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Misty Fiords National Monument


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Culture and History / History / Landscape / Flora and fauna / Climate / Travel to Misty Fiords National Monument, visa requirements / Fees.2FPermits / Get around / Misty Fiords National Monument attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Misty Fiords National Monument souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Misty Fiords National Monument nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Lodging / Camping / Backcountry / Stay safe / Get out

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Misty Fiords National Monument is a United States National Monument located in Southeastern Alaska.

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Culture and History

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History

Established in 1978.

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Landscape

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Flora and fauna

coastal temperate rainforest, alpine habitats bears (black and brown), wolves, deer, salmon, eagles, whales, porpoises

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Climate

rainforest near the coast, snowfields and glaciers in the mountainous interior on the mainland.

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Travel to Misty Fiords National Monument, visa requirements

tour boat or float plane from Ketchikan.

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Fees/Permits

fees for cabin use

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Get around

boat required

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Misty Fiords National Monument attractions and sightseeing

rudyerd bay, walker cove, numerous wilderness lakes, new eddystone rock,

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City tours

admire scenery, hike, kayak, photograph

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Shopping, Misty Fiords National Monument souvenirs

no business concessions within the boundaries of the monument

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Good restaurants and cheap meals

Eat what you catch or what you bring with you -- there are no restaurants or foodsellers within the monument boundaries.

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Misty Fiords National Monument nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

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Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

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Lodging

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Camping

list USFS shelters within the Monument. mention forest service cabins. explain about difficulty of finding suitable tent camping spots in steep, wet terrain of SE Alaska coastal rainforest.

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Backcountry

list popular hiking trails, kayak routes.

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Stay safe

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Get out


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