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Grindall Island State Marine Park

Tucked into the island-studded waters of Southeast Alaska, Grindall Island State Marine Park offers a remote marine wilderness experience for kayakers, boaters, and adventurers seeking solitude in the Inside Passage. This marine park protects the waters and shoreline around Grindall Island, providing a sheltered stopover point along one of Alaska’s most scenic coastal corridors.

The park’s appeal lies in its untouched character. Visitors can explore rocky intertidal zones teeming with sea stars, anemones, and crabs, while keeping watch for harbor seals, sea otters, and the occasional humpback whale passing through nearby channels. Bald eagles are a near-constant presence, perched in the old-growth Sitka spruce that fringe the shoreline.

Access is by boat or floatplane only—there are no roads connecting to this remote corner of Southeast Alaska. Kayakers often include Grindall Island on multi-day paddling routes through the region’s protected waterways.

The best time to visit is May through September, when daylight stretches long and weather is most cooperative, though rain gear remains essential in this temperate rainforest climate. Expect basic or no developed facilities; this is wilderness camping at its most authentic. Bring everything you need and pack out all waste.

For those willing to make the journey, Grindall Island rewards with the quiet magic that defines Alaska’s marine parklands.

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