.cloverpassresort.com; tel. 800/410-2234 or 907/247-2234). They charge $34 to $39 a night.
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Best Western Landing
The hotel has a clean, corporate feel, with well-kept rooms in bright colors and friendly, professional service. There’s a courtesy van to get downtown, but a car would be handy if staying here. One of the town’s most popular family restaurants is on-site, the Landing Restaurant, a…$$Near Ferry Dock
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Cape Fox Lodge
The lodge is an architectural masterpiece, Alaska’s most distinctive hotel. Set on a cliff top overlooking downtown, it looks very much like a treehouse. Built with lots of cedar and consummate taste, it is reached from Creek Street by a funicular. It falls short only because the…$$Downtown - B&B
Eagle Heights Bed & Breakfast
Immaculate, airy rooms built with remarkable skill, each with a private entry, overlook the water from the mountainside, a 20-minute walk from downtown. In 2014, the owners decided they needed to stop serving breakfast in order to keep prices reasonable. But there are fine breakfast…$$North of tunnel - Hotel
New York Hotel/The Inn at Creek Street
Though it’s called the New York Hotel, this family run, historic charmer is “Olde” Ketchikan all the way. In décor, it’s solidly retro with dark wainscoting, tiled baths, and rooms furnished with burnished antiques that could have been there when the hotel was built in 1925. (Don’t…$$Downtown - Campground
Ward Lake Recreation Area
Three U.S. Forest Service campgrounds with a total of 56 sites are located at Ward Lake Recreation Area. Sites at its Signal Creek and Last Chance campgrounds can be reserved through the national system at www.recreation.gov. At the end of North Tongass Highway, the Settlers Cove…$At N Tongass Hwy
