Floatplane base
Yakutat Seaplane Base (2Y3)
Public seaplane base about a mile northwest of town; no fuel.
2.3 mi
Native village
Yakutat
Tlingit community on Yakutat Bay, the only permanent settlement on 275 miles of Gulf coast; Yaakwdáat, "where canoes rest."
- Website
- yakutattlingittribe.org
- Population
- 657 [1]
- Population year
- 2020
- Cultures
- Tlingit · Eyak
- Tribal government
- Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
- Services
- Lodging · Restaurants · Groceries · Fuel · Health clinic · Rental cars
- Access modes
- Ferry · Bush plane
FerryBush plane
Yakutat (Tlingit Yaakwdáat, "the place where canoes rest") is home to the federally recognized Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, and its name derives from an Eyak word. The 2020 census counted 657 residents in the City and Borough, the only permanent settlement between Cape Fairweather and Cape Suckling. Mount Saint Elias (Was'eitushaa) and Hubbard Glacier are sacred in Yakutat Tlingit tradition, and the Mt. St. Elias Dancers perform at the summer Yakutat Tern Festival. There is no road link: arrive on Alaska Airlines or the seasonal state ferry. Lodges, bed and breakfasts, restaurants (some seasonal), two grocery stores, a health clinic and rental cars serve visitors.
- [1]Population: 657 (2020 census) (Wikipedia, Yakutat, Alaska (U.S. Census)); also reported as approximately 650 (ADF&G Yakutat Management Area overview). All footnotes
Location
Fishing · Birding · Cultural tours
Sources
- Yakutat (Wrangell-St. Elias)National Park Service · Accessed 2026-11-09
- Yakutat Tlingit and Mount St. Elias (ethnographic study)National Park Service · Accessed 2026-11-09
- Yakutat Management Area OverviewAlaska Department of Fish and Game · Accessed 2026-11-09
- Yakutat, AlaskaWikipedia · Accessed 2026-11-09
- Yakutat Tlingit TribeYakutat Tlingit Tribe · Accessed 2026-11-09
- Yakutat Alaska Chamber of CommerceYakutat Chamber of Commerce · Accessed 2026-11-09
Last updated 2026-11-09
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Floatplane bases
Campgrounds
Viewpoints
Airports
Public use cabins
Public-use cabin
Raven Cabin (Middle Situk)
The second Middle Situk cabin on the Situk River, next to Eagle Cabin and the Situk airstrip.
7.6 mi
Public-use cabin
Eagle Cabin (Middle Situk)
One of two Middle Situk cabins beside an airstrip, about 3 river miles below Nine Mile Bridge.
7.6 mi
Public-use cabin
Situk Lake Cabin
Russell Fiord Wilderness cabin on the east shore of Situk Lake, reached by a 3.1-mile trail or floatplane.
13.7 mi
Public-use cabin
Esker Stream Cabin
National Park Service cabin 20 miles across Yakutat Bay on the Malaspina Forelands; wheeled-plane beach landing.
23.2 mi
Public-use cabin
Middle Dangerous River Cabin
12 x 16 ft hunter-style cabin on a bluff above the braided Dangerous River, with a meat shed.
23.6 mi