Campground
Haines Hitch-Up RV Park
Private full-hookup RV park on Main Street, walking distance to downtown; open May 1 to September 15.
0.8 mi
Cultural site
Fort William H. Seward National Historic Landmark
Alaska's only pre-war Army post, built 1902 to 1904 at Portage Cove; its homes and parade ground are an easy walk from downtown.
- Site type
- Historic site
- Owner type
- Private
- Historic period
- 1902 to 1946
Built between 1902 and 1904 south of Haines, Fort William H. Seward was a formal infantry post of 85 wood-frame buildings, renamed Chilkoot Barracks in 1922. It was the only U.S. Army post in Alaska before World War II and was deactivated in 1946 and sold. Its buildings around the old parade ground are now homes, lodging and businesses. The fort was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.
Location
In pictures
Cultural tours · Photography
Sources
- Haines, AlaskaWikipedia · Accessed 2026-11-10
- Fort William H. SewardWikipedia · Accessed 2026-11-10
- Museums & HistoryVisit Haines (Haines Borough Tourism) · Accessed 2026-11-10
Last updated 2026-11-12
Nearby within 25 miles
Campgrounds
Campground
Dyea Campground
NPS campground 9 miles from Skagway and half a mile from the Chilkoot trailhead: 22 first-come sites at $10 a night.
19.7 mi
Campground
Finnegan's Point Campground (Chilkoot Trail)
First Chilkoot Trail campground, 4.8 miles from the trailhead, with six tent sites and Irene Glacier views.
24.4 mi
Airports
Airport
Haines Airport (HNS)
State airport on the Haines Highway about 3 miles from town, with a 4,000 ft paved runway and commuter flights to Juneau.
3.1 mi
Airport
Skagway Airport (SGY)
State airport at the edge of town with a 3,550-foot paved runway; Alaska Seaplanes is the only scheduled airline.
16.8 mi
Glaciers
Rivers
Museums
Museum
Klondike Gold Rush NHP Visitor Center (Train Depot)
The park visitor center in the 1898 White Pass & Yukon Route depot at 2nd and Broadway: exhibits, ranger talks and a film.
16.3 mi
Museum
Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum
Soapy Smith's gold rush saloon, a roadside museum since 1935, reopened by NPS in 2016; free timed tickets.
16.3 mi
Museum
Mascot Saloon Museum
A Broadway saloon built in 1898, closed by prohibition in 1916 and restored by NPS to its 1904 look.
16.3 mi
Museum
Moore House and Cabin
The home of Skagway's founding Moore family at 5th and Spring, with Captain William Moore's 1887 cabin.
16.4 mi
