Culross
Featured Culross Passage
DEPTH 25–60 ft
WIND EXPOSURE NE
WILDLIFE humpback whales · orca · Dall's porpoise
Anchorage Intelligence
Prince William Sound
Anchorages
Protection ratings, approach notes, anchoring quality, and field intelligence for every major anchorage in PWS. Compiled from firsthand research, public charts, and active mariner reports.
Latouche Island
Horseshoe Bay State Marine Park
DEPTH 30-80ft
WIND EXPOSURE NE
WILDLIFE humpback-whales · sea-lions · sea-otters
Port Wells
Featured Surprise Cove
DEPTH 25–45 ft
WIND EXPOSURE N, NE, E
WILDLIFE sea otters · harbor seals · orca
Port Wells
Bettles Bay State Marine Park
DEPTH 30-70ft
WIND EXPOSURE E
WILDLIFE seabirds · salmon · bears
Hawkins Island
Canoe Passage State Marine Park
DEPTH 6-15ft
WIND EXPOSURE S, SW
WILDLIFE waterfowl · harbor-seals · sea-otters
Port Wells
Entry Cove State Marine Park
DEPTH 15–40 ft
WIND EXPOSURE S, SW
WILDLIFE sea otters · bald eagles · harbor seals
Western Sound
Eshamy Bay
DEPTH 20–50 ft
WIND EXPOSURE NE
WILDLIFE sea otters · bald eagles · harbor seals
Harriman Fjord
Harriman Fjord Head
DEPTH 20–50 ft
WIND EXPOSURE NE
WILDLIFE sea otters · bald eagles · harbor seals
Columbia Glacier
Featured Heather Bay
DEPTH 20–35 ft
WIND EXPOSURE N, NE
WILDLIFE harbor seals · sea otters · bald eagles
Valdez Arm
Jack Bay State Marine Park
DEPTH 30-60ft
WIND EXPOSURE W
WILDLIFE bears · salmon · bald-eagles
Eastern Sound
Knowles Head
DEPTH 20–50 ft
WIND EXPOSURE NE
WILDLIFE sea otters · bald eagles · harbor seals
Cordova
Nelson Bay
DEPTH 20–50 ft
WIND EXPOSURE NE
WILDLIFE sea otters · bald eagles · harbor seals
Western Sound
Paddy Bay
DEPTH 20–50 ft
WIND EXPOSURE NE
WILDLIFE sea otters · bald eagles · harbor seals
Western Sound
Perry Island
DEPTH 20–50 ft
WIND EXPOSURE NE
WILDLIFE sea otters · bald eagles · harbor seals
Valdez Arm
Sawmill Bay
DEPTH 20-50ft
WIND EXPOSURE NE
WILDLIFE sea-otters · bald-eagles · harbor-seals
Northern Sound
Unakwik Inlet
DEPTH 20–50 ft
WIND EXPOSURE NE
WILDLIFE sea otters · bald eagles · harbor seals
Port Wells
Ziegler Cove State Marine Park
DEPTH 20–40 ft
WIND EXPOSURE E, SE
WILDLIFE humpback whales · sea otters · harbor seals
Blackstone Bay
Blackstone Bay
DEPTH 40–80 ft
WIND EXPOSURE N, NE, E
WILDLIFE harbor seals · kittiwakes · glacial goats
Hinchinbrook Island
Boswell Bay State Marine Park
DEPTH 0-20ft
WIND EXPOSURE NE
WILDLIFE seabirds · bears · waterfowl
Passage Canal
Decision Point State Marine Park
DEPTH 20–50 ft
WIND EXPOSURE N, NE, E
WILDLIFE humpback whales · sea otters · harbor seals
Esther Island
Granite Bay State Marine Park
DEPTH 40-80ft
WIND EXPOSURE W, SW
WILDLIFE whales · sea-lions · harbor-seals
Valdez Arm
Shoup Bay State Marine Park
DEPTH 20-50ft
WIND EXPOSURE S
WILDLIFE kittiwakes · seals · sea-otters
Port Wells
Featured South Esther Island State Marine Park
DEPTH 40-90ft
WIND EXPOSURE S, SW
WILDLIFE salmon · sea otters · bald eagles
Gulf of Alaska
Kayak Island State Marine Park
DEPTH 30-100ft
WIND EXPOSURE S, SW, SE
WILDLIFE seabirds · whales · sea-lions