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Misty Fiords National Monument is a United States National Monument located in Southeastern Alaska.

[edit] Understand

[edit] History

Established in 1978.

[edit] Landscape

[edit] Flora and fauna

coastal temperate rainforest, alpine habitats bears (black and brown), wolves, deer, salmon, eagles, whales, porpoises

[edit] Climate

rainforest near the coast, snowfields and glaciers in the mountainous interior on the mainland.

[edit] Get in

tour boat or float plane from Ketchikan.

[edit] Fees/Permits

fees for cabin use

[edit] Get around

boat required

[edit][add listing] See

rudyerd bay, walker cove, numerous wilderness lakes, new eddystone rock,

[edit][add listing] Do

admire scenery, hike, kayak, photograph

[edit][add listing] Buy

no business concessions within the boundaries of the monument

[edit][add listing] Eat

Eat what you catch or what you bring with you -- there are no restaurants or foodsellers within the monument boundaries.

[edit][add listing] Drink

[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Lodging

[edit] Camping

list USFS shelters within the Monument. mention forest service cabins. explain about difficulty of finding suitable tent camping spots in steep, wet terrain of SE Alaska coastal rainforest.

[edit] Backcountry

list popular hiking trails, kayak routes.

[edit] Stay safe

[edit] Get out