YEAR-ROUND ABUNDANCE
Find Your Sitka Season
SPRING
SUMMER
Springtime in Sitka means rapidly changing weather( sometimes four seasons in a single day!), bountiful wild harvests, and the annual return of the herring that spawn in Sitka Sound. Watch as the migratory birds return to our rainforest from one of Sitka’ s many hiking trails, and enjoy the unique artifacts in our local museums. If you book a boat charter, you may just see one of our resident year-round whales. Roundout your spring visit by restuarant-hopping across town.
With abundant fishing opportunities and prime wildlife viewing, there’ s a reason why visitors flock to Sitka in the summer. Sitka’ s seasonal tour operators offer everything from historical walking tours, to halfday kayaking trips, to cultural dance performances. Kick off the season by participating in the Sitka Salmon Derby or wind down with one of our several music festivals.
FALL WINTER
When Sitka quiets down after a busy summer season, the sun’ s low angle in the sky allows visitors to bask in the beauty of the alpenglow as the soft autumn light turns the snow-capped mountains pink and gold. Harvest handfuls of ripe blueberries and salmonberries and watch as pink salmon swim upstream through Indian River to spawn, returning to the same place where they hatched to produce their own young.
As days grow shorter, Sitka’ s night skies are illuminated with brilliant northern lights that dance over the water of Sitka Sound. Experience the Christmas Bazaar, the Sitka Artisans Market, and festive concerts that showcase local creativity. After a late-winter snowfall, enjoy Sitka’ s beautiful backcountry by hiking up Bear Mountain and cruising down on a snowboard, or cross-country skiing on a multi-use trail.
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