KetchikanAlaska - Ketchikan Visitors Bureau

Misty Fjords & Tongass National Forest
Tongass hiking trail and lush green foliage.
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Circle #10 on the Reader Service Card
Circle #11 on the Reader Service Card
Tongass
National Forest
Ketchikan is located in the
heart of the nation’s largest
national forest, the 17 million
acre Tongass.
This temperate rainforest is an integral
part of the resident lifestyle in
Southeast Alaska, providing wood for
industry, habitat for birds and animals,
food, and the basics needed for
the daily life of the Northwest coastal
tribes indigenous to the area. Travel
from Ketchikan to Yakutat, and you
will still have not left the Tongass.
In and around Ketchikan you will
‘visit’ the Tongass while cruising along
its shores, hiking local trails, flying
into a remote lake, or camping and
picnicking at a recreation area. As you
plan your visit, it will be apparent
that the Tongass plays a large role in
much of what you will see and do in
Southeast Alaska.
For more information:
Tongass National Forest
www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/
Alaska Forest Association
www.akforest.org