Hotels in Valdez

Dramatic mountains plunge into Prince William Sound, creating a paradise for kayakers who paddle alongside curious sea otters and calving glaciers. The Valdez Museum reveals tales of gold rush dreamers and the devastating 1964 earthquake that reshaped the town. Fishing charters promise battles with salmon and halibut that will become the stories you tell for years. Worthington Glacier offers an accessible taste of Alaska's ice fields without requiring mountaineering skills. Summer visitors marvel at waterfalls cascading down every mountainside, while winter transforms the landscape into a wonderland for heli-skiing enthusiasts. Don't miss the harbor's sea lions, who've learned that begging from returning fishing boats requires less effort than catching their own dinner.