Savikko Park

Juneau


At the south end of Douglas is this park sometimes known as 'Sandy Beach' – possibly a more apt name. This is the Juneau area's best stretch of sand, fronted by a tiny island and backed by 2000-year-old Tlingit fish traps snaking the mudflats and a rock with petroglyphs carved on it. There are also volleyball nets, a picnic shelter and a kid's playground.

The Treadwell Mine Historical Trail starts nearby.


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1. Treadwell Mine Historical Trail

0.13 MILES

It's hard to envisage today, but the Treadwell mine on Douglas Island was once the largest gold mine in the world, set up like a minitown with its own…

2. Mt Roberts Tramway

1.62 MILES

As far as cable cars go, this tramway is rather expensive for a five-minute ride. But from a marketing point of view its location couldn’t be better. It…

3. Sculpture of Patsy Ann

1.87 MILES

The dock has a sculpture of Patsy Ann, a white bull terrier and the so-called ‘Official Greeter of Juneau,’ thanks to her tendency to rush to meet cruise…

4. Sealaska Heritage

1.95 MILES

The Sealaska Heritage Institute, founded in 1980 to promote Alaska Native culture, opened this hugely impressive facility in 2015 in the downtown Walter…

5. State Office Building

2.08 MILES

The State Office Building is known locally as the SOB. From the outdoor court on the 8th floor there is a spectacular view of the channel and Douglas…

6. Alaska State Museum

2.1 MILES

Demolished and rebuilt in a snazzy new $140-million complex in 2016, the result is impressive. Sometimes called SLAM (State Library, Archives and Museum),…

7. Juneau-Douglas City Museum

2.12 MILES

This museum focuses on gold, with interesting mining displays including 3-D photo viewers, timelines, interactive exhibits and the video Juneau: City…

8. Alaska State Capitol

2.13 MILES

One of the US' more prosaic state capitols, this boxy building went up between 1929 and 1931 and looks more like an overgrown high school than a historic…

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